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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would pick a place that is easy for your kids to get to. Either short driving distance or an easy nonstop flight. We are facing a situation with a parent with mild dementia living in a beautiful area that's really difficult for us to get to, and it's horrible. We can't help her the way we want to, and we can't visit often, and she calls us several times a day. She also doesn't want to move closer because she's getting disoriented and adapting at this point to a new place would be hard. She had no trouble making friends when she moved there, but the friends are getting on too so they hae their own challenges.[/quote]

Move her now! My Mom also had mild dementia. She also didn’t want to move. But at some point they just aren’t able to make good decisions. They still look like adults, but their brain is reverting backwards. So we forced my Mom to move into IL (along with my Dad). So glad we did it when we did. It was disorienting for her, but because she’s not completely gone, she was able to settle down and relearn where everything is. If we had waited to this year, I think she’d never be able to learn the layout of her apartment. [/quote]

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