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[quote=Anonymous]OP, the only thing family can do in this type of situation is find the best nursing home care which will accept Medicare or whatever insurance they have. They have chosen to age in place, so they get whatever facility is available.

I was in your situation and I saw my job as fishing them the best possible place to care for them that they (or Medicare) could afford to pay for. You and your sister need to work together to make it happen, it really doesn't matter what your parents or aunt want, if they aren't willing to move near you. All houses need to be sold to pay for care. Tell the social workers that this is the x amount of money they have and go around to talk to different nursing homes and hospice facilities. It is going to take longer than a week, but less than a month. If you do some of this now, maybe sister can take over.

The key is to *never* allow the parents to be discharged back home, send them to a facility for rehab. Otherwise, you will not be able to pry them out of their house, and there is no way they can stay there without constant care, which is extremely expensive. [/quote]

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