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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m reading all the replies and really appreciate them. I don’t mean to come across as heartless as my family and I have taken her in. She’s a difficult person in general and it puts a strain on everybody. Just trying to find ways to make things easier and less stressful for everybody. [/quote]

She needs to be in a facility that can take care of her.  You cannot get up every hour and half, you will never get a sleep cycle. If she cannot afford one, you need to start the Medicaid process.

Contact the county (city) elder services and they can help.

Ask her doctor where would she go if you did not take her in.

If she needs surgery, then the hospital can find a bed for her- do not volunteer to take her in -let them know she lives alone.  She should go to a Rehab place first. That should give you enough time to figure it out.

Where do you live? People here can give you specifics then. [/quote]

That's a point. My husband died after a long, long illness. A few months before he passed away he fell and broke some ribs. He needed a lot of care up until then (I quit working). A few days after the rib fracture he was having a LOT of pain, then fell out of bed. Took him to the ER and broke down in front of them and said I could not do this anymore given what was going on with him at the time. They kept him even though there were no other new factors (e.g. no infection or complication with his illness), and a few days later they sent him to a rehab facility for a couple of weeks, medicare + his BCBS paid (medicare due to disability related to the illness). [/quote]

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