Aging Parent(s)

[King Bob]

I've already found a place in Sunnyvale, which was actually a place we looked at when we first moved her, and made the deposit, so she'll move by the end of the month. They have more staff and are more hands-on, instead of just no help or dementia ward, there is some in between. I've got the power of attorney, so I can do everything, and my brother is okay with that (probably because he doesn't want to do anything). We actually looked at this place when we first moved her, three years ago, but she was in better condition than most of the residents, and she didn't like it. Now she's right with them. Fortunately she's now just accepting of whatever happens, and doesn't get upset.

I wonder if she'll give up or get a second wind after we move her. With her memory slipping so much, she's pretty content, I think for the first time in her adult life. Talking to her is tedious with so much repetition, but she isn't judgmental any more and never says anything mean.

I don't know how Steve could have done that for so long. I couldn't.