Clayton Creek Musings

OK, so today I'm taking my mother to visit an assisted living facility. Mom has been living on her own since my dad passed away in 2005. We moved back and built a home next door to where I grew up. My hope was to keep mom from having to ever go to a nursing home or assisted living. Unfortunately, as mom ages, her dementia grows worse and she is having lots of problems despite the fact that I take care of all her finances, clean her house, wash clothes, etc. She has fallen two times in the last two months, the last just going into her house. I'm guessing she didn't pick up her feet high enough to make the step. Down she went, smacking her face on the terrazo floor. Her face is still bruised.

We have unhooked her stove, put a lock on the breaker box and also the thermostat. Last July, she said "my house is hot". Great I thought, her AC is going out. There's another $7,000! Fortunately, but sadly, she had turned on the heat and the house was almost 90 degrees. It was cooler outside than in. It's been going downhill since then.

I'll keep ya'll posted on the visit. I'm sure she doesn't want to go. I'm not sure what is best ... let her stay at home and risk her falling or worse OR put her into an assisted living facility where she can be safe but unhappy. She's unhappy either way since my dad died ...

What do you think? If you have any advice, please let me know.

Bye for now,