I have mom and dad (87-90 years old) living in apartment & caregivers coming in. Mom has dementia and dad is on oxygen 24/7. Thy cannot take care of themselves and i have several people from agency coming in to take care of them. I's getting very hard on my dad and I to take care of mom. Se has Mdicaid and there is one nursing home that would take Medicaid in our area which is not a good nursing home. (low income and do not have a house and living with me is not an option at this time). Do I have any other options??
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What about expanding your area, i.e. looking further afield? Ideally you'd want them to be able to stay together, and of course close enough for you to visit regularly; but that doesn't have to mean close enough for you to visit every day. It's more important to have confidence in the quality of care they're getting 24/7, because with the best will in the world you can't keep watch over them all the time.
Would you be able to travel a reasonable distance - say, once or twice a week - if necessary? If so, and you can find a good facility that can accommodate both of their needs looking ahead, it's another option. Wishing you luck.
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