We have two siblings who don't help. I am 62 and disabled myself, I have severe arthritis in my knee and back. I also have a seizure disorder. My younger sister still has to work and I am alone with mom after she leaves. We cannot get siblings to help in any way. We have applied for medi- cal which will soon be effective. But both of us feel mom needs more than we can give in this stage of her Alzheimer's and need to relinquish care. We are not her poa, we started out as roommates but now she is total care it has turned into a full time job for both of us. We are both burnt out, stressed out, and have no idea where to begin. We would appreciate some feedback. Thank u
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By chance, was your Dad a vet? If he served just one day in battle, you can get money for that. I wouldn't even involve the other siblings in decisions or if you put her into Long Term Care until afterwards.
Who is her Power of Attorney? If she doesn't have one, you may have to go to court, which is expensive. I hope you find positive solutions. I too am disabled (chronic migraines). It certainly doesn't make accomplishing things easy.
Good Luck,
L