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My grandmother has dementia and pretty much has regressed to a child. Every day my mother had to wash her clothes, sheets, bedspread, chair cushion, sometimes scrub the bathroom down because my grandma was unable to control her bodily functions. She couldn't hire a healthcare worker to help her because my grandmother's health care coverage went to an elderly day care. After much heartwrenching debate, my mother decided that it was too much for her to handle. She moved my grandma into an assisted living place on Monday that is equipped to deal with the daily care for her, and I have to say that it's taken a huge burden and stress off of my mom.
While it's wonderful that most people don't want to put their parents into a nursing home, if there is a high level of care, it's been documented that many feel resentment toward those they have to take care of. My mom wants to spend quality time with my grandma (because you can tell she's beginning to fade), but she was simply too exhausted when she had to provide the daily care for her.
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