100 years and counting!

[GUBU]

My mom turned 101 last May. She was in pretty good shape until summer, but is now in decline. Unfortunately, funds from my dad's estate are nearly exhausted. It presently costs about $25,000 per month for the caregivers, housekeepers and nurses which allow her to remain at home. She will probably have to go into a nursing home in January and she isn't happy about it.

Sorry to hear that.

[arewethereyet]

My mom turned 101 last May. She was in pretty good shape until summer, but is now in decline. Unfortunately, funds from my dad's estate are nearly exhausted. It presently costs about $25,000 per month for the caregivers, housekeepers and nurses which allow her to remain at home. She will probably have to go into a nursing home in January and she isn't happy about it.

That's a tough decision to have to make.  My heart goes out to you and your family.

I had no idea the cost could be so high.  The man who used to own the house next door, moved his parents in after renting it out a few years.  The last few years between the health of his father and mother, there was a caregiver there 24/7 and frequent ambulance visits.  Not to mention home healthcare and family popping in and out.  One night we had the windows open and the EMTs showed up and while wheeling the mother out to the ambulance we could hear her refusing to go to the "damn hospital".  She hung on a couple more years after that.

[Gwaithmir]

My mom turned 101 last May. She was in pretty good shape until summer, but is now in decline. Unfortunately, funds from my dad's estate are nearly exhausted. It presently costs about $25,000 per month for the caregivers, housekeepers and nurses which allow her to remain at home. She will probably have to go into a nursing home in January and she isn't happy about it.

Sorry to hear that.

I hate to think of how much money my mother gave to the Catholic Church and dubious Christian "charities" out of Dad's estate. I'm guessing that it came to about $250,000. It could have been much higher. That money could have allowed her to remain at home for at least another year. She's quite bitter about the present situation and blames my brother for the lack of funds, but I refuse to get involved in the discussion.