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Took care of my Mom moved her and all her stuff in with me. Making sure all the knicknacks paintings, furnture etc were hers to make if feel like her home. (that really helped).

Even able to work from home to be her 24/7 live-in care giver.

Did hire a maid to help clean every other week.

Got hospice, but all it was was a nurse to take her vitals once a day. A physical therapist 3 times a week, and a helper to give her baths etc 3 times a week. Everything else was on me.

Found an experienced lady to stay 24/7 with her for a week so I could take a vacation. Costed around $1200. Regretted it. Had a negative impact on her Alzheimer's.

Best thing I did was get her a puppy. Woke her up to where she was 5 years ago. Immediately started getting out of bed and cooking for herself (and the dog) and doing and remembering. The hospice people even noticed the big change.