It seems there are a few of us Dwellars finding that they have become the "responsible adult" in the relationship with their parent(s). Rather than hijack
wolf's thread I thought I'd start a new one and we can all pile in here.
I'm having trouble keeping up with my mother's deterioration. From being able to cope at home on her own with support in early July with occasional bouts of oddness, she has now progressed to being totally confused and delusional virtually all of the time.
She moved in early July to rent a house nearer to me but is now incarcerated in a hospital environment which seems designed to erase all sense of self, all awareness of date/time and much else besides. Not a good place for those with incipient dementia.
I knew the move might cause a deterioration, but am taken aback by a) how fast it's going and b) the appalling slowness of bureacracy in getting my mother to a nursing home where she might improve a little, or at least be more comfortable.
And, there's the practical stuff to deal with ... cancelling the house-rental, dispersing her stuff, deciding what things she will have with her in the home ...