Taking care of elderly
I'm sorry to hear about your father.
I hope he died peacefully.
Emm, he knew that it was coming, and he had a good life.
He’d been sick for about a year.
Luckily, there wasn't much pain.
So, how was your mother?
She isn't taking it well.
Even though she knew it was coming, she has a hard time without him.
She says the house seems so empty, and she feels useless.
How did her father die? He died after a long illness.
She’s having a hard time because she feels useless.
I can imagine.
Does she have many friends?
She has a few, but she's never been very social.
Maybe she'll get out a bit more now, but I don't think that's real likely.
She is also beginning to lose her memory.
Oh, that's too bad.
My mom is losing her memory too.
Sometimes she doesn't know who I am.
She mixes me up with my sister.
Why is unlikely that her mother would begin to make more friends? She's never been very social.
Does she live by herself?
She did until about a year ago.
Then we had her come and stay with us.
How is that working out?
It was okay at first, but now with her memory problems, it isn't working.
We are thinking about putting her into a senior living community.
It's expensive, but it can provide her with the support she needs.
They are thinking about putting her mother into a senior community because her memory problems are getting worse.
Senior communities generally provide meals and medical support.
She’s never been very social, so it’s unlikely that she will go out to meet new friends.
Her mother’s memory problems have gotten worse, so it’s more difficult to live with her.
We may have to do that too.
My husband and mother don't get along at all.
He can't relax when she is around.
When I mentioned it to him, he said he would consider it, but only if it were for a very short time.
Well, I'm sorry you have to deal with it.
It doesn't seem like there are any good choices.
Emm, I'm afraid that's right.
We are getting older, too.
There's another reminder of our mortality.
You are no longer children, so now it's our turn to take care of our parents.
Under what condition will her husband agree to have her mother come and live with them? It has to be for a very short time.
The way I see it, it's a reminder for us to enjoy life what we can.
If you'd like, I can send you information about some senior communities.
Please do, we need some making plans.
There are waiting lists to get inside them, so you shouldn't wait to apply.
Why did they need to start making plans? They shouldn't wait because some options require a waiting period.
They need to start making plans because some options require a waiting period.
She's never been very social, so it's unlikely that she will go out to meet new friends.
