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Old 11-26-2016, 05:59 PM   #232
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I work in the rehab unit at a nursing home. It's a good feeling to watch your residents become well enough to go home. Some of our residents never leave. I make their stay a very happy one. The residents call me and my coworker the crazy aids. I hope you make the best decision, because my mom and stepdad put his grandma in the nursing home where I work. She received the best care and love until her death this past Monday.

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For the last 10 years my life has been spiraling closer to Mom's and to being her caregiver. This summer that's all I did. Last week she broke her hip. So combined with her advanced Parkinson's, the nursing home seems to be the best option.
I'm devastated. Could I do more? Could I have prevented this? Am I letting her down if she goes to a nursing home?
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