How Soon Is Too Soon To Sell House and Move To Assisted Living?

Photo credit Nasim Keshmiri Dear Carol: A while back you wrote about a widower with mild cognitive impairment who wanted to move to assisted living after his wife died. Our situation is similar, but this is my 83-year-old mom and her memory is fine. Mom's an extremely social person. Dad died just two months ago and already she is telling me that she wants to move to an assisted living place that they once looked at. I get that she misses Dad and she doesn’t like being alone, but I worry that she’s making this change too soon. Some of my reluctance is probably because of the idea of losing Dad and then having my childhood home sold hurts, so it gets confusing. If this move is best for Mom, that’s OK, but I don’t think that I’m off base by being worried that she’s making this major decision too fast. — VF. Continue reading to learn more about the steps toward assisted living after the death of a spouse: Support a caregiver or jump-start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol                  Related StoriesWe Can Support Our Surviving Parent, but We Can't Erase Their PainTraveling with Dementia Easier with Unique ServicesDaughter Upset Because Dad’s Careless about HIs Diabetes 
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