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You know what's wild, my siblings wanted a ALF for Mom that was somewhere between all 3 of us and that's what I chose. They RARELY visit her. Now, I totally get why. She's a PITA. Constant, and I mean Constant, complaints and she cannot be redirected to stop complaining. She won't follow. You can't ask her how her day was, can't tell her about my son's football team winning the Sectional Championship. She does not care. She doesn't come off her list of complaints for a single second. She doesn't even hear me. Rather, she ignores me and stays on her complaints. But for the work I had to do to get her into this facility because her behavior was "non-compliant" with the interview process, etc. while she was in Subacute rehab, to ensure that she wouldn't go to one of the others on the list that I personally know as trash holes, because of my work, and those two can't even breathe in her direction. Whatever. It is what it is.
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You know Mom's demented and it will only get worse. Don't waste your energy anymore. You made vows to your husband, not your Mother.

He's upset at possibly loosing his free ride, of course. His free life of gardening and letting his demented Mother wander the property while he piddles will be affected. I'm sure he's also expecting a nice inheritance.

Get solid legal advice, and don't give him warning. You have legal POA, so USE IT. Place her anyway and don't tell him in advance. It will be Memory Care, NOT assisted living. Make sure you see an Elder lawyer and get everything in writing. I'm guessing if Mom goes into care, he has to leave her house? Or worse, start to pay rent?

It's never pleasant when the end of life comes around the corner. Your job is to ensure Mom is safe, fed and clean. That also means not doing the hands on caregiving yourself! Lucky for you Mom has money. Get the show on the road!
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Yes you do. As her POA you can do whatever needs to be done in your Moms best interests including placing her in memory care where there are people trained better than we are.
make sure you take some time for you to heal. Be kind to yourself and if needed distance yourself from your brother for a little while. You don’t need anymore stress thanwhat you are currently dealing with. Good luck.
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