Kathleen, how is your mom?

I've experienced eldercare from a few perspectives. Caring for mom when she was given six months to live and died at home with hospice care after Dad and all five of her children caring for her everyday.

My MIL who lived in a retirement community but had several health issues and needed company and rides to doctors, etc. Her last year she couldn't drive due to macular degeneration. Very sad.

And currently we visit my FIL many times a week who is in an Alzheimer's facility. Again, very sad to watch him literally lose his mind.

And I take dinner to Dad once a week with several other visits at different times of the day throughout the week.

I always heard people say that when the kids are gone, you begin taking care of your parents. Dang if this hasn't been the truth for us.