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mom and dad would have a ~FIT~ if they had known the cost of AL.
I always lied about the cost, if she asked the amount.
but theyre from a different generation I guess, so anything over 20.00 sounds like too much :)
I could tell her I paid 30.00 for a pair of jeans and she will gasp.
I just always told my mom that dads pension and the SS income paid for everything. even tho it didn't.
I would say. "I don't even have to touch your savings!" when my dad passed away. the AL costs went down a little. but then because it was my dads pension and his SS. The income went down. so I do have to use quite a bit of savings now. but I still tell her same thing. she always seems relieved.
oh and visit as much or as little I guess - whatever you find comfortable. I still go to visit. but I am going too - to be sure nothing weird is going on.
oh I would also tell my mom her care had a tax write off which was true. and then she'd be even happier. mom you get a refund. big smiles.
I have problems visiting my Mom in the Memory Care Unit because she has changed SO MUCH, SO FAST. Mom went from being a outgoing, social, talkative person who could do her own ADLS and use a wheeled walker to someone who could/would not talk, feed herself, walk, or get herself dressed within a couple of weeks. Now that her antidepressants and other medications have been adjusted, Mom is more her social self with the staff and the other residents but not with my brother or me. When we call her, she puts the phone down after 15-30 minutes and wheels her wheelchair away from the phone. When I visit, she will talk about anything and everything, even if it does not fit into our current conversation. After 30-45 minutes, she gets tired and wants to wheel away from me. I have trouble watching her eat because she can't hold utensils and tends to spill her food. She has to use a Sippy cup and her meat has to be ground up. She is NOT the Mother that I lived with for 9 years (Dad died in 2007 and Mom & I moved in together at that time). I feel as though I have "lost" my Mother and I am grieving the person that I "used to know". {Sorry, I have to stop writing as I am crying too much to be able to see the monitor.}
I think what and how much you tell elders is based on their ability to comprehend. And also how much fibbing you can get away with. I let my folks believe that insurance paid for their care. It was private pay, about $10 K per month. And mom always thought she was going home any day. I just played along. Mom would ask about the house and land. I would tell her it’s fine. I was fixing it up. The reality, It’s being sold. I told them whatever Was needed to keep them calm. They hadn’t bought a stick of furniture since 1968. They would have frigging died if they knew I was spending $10K a month of THEIR money.
As for guilt? Visiting? Before she died my mom had a vague idea that I wasn’t around. Dad didn’t know if I was there 10 minutes ago or 10 years ago. I would make the trip every few weeks.
Don’t beat yourself up about visiting. It’s not enjoyable for you or your mom, and it sounds like Dad will be ok. Back off to a comfortable level. My visits would just remind my folks of all things “home”. We all ended up feeling worse afterwards.
72 years! No matter what there might be to regret that is quite some accomplishment :)
Be kind to yourself. You can only do what seems best in the situation you have. Hugs to you.
But don't feel bad about not visiting if it isn't practical. And if your mother is abusive, leave as promptly as you like. It does not help her or you for you to stand there and take it.
Would it be possible for the NH to move your father to a lounge where you can visit him on his own, perhaps? Your parents aren't physically joined at the hip, after all.
Give your father as much information as you believe he is able to process, which may not be much. When he asks direct questions, such as yesterday's, you handled that fine; but if you want to be more accurate and you think your father would find it reassuring, a highly simplified printed "statement" showing a nice healthy balance might do the trick. You can make it look as official as you like. You also take it away with you - "we don't want everyone knowing your business..."
And give yourself a pat on the head! You've taken brilliant control of an extremely difficult situation, well done.