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Many places that are Assisted Living or Memory Care will take someone for Respite for a week or two. I used a Memory Care where my Husband had been going for "Day Care" and place him there for 3 weeks.
You can hire someone to come in and if (this is a BIG if) it is safe for her to be alone at night the caregiver could come in from 8 AM and someone could be there until after dinner. If she can do well getting to bed then the caregiver could leave before that. There is a good possibility with the people she knows leaving she may decline and you will find that someone should be there 24 hours.
It might be good to install cameras so that you can observe her and if you think she needs 24 hour supervision you can contact the agency and change the hours to a 24 hour care.
Probably the easiest would be a facility.
As she declines more will she be kept at home or will she permanently move to Memory Care? If she will move this might be a good time to see how she will adjust.
If you decide to do that, I would contact the facility way ahead and find out what is needed by them. Here in NY anyone being placed in a nursing facility has to have an evaluation by an RN within 30 days of placement. It was the hardest thing to find an independent RN who was qualified to perform the evaluation in our home. Most agencies with RN's who will do it are looking for you to hire their agency for in home care.
It can be done, but you have to be really proactive about it.
Ggood luck,