My mom is 93, but still pretty sharp. She has her moments though. Really though it can be hard to keep up with the modern world. She has Macular Degeneration, she still uses her computer, but I know it’s hard and frustrating.
Her mobility is in the tank though. She can’t even go outside by herself. We had found a VERY nice senior living facility. Brand new, as in no one had even moved in yet. Beautiful place. The one bedroom apartment I picked for her had a gas fireplace a full size very nice kitchen and it’s own private balcony.
Then COVID struck, and screwed that all up.
Her mobility issues got much worse. I drive 100 miles each way to see her every other weekend. Been doing that for years and years. That sort of jams my life up pretty good. I’ve thought of getting an apartment near her house so that when I do see her I have a place to hang my hat for a couple of nights. Her house is just too small. I sleep in the living room on a blow up mattress.
My Wife and I get an absurd amount of snow at our house. I plow it. I can’t stay away from home for long in the winter time. Hired a plow guy once because I had a hip replacement but that turned into a fiasco. He kept getting stuck, and I kept pulling him out. Rather pointless. He did not ask to renew the plowing contract
We are now investigating in-home care for my mom. Need to meet the person at my mom’s for an assessment. Then my Wife got COVID, just when she was getting better, I got COVID. We are now COVID free and are looking into that again.
Due to COVID, I work from home now, which has be a tremendous relief for me. I could work from pretty much anywhere that has good internet (I had to go to Starlink at my house). Work understands my situation, understands and supports this. Been doing this for a couple of years.