# Having "the talk" with an aging parent **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 23, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-the-talk-with-an-aging-parent/916165 "2020-07-23T23:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-the-talk-with-an-aging-parent/916165/4 "2020-07-24T01:48:10Z")
After my dad fell and couldn’t get up, I convinced him that he needed to move. My mom’s dementia was pretty bad and was unable to take care of herself. I’m really lucky that he didn’t fight me on it. I posted a thread about it that you might be able to glean some advice from. Good luck! > [@I need practical (not legal) advice on dealing with parents in assisted living.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-practical-not-legal-advice-on-dealing-with-parents-in-assisted-living/825980): > > Disclaimer. I have an attorney. I will go to him for legal advice. My parents are 85 (dad) and 83 (mom). Today, I moved them into an assisted living facility. Since mom has Dementia and dad has diabetes, they are in a “focused care” unit. My dad’s mind is still pretty good. Mom has difficulty completing sentences. They have a long term care policy that will pay for about 5 1/2 months of care. Then, Medicare will take over once I have liquidated their assets and spent down their money (which isn… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-the-talk-with-an-aging-parent/916165)._