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While she was in the rehab center, it became obvious that dad’s confusion was much worse than we had realized. There was no way he could be at home alone. Suddenly, we were thrown into crisis mode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff149af3fe4fe33db8d6ae7/1612323110922-C0T1CUZI21HUAWKL62AP/cdc-UrcuFgKfSS4-unsplash.jpg Stories Mom was doing reasonably well in her home after dad passed away. Sometimes she’d repeat herself but nothing too worrisome. She was managing on her own until recently when she had a stroke and ended up hospitalized. When she was discharged from the hospital, we were told Medicare would cover home health visits for a “short time” but that we should start thinking about long-term options. 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