How do I help my mother become independent of my sister?

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From what you describe, your instincts sound exactly right: The time may be nearing when it is no longer possible for your mother to live more or less independently with See also:
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your sister. And because it often takes a while for all the pieces of the long-term care puzzle to fall into place, you are wise to start planning for it now.

And in California, you have a valuable resource at your hands: a website that helps consumers weigh and select the most fitting care, run by a nonprofit group, the California HealthCare Foundation. www.calqualitycare.org/

The site not only discusses the specifics of possible payment options, it also examines the gamut of care that may allow for continuity with changing needs—from adult daycare and home health care to the differing types of residential care.

Another helpful feature of the site is that it offers objective quality of care ratings, based on the number and type of complaints that have been filed against a facility or care provider, as well as the types of staff employed and how finances are managed.

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