I have friends who are LPN'S & do in home support to give care givers a break also several days a week if needed.

I know also I have a very dear & loving friend who is a physicians assistant. She was caring for her MIL in their own home. I would come in every so often to stay with her to give tjem a break to go & do things they needed to do but as she progressively got worse (99 years old) my friend realized that her MIL needed more constant care than she could give & even started to resent having to deal with her MIL & the dementia. Realized it was better for all to have her in a quality care faciluty.

I have another friend who is now 80 & deals with parkinsons. She was living all aline on her farm & had several serious falls. No family to care for her. I visit her every Sunday & other times inbetween. I have come to care for many who are in that care faciluty & stop by to see them all.

Another lady has a very caring son who has dedicated his life to caring at home for his parents. His mom also has parkinsons & is fed through a cath IV nutrition. She has been this way for years.

The important thing is to be honest with ourselves & them to KNOW OUR OWN LUMITATIONS & to be ok with them.