I'm really in no position to tell them what to do since I am dealing with my own illness. I think they are maintaining the house and my mom is still doing the chores around the house. Thus, they are doing ok, I believe. My mother and father are in their late 80s and doing quite well given their circumstances. I can't really complain. My brother's situation has been this way for the past 10 years. Nothing is going to change for him. I really don't want to hurt him in any way. My mother is still feisty enough to argue and shout. However, it may be she is becoming mildly demented. I don't know. She talks to me daily about past wrongs that were done to her. She keeps repeating the same stories. I know she is bitter about her life at times. But, she has always been like this. I will worry about her when she stops being so combative. Then, I know she has given up on life itself. My father is a trooper and still working at his ripe old age. I'm proud of him and hope he continues to be productive until he wants to retire or drop dead. I have a really messed-up family. But, we are all we have. So, I will let them do as they please until the bloody end.