My grandmother had a stroke when I was seven. My grandfather never put her in a nursing home. He had nurses to help when needed and my mother and aunt were there every day helping out. I remember she could only move her eyes; but he would hold her hand everyday and sit by her. He was also in a wheelchair after suffering a broken hip slipping on ice; but she was the most important person to him.
I used to work in nursing homes as a maintenance mechanic. Co-workers taught me my nursing skills before my wife came home from a six month hospital stay in 1985. I worked up till 1994. Latest thing to hit is she was diagnosed a couple months ago with Thyroid Cancer. The thyroid is out now and radioactive iodine treatment comes this month sometime. Doctor said that should cure it.