The only “bright” idea I have is we have to get off the socialism merry-go-round. There’s this attitude that a little socialism is a wonderful thing and it isn’t, it poisons the well in an ever expanding nightmare of pain and dependency. We have to become self sufficient again and take care of our own while getting government off our backs.
If we don’t we’ll continue this decline into eventual poverty and total dependence.
And last but not least. I respect what you are doing. It is an exceedingly hard task. It is our job to take of our own parents the best we can not our neighbors. I too am taking care of my parents. It isn’t far from being much more difficult. But it is what it is...
FWIW I have been told that Medicare would pay me for being her caregiver but I haven't pursued that. As my friends say though; "your Mom already paid for it." And she did.