Hackman and his wife apparently preferred privacy to the tabloid coverage and clustering about of scheming relatives that would have ensued had his Alzheimer’s diagnosis become known. That being so, they declined to engage a staff of potentially talkative home care nurses even though that would have made good sense. After all, they had made it so far by themselves, so why not wait a little longer? And but for the Hanta virus, Hackman and his wife might still be in their home.
I know, but aren’t those in-home care personnel bonded? And with his resources, he could have engaged the people most compliant with his needs and wishes. He could have had the best.