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Thanks...it was one of the hardest things I had to do, but certainly one of the most worthwhile...my parents were really hard to care for...and friends and even some family members would ask me, why didnt I put them into a nursing home?

Now, I have nothing at all against nursing homes...I worked in them for years before my parents needed me, and I worked in them for years after my parents died...and I gave my all to my residents, I have comforted and held many seniors while they were dying...because they families could not or would not come up to the nursing home, when they were called...and both nursing homes I worked in were excellent, with great staffs, and wonderful caring personnel...but nursing homes are short staffed most of the time, and the aides and the nurses just have so many residents to care for, that its really hard to give long, intimate time to the residents...and for my parents, I wanted them to have all the individual time with me that they needed...

Too many folks shove their loved ones into nursing homes when those seniors could be easily taken care of at home..

They way I look at it is this...your parents cared for you, when you needed being cared for...what better tribute can one pay to their parents, than to care for them at home until they die...

I realize that in many cases, home care is not an option...but in way too many cases, I have seen people admitted to nursing homes, purely as a convenience... they could have easily been care for at home...

Again, thanks for your kind words...