KS is rapidly closing on the day that she will make a decision regarding where she will live. The three significant choices are remaining in her current home with a significant clean-up, assisted living #1 or assisted living #2. We are now dealing with an issue that rises often enough to be almost usual, opinions offered by well meaning but incompletely informed family members.
If you remember, those of us assisting KS are not relatives, we are friends. KS has trouble making decisions and will agree with the last person to talk with her. Two relatives who are unable to understand the degree of the challenges she faces in getting from today to tomorrow are trying to get her to choose a living arrangement that would be suitable for them. Unfortunately this is without understanding her need for supervision, interpersonal interactions, and a need to limit further changes.
There need to be several conversations with these family members to help them to understand that KS is not well served by the conflicting advice and by advice based on incomplete information.
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