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What can I say when my parents want me to promise they'll never be 'placed' in a nursing home?

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What can I say when my parents want me to promise they'll never be 'placed' in a nursing home?

If your parents tell you, "No matter what happens, promise me you'll never put me in a nursing home", you cannot make that promise. You just need to tell your parents, "That is not a promise I can make". I will do everything I can within reason to keep you in a home setting as long as you can, but there are things that we can't foresee. I don't want to make a promise that I might have to go back on someday and then spend the rest of my life feeling guilty about because you, Mom or Dad, had to spend your last six months in a nursing facility. Because your care and needs were far beyond what I could provide at home or any of the grandkids or anyone could provide at home. So don't fall for that and whatever you do, don't make your kids make that promise to you. It's a truly unkind and toxic thing to do.

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