My mother died of it also. Both her and Dad should have been in a nursing home. Pop absolutely refused to go and "took care" of mom as well as he could until she died. If any of us tried to help out, they both got mad at us. So yup, damned if you do and damned if you don't. If you end up in nursing home care, you will lose everything you ever worked for. Local extended care alzheimers unit, $10,000 per month. If you and your sister can figure out how to care for her without going to such a facility it might leave your father something to life on. You pay in for Medicare your whole life, plus a regular hospitalization plan and as soon as you need it, they don't pay $&!T. Gotta keep those lifetime welfare pukes healthy, don't you know!
Oh yeah. Might as well make your peace with the fact that when all of this is over, most of your family is going to hate you for the rest of your life, no matter what route you choose. I also advise you to stay away from hospice. When they come in, they take over and tell you what you will do and what you won't do. They are not what you may think they are. You will end up doing 90% of the care anyway, and it will be under their direction and watchful eye.
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