You told yourself you'd handle it. You rearranged your work schedule, set up medication reminders on your phone, and started driving to your parent's house in Alpharetta three or four times a week. For a while, it felt like enough. But lately, you've noticed something shifting — not one dramatic moment, but a slow accumulation of small things that keep you up at night.
Somewhere in Alpharetta right now, someone in their mid-70s is doing something extraordinary for their brain—and they probably don't even realize it. Maybe they're walking through Wills Park with a friend, talking about last night's dinner. Maybe they're learning a new card game at a community center near Crabapple. Maybe they're chopping vegetables for a recipe they've never tried before.
When your family starts seriously considering assisted living or memory care, one question tends to surface before all others: How are we going to pay for this?