Actually it was on my sisters shoulders to get the aides and nursing care. The doctor had told us she probably would not walk again. Within one week mom was walking up and down the stairs, but we still had to have around the clock care for her. She went for over 32 hours on a 20 minute cat nap. Night wanderings were her next situation.
Mom is still in that home after five years.
Mom is finally getting to the point where she cannot walk well alone. She has the weakness in her legs from time to time. Sometimes she knows us, sometimes not, but she always seems to know my husband. The first year she was in the home during the holidays, she began to fail rapidly. She wouldn't eat and of course lost weight.