You should consult with a physician before making any final long-term care choice.
Today there are many more choices available than just a few years ago.
There are a number of factors you should consider in deciding the level of care you or your parent or relative needs. Also, limitations in activities such as shopping, cleaning the house, paying one's bills, and getting around outside safely can play a key role in the decision to seek help. It is very important to recognize and understand the nature of problems involving memory loss or confusion. Symptoms may be mild or serious, occasional or continuous, progressive or unchanging. These problems may arise from a number of different causes, some of which are treatable and some not.