"My mother is 80 and living alone after my dad passed. Her memory is failing. She recently fell and required shoulder surgery. This wasn't her first fall; she has also broken her hip within the past four years. I installed a camera in her den so I could periodically check in to see if she was OK. I didn't tell Mom about the camera because I knew she wouldn't agree."
"Your idea of installing the security camera was a good one, considering the fact that she has become accident-prone. Have a talk with your mother. Tell her, without revealing that you have the camera, that you love her but think it is time for your brother to assume the responsibility of taking care of her financial affairs. It will be interesting to see how she reacts to that suggestion. If she is fine with it, you will know it is time to step back."
"I am a grandmother of three and was particularly close with one of the girls. When she was younger, she'd come to visit for months at a time. (We live in different states.) She seemed to change when she was in college. Because I wasn't hearing from her, I asked her mom how she was doing. When she heard about my inquiry, my granddaughter got very nasty. She said that I should ask her if I want to know any"
An 80-year-old woman lives alone with failing memory and recent falls, including shoulder surgery and a prior broken hip. Her daughter installed an undisclosed camera in the den to check on safety and visits four times weekly. Video revealed the mother making negative comments to the daughter’s brother about the daughter’s authorization on the checking account, causing the daughter deep hurt despite providing financial support while the mother lives on $1,400 monthly. Guidance recommends that using a security camera is reasonable for accident-prone elders and advises a direct conversation proposing that the brother assume responsibility for the mother's financial affairs.
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