Moving In to Care for a Parent: A Personal Account of Dementia Support

I moved in with my parents 3 years ago to help my dad with my mom's caregiving. I'm glad I got that time with her.

The author moved in with her parents to help with her mother's caregiving. Courtesy of Jeanni Ritchie I moved in with my parents to help my dad with my mom's caregiving. She had dementia, and it kept changing the rules. It was hard at first, but we found a rhythm. I'm so glad we got that time together. I moved back to my Louisiana hometown from Biloxi, Mississippi, in 2023 after 35 years on my own. It was the solution to two problems — I was newly divorced with nowhere to go, and my dad ...