Mom's roommate is to the point where she is completely incontinent and does not talk or communicate with Mom any more. When Mom first moved in, the two of them would love to bicker with each other, but didn't want to be without each other either. I'm fearing this downturn in Mom's roommate might affect Mom badly as well (she has had problems with depression all her life), and am wondering if I should move Mom in with another roommate, or if her roommate may be ready for a nursing home. Not sure what to do.
Perhaps she would want to stay and be a comfort to the other woman.
Sometimes just the presence of someone we know, even if they can't
communicate, can be a comfort.....for both.
The natural progress of the elderly is disheartening.
I'm so sorry to hear that your mom fell and hurt herself and that she seems to be declining. You've got the right attitude: day by day is the only way you CAN take it.