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How to Know When Mom or Dad Need Long-term Care?

Published November 23, 2008, 2:31 am, Palatka Daily News

(ARA) - When Jody found her grandmother Florence, a strong, 77-year-old woman affectionately called "Mama", vacuuming the front lawn one day, Jody finally decided it was time to move her to a dependent care facility. The decision was not easy.

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