Dear Nikki I have been in Nursing too and worked on the private wing in a nursing home and taken care of Alzheimer's patients myself. IT WILL BE OK. Change is hard, but adjustment happens, and it WILL be healing! God is giving you the opportunity and time you need with your dear mother. And I am overjoyed that you have made this hard decision. And we will be here for you as you walk through it!
Moi, I want to add to that menu of yours:
Fried wings of hope....