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When aging parents struggle with basic self-care but resist assistance

I keep finding spoiled food in Dad's refrigerator but he insists he is eating fine and I am not sure if he is forgetting or just too proud to admit he needs help

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Pride and forgetfulness can become indistinguishable when acknowledging need feels like admitting defeat.

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