Grandma's short term menory is not good and her eyes and ears are going too. She's only been in the Nursing Home for 3 years. My mom is pretty well house bound and goes with a walker or wheelchair. Her helath hasn't been good since I was a kid. But Grandma continues to hang in there and always surprises us. We are luckey in so many ways. My two younger brothers were there too. The other 3 siblings called so it was a great day.