I lost my 87 year old FIL one month ago. He was a sweetie til the end. His wife passed away 3 years ago and he started to deteriorate from that point on. His 4 sons lived within a mile of him and were his caregivers. They were wonderful. One of his sons was with him evey minute. The 4 sons took 24 hour shifts and did the cooking, cleaning, dr. appt...... They kept him at home because that was his wish and also theirs. Hospice came for his last few weeks of life, but his 4 sons were with him then too. We were so blessed to have him so many years and miss him greatly.