Does this have to be the reality of growing old in Ireland?

My husband and I have lived in the United States for over 20 years due to unemployment in Ireland in the 1980s.

All of our families still reside in Ireland, including our 83 and 88-year-old mothers.

My mother-in-law is 83 and is suffering from dementia. She was in hospital in September from a fall and the CUH released her on condition that carers be set up to come into the home to check on her for 4-5 hours a day.