SACO — When Alexandra Perrin was told her mother had Alzheimer’s disease, she knew they both needed help.
Her mother could no longer safely live at her home in Old Orchard Beach. But she had become frustrated and angry when living with Perrin and wanted to be independent.Perrin, meanwhile, was an only child working full time and living two hours away in Brookline, Mass. She needed help navigating the medical, legal, financial and emotional maze of caring for an aging, ill parent.
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