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Just as important, you need to get her in for a memory assessment so she can be started on an anti-dementia drug. I'd call up a geriatric psychiatrist, explain the situation, and then make a late in the day (when memory is worst) appointment for you or one of the sibs to take her. A psych office won't have flu patients.
You don't want to *ask* her about going, just plan it for her. When it's time, *you* should confirm the appt so she won't cancel it. She will be more likely to go if she's expected. Make it very casual, that you two have a date for lunch after this , and tell her that it's one of those things that people her age are supposed to do. Someone has a list somewhere for old folks that includes heel testing for osteoporosis, colonoscopies, and when indicated, a geriatric psych workup - not necessarily a "government" list.
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