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Alenor has Dementia, Cancer on the leg and Scoliosis. She lives a lone, was never married, and has no children. Alenor has a brother who may live in Hattiesburg, but they may not communicate with each other. Alenor refuses to give the staff any information regarding her brother. Alenor's Dementia is getting worst, and she may not be getting the assistance she used to get from her friends. Alenor has maggots in her wounds, and they would return after the staff cleans it; there are flies in the home. Alenor is not eating properly because she is incapable of caring for herself. Alenor can barley ambulates and if/when she does, she does not do it safely. Alenor has refused any kind of nursing home and inpatient hospice. The reporter states Alenor

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