My dad's dementia care costs $9,000 a month. I'm selling my parents' home to pay for it.

Keith Pavlick

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Keith Alan Pavlick, 53, who works as a real estate agent in Orlando. Pavlick plans to sell his parents' home by next month and move his parents into an assisted living community, which will cost about $9,000 monthly, not including insurance or other medical costs. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.