Based on a true story, Joan, On Her Own chronicles the decision of a family to move their elderly mother, Joan Bradshaw, into a retirement community she has dreamed about being in for years.

Told through the eyes of her adopted daughter, Betsy Kensing, it captures the best and worst of family dynamics over the course of this transition. Joan’s initial delight at finally having the independence she has longed for is short-lived as she begins a spiral of physical and cognitive decline that demands more family intervention.

Told with warmth, authenticity and heart, this story becomes an unlikely pairing of two siblings who become long distance advocates for their mother, to the exclusion of their other siblings. A compelling story about navigating the challenges of an aging parent, becoming primary caregivers, and keeping their own lives afloat, we are reminded that love can be extravagant in its simplest forms of caring.