I can relate so much with you regarding your mother and father. My father also developed Alzheimer’s and when it became to dangerous for him to remain home my mom made the heart wrenching decision to put him in a memory care facility.
Having to put him in a facility went against everything my mom grew up believing and was told, that family always takes care of family no matter what. It helped that I got her to go to a care giver seminar at the hospital because it got her thinking new thoughts and not obsessing about those old ones. She also would go visit every day but when the weather turned cold and snowy she limited her visits to 3 times a week.
Finishing first year of college, big milestone and you should feel proud.
I try and plan going out with friends for Saturday night because like you I feel so tired at the end of week I just want to go home and put on comfy clothes and chill. As much as I initially look at going out as a hassle I always end up glad I went because it’s always fun.