Assisted Living - Page 6

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

@151949 wrote:
I see advertised on TV with Joan Lunden a free service for elders called A PLACE FOR MOM. They assist you to find the right place to live. Within your budget - correct level of care etc. She should find out about this service and use it if it's available where you live. I would google A PLACE FOR MOM .
I looked it up - the number is 866 -343-8925

My husband used A Place for Mom when his sister told him that she could not longer take care of their Mom. I talked to the young lady that was finding a place for my husband's Mom. She found such a nice place. It was about 6 miles from our house. And when my husband's Mom moved in, she actually thrived. When she was living at her daughter's house she was alone much of the time. But in this nursing home she was around people. They paired her with a roommate that as had memory issues. So their conversations were a bit wacky at times but they genuinely liked one another.

The Staff at the facility were stable and knew all their patients well. And we also knew all the staff. It was a good relationship.

We were so pleased with the faciliy. And behind the facility was Tyler State Park. So they could watch the deer walking around out their windorws. I couldn't be more pleased with A Place for Mom and the nice job they did placing my Mother-in-law.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I also used A place for mom ,to locate my mothers home. It was really a good place.It was clean, safe, with good food. A well balanced diet, of home cooked food ,was always served.

Mom was always clean ,and well cared for. I think she was as happy as she would have been anywhere, at this point in her life

janeec · ‎02-17-2013

Many life plan communities (formerly continuing care communities) have several options besides assisted living. They have independent living apartments with the option of contracting someone to come in to assist with bathing, etc, as needed. Yes, this is an extra cost, but many times the grand total is less per month than assisted living. The monthly fee includes cleaning every other week, one meal daily in the dining room, cable, phone, electricity, water, and garbage.

There should be daily activities available, and volunteers to assist residents if necessary. Usually there are weekly trips to the grocery store. The residents in independent living are there for different reasons. They may not want the responsibility of home ownership anymore, they may want to live close to other people, or "just in case" for safety (perhaps a history of falling.)

In any case, it sounds as if the facility she currently is residing in is not a good fit. Best wishes.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

@chiclet wrote:
My sister went in to assisted living about a month ago and she hates it. She is in early 60s and has MS and had a stroke but it did not leave any bad effects. Her mind is good and she is very mobile. Her children put her in Assisted living. According to her there is not really any assistance. She can go to dining room to eat but she says the smell of the older people in diapers and the food smell makes her sick. It is a new nice place and the cost is unbelievable. She is afraid to do anything because they will charge extra. I think maybe she is just to young and not disabled enough to be there but it is not my call. My heart just breaks because she feels like a trapped animal. She says for what they charge there is really not much quality of care. I know this is just one place but I did have a neighbor tell me the same thing about her mothers AC facility and she was moving her.

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