Has anyone tried senior living? I am looking into a place that has Independent, Assisted & Memory care. Any thoughts?
Dad is in the nursing home temporarily and with quarantines he hates it. When he can free roam or play activities with others he loves it and doesn't even mind having a roommate. They recently moved him to a window room so that we could "visit" with him outside while he is inside and he liked that. There are virtual options as well but you have to work with the social worker to get it set up.
I'm not sure if you have but have you considered a day time adult program yet? Dad toured a place that he starts Wednesday and he is excited. They can keep from most of the day and then you can offset with a nurse to keep your loved one at home depending on care needed. Some have in facility showers, a cook that goes off of their needs, and always have tons of activities. The one we are going with has been with us since we took the tour. She has even guided us on an in home nurse program that she works with so we can streamline the needs. If you are familiar with Senior Centers I would equate it to this but with a touch of independent living facilities. He also is qualified for STEP so they pick him up to and from the program.
We also were looking at various independent facilities and have heard good things from others who have been at the independent section and then as their needs increased been moved to the memory care portion of the same facility. We even found one that he liked that increased with his level of care but soon found that if you don't have the funds don't go fancy.
Community housing I have heard good things on. My uncle lives in one and for the most part he loves it. It's gated so it is locked and he doesn't have to worry about shoveling or care that he couldn't do. He also has friends and they go on outings or they have game nights together.
Dad is in the nursing home temporarily and with quarantines he hates it. When he can free roam or play activities with others he loves it and doesn't even mind having a roommate. They recently moved him to a window room so that we could "visit" with him outside while he is inside and he liked that. There are virtual options as well but you have to work with the social worker to get it set up.
I'm not sure if you have but have you considered a day time adult program yet? Dad toured a place that he starts Wednesday and he is excited. They can keep from most of the day and then you can offset with a nurse to keep your loved one at home depending on care needed. Some have in facility showers, a cook that goes off of their needs, and always have tons of activities. The one we are going with has been with us since we took the tour. She has even guided us on an in home nurse program that she works with so we can streamline the needs. If you are familiar with Senior Centers I would equate it to this but with a touch of independent living facilities. He also is qualified for STEP so they pick him up to and from the program.
We also were looking at various independent facilities and have heard good things from others who have been at the independent section and then as their needs increased been moved to the memory care portion of the same facility. We even found one that he liked that increased with his level of care but soon found that if you don't have the funds don't go fancy.
Community housing I have heard good things on. My uncle lives in one and for the most part he loves it. It's gated so it is locked and he doesn't have to worry about shoveling or care that he couldn't do. He also has friends and they go on outings or they have game nights together.
My sister is in an Assisted Living Facility in FL., I live in SC. She never married and doesn’t have family close by. She has a very good friend nearby, she and I are POA’s for my sister. I could not relocate, so the ALF is a God send, then COVID-19 Lockdowns, no visitation. In the 7 months there were 2 employees positive, both asymptomatic, and then 1 resident, also asymptomatic. The facility did everything right, but that touch of a loved one was missing. Many were not so fortunate as there were quite a few deaths nationwide labeled “failure to thrive”.