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Wonder Why

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12. The for-profit ones have the least amount of interest in your care and the
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 10:16 PM
Apr 15

most interest in dumping you if you get expensive for them.

In our area, we have lots of A.L. places because of the high population of retirees. The non-profit ones are much better. The rich go to the private ones because they advertise their fancy features over their care and attitude if your money runs out.
My aunt was in a private one and they kept her drugged up. Her brother moved her to a non-profit. They took her off the drugs. She eventually moved in with her brother and lived many more happy years.

Check to see if you can do assisted living at home. It might be less expensive and such happier for you. Our county in a MAGAt area even has an excellent department to give impartial advice on alternative choices.

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How often they check on patients especially if people are moving around indoors and outdoors FirstLight Apr 15 #1
That is horrible! CTyankee Apr 15 #2
The place I went to was independent living, so you can come and go without anybody noticing. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 15 #7
The thing was is it looked all nice and cute but it wasn't FirstLight Apr 16 #14
A couple of thoughts from my experience Raven123 Apr 15 #3
No dementia with me or hubby, thank god. CTyankee Apr 15 #4
Maybe it dependson the facity... electric_blue68 Apr 16 #21
You have to go to a nursing home or locked facility for that. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 15 #8
Not in all cases. Raven123 Apr 15 #9
I'd ask about care giver to client ratio, their ability to offer healthy or special meals for specific health conditions MLAA Apr 15 #5
Not just the ratios, but the certification levels Bluetus Apr 15 #13
I looked into a few. I went through a service "a Place for Mom." kerry-is-my-prez Apr 15 #6
Do they have nurses and can the nurses or the techs applegrove Apr 15 #10
I have no advice but wish you good luck with this, CTyankee. Keep us posted on how it goes. Scrivener7 Apr 15 #11
The for-profit ones have the least amount of interest in your care and the Wonder Why Apr 15 #12
Everything mentioned here is good. Figarosmom Apr 16 #15
Hmmm, first Good Luck!.... electric_blue68 Apr 16 #16
All that sounds fine to me. One question: are you there with your partner or alone? CTyankee Apr 16 #17
I'm there on my own. But I get what you mean.... electric_blue68 Apr 16 #20
My fil stayed at a home that took care of elderly people as long as they were ambulatory, cksmithy Apr 16 #18
Does the staff know the residents' names? Torchlight Apr 16 #19
Adding...we can mostly come and go as we please but they generally want people back in by 11Pish latest. electric_blue68 Apr 16 #22
I had to find assisted living for my dad mnhtnbb Apr 17 #23
Thanks for the info and great questions! CTyankee Apr 17 #24
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