I'm going to look at an Assisted Living place on Friday. Any advice you can give me (what to look for or ask about)?

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16. Hmmm, first Good Luck!....

I'm in an AL in The Bronx. For me a good location. Not far from a major commercial area. Ad a smaller one two blocks north of me. A useful bus stop rightb outside of here.

I think it's a good place. I'm on the younger end of old, and very mobile. We do have people w canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.

We do have a nurse ?9AM - 6PM. Doctor in once a week. You can have your own, as well. The Wellness Center is open 24/7 but not sure what's doable when the nurse isn't there. They do have a BP monitor. I think you can call 911 on your own. I should review that.

We have a social worker. An events planner.

There's a kitchen you can book time in. I don't get much extra money (with credit cards to pay off), so it'd be very modest cooking. But one day soonish - a grilled cheese at last! 😄 And my mom found a fabulous cold lentil salad for the late Spring and summer days! Maybe getting heir loom tomatoes, and make sautéed tomato, onions, garlic w olive oil topping for pasta! O used to do that.

We have a Resident's Council, and Food Commitee once a month.

I pretty much do my own stuff. Art, Crafts, streaming TV, Movies but they have at least 2-3 activities each day on the weekdays of various kinds. Have to get back to Bingo, and maybe another group or two. One of my neighbors and I play scrabble, but been awhile. I have about 8 people I'm talking w a good amount. Unless someone is rude to me (rare, one person not there anymore) I'm generally courteous, and friendly. I often have one table mate for lunch and dinner. Someone who suddenly got into Democratic politics 2 yrs ago. We talk about all that.

You want to check the food options. We get different stuff each day with some repeats over the month, occasionally the week. There's a bit of choice at breakfast.
For lunch, and dinner 2 main choices w some over lap of veggies. There also almost always is baked chicken, and white rice as a third alternative. Our kitchen servers have mostly been steady workers. Been there 2+ yrs.

I tend to like the food more than a bunch of residents. Some of it is quite tasty at least to me. I wondered and was concerned for a while of how I felt.

However on the rare occasion my sister treats me to a meal (occasionally I can afford a low cost one), or I get some pizza, or a bit of stuff from Trader Joe's my taste buds have pretty much stayed the same. So I don't think at least my in general positive outlook on the food is "off" for me, anyway. Infrequently it's boring - this past night's chicken caeser salad. 😴
So ask questions about the menu options!

Finally, and a serious blessing somehow bc we live on a superblock and there are some other senior oriented buildings, and another facility, or maybe a rehab place...
We have a tree filled backyard! 🥰 And I gave a backyard view! The trees are just beginning to leaf bud! There's a long garden below us we can walk into. They have more flowers! 🥰 Their daffodils are up.

My apt is a modest size, but not claustrophobic. Have small kitchen sink, and a microwave, and modest fridge.

Well, I think I've given you lots of details to think about.
Keep us posted! 🙂👍🤞