Any Advice On Assisted Living?

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3. My dad was in a nice one with staff that seemed to care.

I would ask to spend the day there. Or ask to have lunch there and then just spend the rest of the day being invisible. Dad’s had a couple public rooms. Find one and stay in the corner and observe the interaction between staff and residents and residents and residents. I would go back several times to do that.

Find out if they offer memory care should you ever need that and full nursing care in addition to assisted living.

Dad early had considered a Military place shortly after my mom died, there was a special name for it that I can’t remember. However shortly thereafter he met and married a women and they both moved into assisted living. They did very well there. I know several people who have lived or ad relatives who lived at a place they really, really liked it was run by a Christian non-profit 501c foundation. I’m not much for organized religion, but this place got excellent reviews. So maybe you could find something similar.

Keep us posted in your search and best wishes.