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My family is wrestling with this issue right now. My mother who is 92 and has lived in her home for 56 years has moved to an assisted living facility. A nursing home may be necessary in the near future. Her cognition is excellent but her body is extremely frail. We went through the emotional trauma of moving (she would say pushing) her into an assisted living facility. Prior to moving to a facility we used an in-home care service for several days. 24/7 in-home care in southern Arizona is $34 per hour (around $25K per month or $300k per year). This cost does not include any level of nursing care or availability.
The first decently rated facility she went to cost $5.5K per month but we learned within the first week that most of the existing residents had some level of dementia and were not communicative. Meals and most of the activities were largely silent. Most of the residents did not talk. If asked a question they could provide an answer but they could not engage in a conversation. We are moving her into a different assisted living facility at the end of the month that has more residents with a cognition level similar to my mothers.
An assisted living facility is of course not long term care. Medicare does not pay for custodial care in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. Medicare will pay for medical care in these facilities.
I have a relative who worked as a state auditor in another state. She audited nursing homes that received funds from the state and said most were atrocious, not places to put a parent.
The first decently rated facility she went to cost $5.5K per month but we learned within the first week that most of the existing residents had some level of dementia and were not communicative. Meals and most of the activities were largely silent. Most of the residents did not talk. If asked a question they could provide an answer but they could not engage in a conversation. We are moving her into a different assisted living facility at the end of the month that has more residents with a cognition level similar to my mothers.
An assisted living facility is of course not long term care. Medicare does not pay for custodial care in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. Medicare will pay for medical care in these facilities.
I have a relative who worked as a state auditor in another state. She audited nursing homes that received funds from the state and said most were atrocious, not places to put a parent.
