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Find a place where they not only have a "Resident Council" but where such a council is available to and actually responsive to it's residents. Talk not only with their marketing personnel but also wit some residents on the side, to find out what they think of the property and the direction it is going.
Your concern for your mother's happiness and contentment is appreciated by this reader but unfortunately satisfaction for such concern cannot be assured without a lot of effort in carefully scrutinizing the entities that you may be assigning the rest of her life to. Yes, they are Independent Living facilities that will tell you how much they "care" but remember above all else, they are a "business"!!!! "BUYER BEWARE" takes on no greater significance when the bottom line is your "MOTHER".
RoyU
She had lived in the home my dad built for 65 years so moving was very difficult for her. After 10 months in assisted living she is stil homesick and wants me to take her home.
My alzheimers group suggested that we NOT visit as often as we were...and to not even take her outside the facility unless necessary. They said that would help her get accustomed to her surroundings etc. We cut our visits to two a week and will probably start going once a week. We are extreamly stressed out and need to care for ourselves better this year.
I know mother is well cared for in the assist liv facility...and they will call me in case of an emergency. She does not remember the next day if I had been to see her or not. So the visits are primarily for US......she tells folks we have seen her in months. That is part of the diease, If you have confidence in the facility, I would probably let her get adjusted on her own. At mother's they check on her every two hours...make sure she attends meals...and encourages her to participate in activities.
Visit your mom whenever you can....but take time for yourself and your family.
May God give you an extra measure of strength and patience
Jerry in Monroe, GA