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Meet with the admins of the facility with an appointment to speak with them about this.
It varies widely facility to facility for both ALF and MC.
My Mom was the highest level in her AL which was 4. She needed help with all her ADLs. Dressing, toileting, bathing, getting her down to dinner, brushing her teeth, etc. Her room and board were one price, her care another.
Sorry, we are Caregivers from all over the Us and other countries. Each State is different and in each state depends on where in the state u live. Facilities are cheaper in southern part of my state than in the North where Counties are closer to NYC.
You need to speak to the Executive Director about these questions you have, not us. Each facilty differs from the next.
For me, it included the number of drugs/vitamins that they had to give the person a day and how often a day they had to give a drug/vitamin. It also included the level of how her food was prepared/presented (chopped, chopped fine, puree, etc., no salt, regular), whether I gave them the drugs or they could just order it through their system.
As I said, a very interesting read.
Regarding companionship from staff members, as Lealonnie1 has written, that is not something that an AL normally is expected to provide. If a resident needs increasing amounts of care, the amount of staff focused on the resident will probably increase, but that would probably not translate into more positive companionship.
BTW companionship depends on how the residents interact with each other and their personalities. Your aunt will see her fellow facility mates more than the staff that change each shift. If your aunt is a shy or very private person, then her personality will show
Now if you want to know about enrichment socialization, then look at the monthly activities when you visit. Also observe how engaged the residents are. Be mindful that residents are at different levels as some progress to sleeping all day. Because residents come and go, that level if engagement will change. It does not mean the place is a bad one, but may just mean you keep on looking.
FYI, if you are just curious to know what your aunt is paying, facility residents often share how much they THINK they are paying. Most residents, especially those in memory care, don't have a clue what they pay because their family is handling it. My father use to think if he could get a room exactly like someone else, he would only have to pay what they say they are paying. Each resident is an individual with individual needs and charged accordingly. Many facilities offer specials to move in then the rate goes up from there, so the rate may vary based on longevity or what the move in special was.
He can independently eat, bathe, (all though he will go months without a shower and needs constant reminders)and is continent.
Included in cost is medication management, but he is not on any, because it was behavioral and he consistently refused and put it in the fish tank.
Also included are meals, snacks, house keeping, laundry (he refuses to allow them to do his laundry or clean his room, so I do that too).
What I found in our area (Green Bay) is prices range from about $5000 - $10,000 = Level1
The person with dementia who is in memory care for it, is no longer in a position to decide to "allow" anything. He isn't calling the shots anymore.
You should stop doing the laundy and cleaning the room immediately if it's included in the care package being paid for every month.
Whether or not your father will "allow" it is irrelevant. They need to just go ahead and send housekeeping in anyway.
The care received in a memory care is the same as what you get in a nursing home only the floor is locked so no one can wander away.
Memory care facilities do not provide individual, private companionship for its residents. That doesn't happen anywhere. No facility will pay to have this much staffing. They provide some sort of social group activity. You may get kind-hearted aides who will encourage residents to join in. You may not. They are not obligated to and no nursing home/memory care has sitters on staff to keep individual residents company. They may offer to arrange for a sitter or companion at additional cost to the resident.
Many people hire a private companion to spend time with their LO who is memory care. That is also paid for privately. Insurance will not cover that.