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Arguments at table? I don't know arrangements at your Mom's ALF but at my bro's they live in cottages, with rooms arranged around dining room; meals are served, and then servers are gone and many elders sit and visit at table after, some engaging in games such as scrabble, etc. The stories I hear about "engagements" from my quite rational brother are entertaining, and I often tease that he is in the latter life version of a "commune" where all get into tifts and have to have community meetings about issues.
He is quite rational and is at the point where he is aware of the deficits from his "early Lewys" diagnosis. Will describe how it can be difficult to spell common words; how he sees things peripherally "all wrong". And then there are some few times that he is just dead on "wrong" about something that happened. He is one of the more "with it" in his facility, and only 2 more as mentally competent as he in his cottage. Some have quite serious deficits.
All ALF vary, but cost to move to memory goes from 5,000 to 10,000 a month average, and unless there are complaints from the facility I think I would not do anything abruptly now, but just "keep a eye peeled" for changes. Sometimes things move very slowly and sometimes not.
Memory care is locked. She would lose the relationships she has formed now. And often rooms are shared. It can be a difficult transition.
You are clearly very in tune with what is going on. Changes can come and go. Just stay watchful as you are now.
Would a further cognitive assessment give you useful information? Or would simply asking the staff at AL to be upfront with you about when Memory Care might be needed be sufficient?
Has she been tested for a UTI?