Home Health versus Assisted Living

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What area are you in? Maybe we can give recommendations.

I’ve looked in
Silver Spring
Olney
Columbia

Those are the areas most convenient for us.

Sunrise Silver Spring on New Hampshire is one I looked at. I hired an eldercare consultant who suggested I look up complaints. This facility had registered complaints on file, and I decided we wouldn't be sending our elder there.

In Olney, avoid Brookdale.

Where can I find online complaints filed to the state of Maryland? I did a basic Google search but just found how to file and not how to see the complaints.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some facilities offer “respite care”, where the person can move in for 30 days and basically try out living in the facility. Might that be an option? I’m sorry, none of this is easy.

This facility does not offer that option. I wish I could feel better but here are the red flags I’ve encountered thus far:

*First visit I went to tour. Receptionist was very passive to me as she thought I was there to visit a resident. Attitude totally changed when she learned I was going to tour.

*Had to follow up several times regarding next steps once I decided to admit Mom.

*Several confusing issues with their online portal.

*Slow follow through on call backs

*During home evaluation I was told Mom’s medicine was expired. Assessor was reading the day the medication was issued. I pointed out the expiration date on the bottle. I do not have any type of medical background whatsoever. How would someone evaluating people not know this information?

I would not send my mom to a place like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of that would give me pause to OP. Are there other memory care places you could tour? Once the need memory care they just need to be kept safe and their physical needs need to be met. They won’t need the social interaction as much. Live in care would accomplish that. I’m still touring memory care places because I haven’t found one that I’m comfortable with. One place smelled like urine and had no natural light (apartments were on the outside of a square so the interior common areas were were dark). It’s crazy because for the amount they charge the care should be absolutely top notch.

Exactly! This place is a highly rated chain. I really liked it at first until all these red flags popped up upon trying to get my LO admitted. They have several locations in this area, my brother said I should try another location.

Where are you looking?

Sunrise

Sunrise is very low budget. Can you afford more?

[Anonymous]

If you can afford a good place, go. Our experience is the eldercare consultants try to scare you away and then the services they contract with are not of the quality they claim. AL worked out much better with bumps of course.