Recommendation for a nursing home in MD/MoCo for dementia

[Anonymous]

Any recommendations for dementia care that accepts medicaid?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Check out Brook Grove in Olney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out Brook Grove in Olney.

+1
It's the best in Maryland. However, I do believe there's a wait list.

[Anonymous]

There is one in Kensington just off Beach that has a big sign saying "Dementia Care. It's all we do."

[Anonymous]

Brookgrove is not what it seems.

The place in Kensington is private pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brookgrove is not what it seems.

The place in Kensington is private pay.

They're all shitty. I know. That's why Mom kept my father home and paid for his care out of pocket for 6 years. Brooke Grove, however, is MUCH better than many of the other places we visited, and we traveled to many, many places.

[Anonymous]

My mom was in 3 different places off and on over the last 10 years - mostly for physical issues, not memory. However the last place was Brook Grove and by then, she was showing obvious signs of dementia as well as problems with mobility and feeding herself. Brook Grove worked really hard to make sure she was eating and getting the full care she needed. They were so much more caring and attentive than the other two places she was in before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom was in 3 different places off and on over the last 10 years - mostly for physical issues, not memory. However the last place was Brook Grove and by then, she was showing obvious signs of dementia as well as problems with mobility and feeding herself. Brook Grove worked really hard to make sure she was eating and getting the full care she needed. They were so much more caring and attentive than the other two places she was in before.

That's not our experience, sadly. Glad its working well for your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brookgrove is not what it seems.

The place in Kensington is private pay.

They're all shitty. I know. That's why Mom kept my father home and paid for his care out of pocket for 6 years. Brooke Grove, however, is MUCH better than many of the other places we visited, and we traveled to many, many places.

That's great if you can afford it to keep your father home. We tried it and its not an option for us. Nor is Brook Grove.

[Anonymous]

I know a family that have their father a Brookegrove in Olney. They like it! Thank GOD he has long term care insurance as the monthly is $7K.

[Anonymous]

Asbury. Good place, don't know if it's private pay tho

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brookgrove is not what it seems.

The place in Kensington is private pay.

They're all shitty. I know. That's why Mom kept my father home and paid for his care out of pocket for 6 years. Brooke Grove, however, is MUCH better than many of the other places we visited, and we traveled to many, many places.

That's great if you can afford it to keep your father home. We tried it and its not an option for us. Nor is Brook Grove.

Is medical care needed around the clock then?

Dad was mostly bedridden b/c he had lost much of his ability to walk from Parkinson's. It was cheaper to keep him home with 12-hour care. I believe at the time home care was $65K a year, which was about $20K cheaper than keeping him in a home. Mom couldn't stand the homes anyway. So they really weren't an option for her.

However, if he had mobility and had been a wanderer, which is what often happens with forms of dementia, she would have had to place him in facility with 24-hour care. But they are expensive. And I do believe BG is around $7K a month - or over $80K a year. That's someone's salary.

[Anonymous]

Village Nursing Home in Rockvillr

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Village Nursing Home in Rockvillr

Do you have any experience with them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brookgrove is not what it seems.

The place in Kensington is private pay.

They're all shitty. I know. That's why Mom kept my father home and paid for his care out of pocket for 6 years. Brooke Grove, however, is MUCH better than many of the other places we visited, and we traveled to many, many places.

That's great if you can afford it to keep your father home. We tried it and its not an option for us. Nor is Brook Grove.

Is medical care needed around the clock then?

Dad was mostly bedridden b/c he had lost much of his ability to walk from Parkinson's. It was cheaper to keep him home with 12-hour care. I believe at the time home care was $65K a year, which was about $20K cheaper than keeping him in a home. Mom couldn't stand the homes anyway. So they really weren't an option for her.

However, if he had mobility and had been a wanderer, which is what often happens with forms of dementia, she would have had to place him in facility with 24-hour care. But they are expensive. And I do believe BG is around $7K a month - or over $80K a year. That's someone's salary.

The person cannot care for themselves. No wandering, mobile. The person does not have a home or spouse. We tried caring in our home and without supports due to income it was very difficult and not doable for long term.

BG is not $7K a month. Its almost twice that without extras they charge without explaination.