Nicest Assisted Living/Memory care in the DC metro area?

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Anonymous wrote:Mather in Tysons. About a year old. MIL has been there only a couple of months but we've been very happy with the care/attention/response we've received.

How does that work? Is it that you purchase the condo and pay for level of care?

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Anonymous wrote:Talk to the workers in the parking lots. You will learn a lot.

We found the rural, older, smaller facilities are better and have a lot less turnover.

ASK ABOUT GLOVE CHANGE RULES. I had two caregivers tell me they had to wear the same gloves to care for multiple residents per the owners of the facilities. One caregiver worked at a facility near Towson with these rules and one worked at a facility near Ocean Pines with these rules.

Look at facilities in smaller towns that are still close to major hospitals. It's why a lot of older people retire to places that fit this profile, I had older relatives in Roanoke and in Winchester that were happy--both have major hospitals and the facilities have less turnover.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG, these places are outrageously priced!

Why the outrage? It's a labor-intensive service, and the people providing it deserve to be compensated.

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Take a look a The Carnegie Washingtonian Center. It’s a huge building with every level of care. They recruited the top talent away from other CCC’s in the area. Very expensive.

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Brighton Gardens Friendship Heights

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Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

You’d literally have to go to South Dakota or Iowa.

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

Nothing. Seriously

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

Nothing. Seriously

You can rent a small place and hire home health aides.

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

Sigh. It’s like daycare. The cost is astronomical but the people actually doing the work get paid peanuts. Someone is putting all this money in their pocket and they need to be stopped.

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For memory care I’d highly recommend Waltonwood in Ashburn. Very low staff turnover and they’ve been incredible with my mom who has been there for almost two years and is in her last stages of decline. I still visit twice a week but she’s not really there now, so I normally end up spending most of my time engaging with the staff. I really can’t say enough good things. It’s not cheap though ($10k-$15k a month depending on needs).

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Anonymous wrote:I have a relative who works in these kind of facilities. They are all the same. They all use the same staff (literally--the pay is low so the women work at 2 or more facilities or work in a facility and then also do home care). The staff are from poor countries overseas (mostly Haiti and African countries) and do no share American values on work ethic, cleanliness, politeness, and they do not enjoy interaction with other staff who are not of their ethnic group (my relative, who is African-American, feels ostracized). The facilities try to feed the residents as cheaply as possible.

I agree with the sentiment about cheap food. Both Brightview and Sunrise have the cheap knock off soda they give residents vs. Coke or Pepsi products.

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?

Nothing. Seriously

We paid more than that for independent level at Brightview which provided some meals.

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying these places don’t deserve it, but I didn’t know these places cost this much. What can I get for 5k a month (looking for assisted living)?[/quote

A small group home. Call A Place for Mom for options.

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Anonymous wrote:The Mather in Tysons is supposed to be good.

Is it open? It’s 55 and up and not sure if it’s assisted living and or memory care. They have places up to $2m plus I’m sure many thousands a month in fees.

The Mather is open. But there are not many units still available, I don't think.

It is a CCRC, so it will eventually have assisted living and memory care. But not yet.

My parents are there. Very, very expensive, but also extremely high-end and well-educated residents. My family is so happy we found that place.

The Mather is for-profit. No way, no how. Looks like a fairly new investment group behind it. Residents rights were very minimal when I read details pre opening. Be careful.