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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be aware that  assisted living provides very little care. My mom once ended up on the floor of her assisted living apartment for 24 plus hours in extreme pain, with a broken collarbone. Be sure they have a way to regularly check up on residents. Also, look for signs of overmedication (lots of residents parked with open-hanging mouths and blank eyes).[/quote]

I am so sorry that happened to your mother -- that is appalling! Levels off service must differ between places. At my parents' place, if they don't turn up for a meal, the staff calls or checks on them. They also get meds twice daily and if they don't come to the nurse's station for that, they'd get a call.  The other day my dad ordered lunch but left to go to the nurse's station for something, and just went back to his apartment afterwards.  Fifteen minutes later one of the dining room staff knocked on the door -- she had his food that they'd kept warm for him.  They are also not over-medicating anyone -- once when the doctor prescribed something, the staff requested a conference call with us because they were concerned that that category of medications is sometimes considered chemical restraints and they were not fully comfortable with it.

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