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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, she's agreed to move into the Independent Living/Assistive Living location at least for now, once she is out of rehab for her injury.   I hope this is good enough for a while.[/quote]

It sounds like it should be good enough at least or awhile.  I wouldn't move her into Memory Care or a nursing facility unless she absolutely needed that.  You don't want to move into those environments too early.[/quote]

I completely agree with this.  If she is in the independent and assisted living care place, then she can keep whatever independence she is capable of, with the knowledge that the safety net of the assisted living is there if/when she needs it.  She will have meals provided, cleaning, friends nearby (her own town), all of which will help her stay sharp and capable for as long as possible.

I would be comfortable with this.

FWIW, that's what we did with my mom - she was in assisted living for several years, until it wasn't working any longer.  We didn't like the memory care available at that facility, so moved her to a better one.

OP, when you do need to look for a memory care facility, make sure it has a skilled nursing (nursing home) attached to it - if she eventually needs that, she would not need to move.[/quote]

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