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[quote=Anonymous]Most people don't know the difference between assisted living and a nursing home.

Right now we are resisting assisted living because it is very, very, very expensive.

Currently we have an assistant from Interim come in and help my mom get dressed and make her breakfast. 
We pay somebody visit my mom 5-7 days a week and take her to lunch.
She has dinner every night at 5:!5.
An assistant from Interim comes to make sure my mom took her medication and helps her dress for bed.

Every Thursday a nurse comes in and showers her, she gets her hair done every Thursday.
Every 2 weeks a nurse comes in and sets up her pills for 2 weeks.

This is all cheaper than assisted living.

She is 94, so headed to assisted living in a year or so. Once there all this will be done by the staff but we won't be able to pay people to take her to lunch. The assisted living facility does breakfast/lunch/dinner and activities every day but still it's nicer to have someone take you out to lunch every day.[/quote]

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