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[quote=Anonymous]I had a relative in an assisted living place and they eventually asked her to leave with 30 days notice. She had early dementia but was too much to handle (annoying other residents by repeating things, trying to leave, etc.). It gets to a point where the other residents don't want someone with dementia around...which I get but it still was sad for my family member since it was her home. If i could do it over again I would have just have done memory care from the start.

I just wanted to mention that because sometimes you aren't given a choice. The assisted living place might not be able to meet her needs anymore. When you say they are "sub-par at assisting over residents" it makes me wonder if you might already be there. You can get skilled nursing and rehab at memory care, as well. They usually come on a schedule at most places.

If I were you, I would try to continue to tour memory care places and work with a geriatric care manager to help figure next steps that make sense for your mom (I recommend Heidi at Caring Considerations). It is probably too far, but Silverado would be a good option because 1) money is no object 2) they have 3 floors for early, moderate, and advanced so she could interact with residents at her level 3) I haven't found a place that takes care of residents better than them. I have also heard Goodwin House is amazing.

Moving her won't be pleasant, but keep in mind she doesn't know what is good for her anymore. I told my relative I was moving and she needed to move too so she could still live close to me. That worked for her, because she didn't want to be far away from me. [/quote]

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