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[quote=Anonymous]If she is still aware, and you have the money, I would send her back to her apt and hire an aide/s. It is hard enough to be elderly and not very mobile, but still cognizant?? Being put into memory care would be like putting her in a prison.

If she is in an "apartment" I am thinking this is more Independent Living than Assisted Living. There are generally 4 levels:
Independent
Assisted
Skilling Nursing
Memory/Skilled Nursing

I would make arrangements with her assisted living facility to allow people to come in to help her.

I will add that she can probably stay in rehab for 90 days. After that, Medicare might still pay if she continues "to improve". If not, she either has to become a paid patient or moved to another skilled nursing facility. They aren't going to let her to lesser care if she still can't take care of herself.

I'm sort of going on here, but it sounds like your mom is not ready for memory care, but you are trying to make the transition easier. While admirable, I would worry that putting your mom in a "zombie" type place would be a horrible way to end life if Mom is not in that state. [/quote]

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