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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What did the facility advise. Did they not help you make plans and counsel you about this? If the answer is no you should be looking for a different facility.[/quote]

Such helpful, easy-easy-to-follow advice!

[b]That said, what sort of facility doesn't cresidents dressings dressings?[/b]

Definitely set up the room as much like her old one as possible. My mom had all sorts of complaints about the layout of her temporary room (which furniture was near windows, style of dresser, distance of bed from bathroom), but when she moved into her permanent room, she wanted laid out the way her bedroom had been back when she lived independently.

Hope today goes as smoothly as possible. [/quote]
Indeed!

The best advice is not always the easiest to follow. I stand by the idea that if a facility has not collaborated and coached around this transition, it's not a good facility, and OP should look for a different one. She never really addressed that but it sounds like things are going well. For now. [/quote]

Maybe the mother isn't super wealthy like many of the parents here. Give OP a break.

Not everywhere in America provides all the services to which some of you have become accustomed. [/quote]
I have taken care of so many elders over decades and I can tell you that expensive doesn’t guarantee quality care. One of the best SNFs I encountered was for a step relative with Medicaid only. The decor was fairly spartan but the care was excellent, the facility was clean, and the staff were very devoted. The most expensive AL/SNF I dealt with was terrible with communication and medication errors. You really have to dig into each facility. What I said had nothing to do with cost. Any facility that isn’t helping prepare for the transition is a bad one. [/quote]

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