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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP , so sorry to hear about your Dad’s situation. We have gone through this with a family member with Parkinson’s disease and one with dementia. We dreaded the thought of them being in large institutional settings; we knew they would deteriorate more quickly no matter how much time we spent with them. We were able to find small private  assisted living facilities that gave excellent care in a home like environment. The cost was much less than in a corporate facility and our relatives were very well cared for. They didn’t have a lot of special events and scheduled activities, but they did more informal activities. I think we got the listing from the county office of aging. A geriatric case manager is also a wonderful idea, although I don’t know of any in the area to recommend. [/quote]

Will these assisted living facilities provide care to someone like OP’s dad who requires 100% assistance with activities of daily living? I always thought assisted living was for people who needed assistance but could manage certain things on their own still. Or am I mistaken?[/quote]

In our case they did. They couldn’t have handled feeding tubes or IV’s but gave very good total care including bathing, incontinence and feeding. We did provide our own supplies like toiletries items bed pad etc but they provided food.[/quote]

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