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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is memory care only and one of the best places in Northern Virginia (supposedly). They only accept memory care patients and before I put him there I specifically asked if they would require private duty nurses and they said no. But here we are.[/quote]

Those places are like timeshare sales pitches. They'll tell you whatever to get you in the door. Now that centers know they can put the expense of staff directly on the patient, they don't want to spend it themselves.  Is there a social worker there?  Even though they still work for the center, they would have more legal obligation to let you know your options[/quote]

^100% correct. Make sure you have everything in writing before you sign a contract. Typically memory care provides 24/7 assistance and it takes up the majority of the CNAs. I would imagine the facility is short staffed in general due to Covid. It is their responsibility though to maintain the standard of care you are paying for so they should be out hiring more resources to be able to meet the needs of the patients. If they can't, they should slow roll taking in new residents until they have a staff big enough to handle everyone.[/quote]

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