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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP.  Another post reminded me.  In independent living, you had to pay someone if you needed someone to check on you.  My mom was paying about $30 a day for a check-in who dropped in to make sure meds were taken and my grandma could get up and walk.  Sometimes she had arthritic troubles getting out of her chair during the last year of her life.

My mom visited about 4-5 days a week so this person was an extra daily contact.[/quote]

Well yes because the definition of [b]independent living[/b] is that you don't need any extra outside help on a daily basis.  If you need someone to ensure you take your meds, you must pay for that (if the facility themselves will even provide it---many require you to go to assisted living for that).  
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Then what makes it different from just a plain 'ol apartment?[/quote]

If you fall down and shout for help, someone will likely hear you and come to help. [/quote]

That's the only difference? So you are basically just paying rent?[/quote]

Nope not the only difference.  You get meals (varies by facility), cleaning, activities, shuttles to stores, organized outings, help available on site if you need extra services.  All of this varies by place but my parents have been in 2 and both had all of this stuff.  You get a "panic" button that you wear daily and press it if you need any sort of help while on the property.  It's not just hoping someone hears you if you yell.  The first place my parents were in also required them to check in each morning (via phone or iPad) or they would send someone up to check on them.

Their fees increased between 4-6% each year.  Make sure you factor that in.  [/quote]

The panic button is a great feature.  My parents have had to use it and someone is to wherever you are on property within 3-5 mins (the higher number is if you are outside on a walk on the expansive property---you could be .5miles from the main bldg easily). 
My parents don't have the "checking in" but if nobody saw them for a full day, someone would stop by and check in.  [/quote]

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