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For those of us without family - Who will take care of you ?
Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 18 10:44am | Replies (92)Comment receiving replies
I’ve been in the assisted living industry for decades, and wish to remain at home with assist. I wouldn’t consider asst. living facility unless absolutely imperative. While these businesses provide a needed service, they are a business…. And as such, will cut staff when budget dictates, food quality will lessen when they need to, and quality of care will suffer due to large turnover in staff. Even the best of the best will do this. The only alternative if living in an AL facility if you get too heavy care, or fall more than three times, is to hire private care in order to stay. That becomes very expensive.
Hence, my original question of “who will oversee our care when we can no longer manage”?
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There may come a day when I need assisted living. Even if the facility is first rate, an introvert like me would hate it unless my dementia was too far gone to care. Luckily I have resources and supportive family to avoid it until absolutely necessary.
Hello to all,
We had the next door neighbor to us fall in her home and saw many ambulances come late at night or anytime..she was in her 90’s and her son in law and daughter would come by and help her…she eventually had to go to an Assisted Living facility…she was there only shortly when she passed…I agree with the response from ginger123 and the facts of the matter that were laid out…it is a scary scenario no matter what your resources may be…I wake up with thoughts concerning this every morning and I can’t let it overwhelm me…thanks to all
who share here..🙏 pvctom
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Well .....when you can no longer take care of yourself and live alone...then assisted living is the only answer....if you can afford it....or private care IF you can afford it.