I hear you and I love how that worked out for you. My MIL was moved into a a facility like that and for the most part she was not resistant. In the beginning she even made friends. We thought of it more like a community rather than a facility. Having some money and a plan helped her get this.

My mom, on the other hand, is very resistant, did not plan, and outside of a small pension and her SS, has very little money. My husband and I can and will help as much as we can but my bigger issue at the moment is her blocking even a discussion of moving to an assisted living. She told me repeatedly, just yesterday, that she was not moving. She is suspicious of most things I tell her. She is demanding that she keep her two dogs with her at all times. She doesn't think she has dementia and even if she knows something isn't quite right, she doesn't want to make a plan to move. It's very stressful.