Part II Good News

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In my previous discussion I titled it: Got some bad news, good news and an interesting proposition. I'll was going to share somewhat briefly on the other two, but instead I'll do the good news now and the other one later because knowing me I'm a bit long-winded. My mother has been staying at a senior facility that also has about twenty rooms of supported care. They help her get dressed, help with showers, but if you need a lot of help then you either pay an aide for a minimum of two hours each or come yourself, and that's what we've been doing. Since about November we've been having a family member with her for lunches and supper meals every day. Recently, about a month ago or so we've also been going for breakfasts. It seems that as Mom's eyesight has failed even more, that her interest in eating has declined. So even though she still feeds herself, we're there to cut any foods that need cutting and helping her find what she can't see on her own. Since we'd be paying for services for nursing staff for meals, since we're doing it, we're still getting paid a smaller amount to help her out since we have to rearrange our days to do so. Now my mom needs even more care that they aren't willing to oversee, so we've been checking out other assisted living arrangements. My sister and I went to a few smaller, family type facilities last Monday, and the lady running them informed us of a new place not yet well-known. We visited that one too and really liked the place. That is the good news for us that I wanted to share. We had my sister from Detroit also visit there and she went to a larger facility that is also somewhat new which she liked better. We visited that place today, but although they had a good sales pitch, they weren't as upfront in their pricing as they could have been. We all agree to go with the homey atmosphere and are hoping after my mom gets evaluated that she'll be moving in this week. Have any of you ever had to move a parent into a facility before and if so what kind of place did you find and how did your parent adapt? I could write another discussion just on that. The link is the place where she will be if accepted. She'll be sharing a room, but it's the only room with it's own bathroom. The picture is the place she's been at for the past two and a half years.