Assisted Living - The Right Choice When Compared to a Nursing Home

Assisted living is the right choice when compared toNumber TWO, you could have your mom go to a
the option of a nursing home (a.k.a. skilled nursingskilled nursing facility; however, this is not the best
facility). Many people don't know that there areoption unless she has fallen and has a broken hip or
different options when they can no longer care forshe needs a feeding tube, trach care, etc (something
their elderly parent/grandparent; however, there arethat requires skilled nursing). In an assisted living
definitely options. Let's say your mother is in need offacility, it may cost you $135/day and they will have
more supervision because she can't prepare her owntrained employees on staff 24/7 that will provide
food, can't shower herself, forgets to take hereach of those basic needs. You're mother will have
medication, etc. You probably don't have the time toher independence as she desires and she will also
be with her 24/7 and she's not willing or able to live inhave the assistance that she desires and needs.
your home. In fact, you probably work full-time andNow, the difference between a nursing home and
can't stay at home with her anyway. So what areassisted living is this. The nursing home is going to
your options?cost you around $5,000/month because they are
ONE, you could pay someone to come and care forpaying for therapists to be on staff and also
her such as a C.N.A. or just someone privately. Itregistered nurses. In assisted living you might be
would cost you roughly $100/day if you havepaying only about $3500/month. The assisted living
someone there for 8 hours. If you want to havefacility is going to be much more home-like, the food
someone there more than 8 hours/day it's going towill usually be better, etc. Overall, the environment is
cost you significantly more.not hospital-like like a nursing home.