"This Is My Life Now" -- An Interview with a Nursing Home Resident

[Frustratedlady]

2. My sil was getting home care for a horrible price and she finally moved to an assisted living unit.

What a difference. She has her own little apartment with nursing care, great food and an active activities director. They keep them busy all day and into the evening after dinner is finished. She loves it. although a lot of the women rarely talk. She has great nurses and aides who answer her request for help right away. People can come and eat with her in a separate dining room for $5/meal. We had Thanksgiving dinner with her and it was a loaded plate with turkey and all the trimmings, plus pumpkin pie for dessert. The only thing I saw that I didn't care for was their soup. It is more broth than veggies.

She is able to have her own furniture and pictures on the wall...plants and knick knacks. The staff was very friendly AND it is $2K cheaper that the home care and she had to feed/house the aide on top of it. They barely cleaned the place, rarely knew how to cook so they lived on TV dinners and coffee cake. Bad situation all around.