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marble falls

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1. Shocked. So far my experiance from family and friends in assisted living has been very different from ...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2024, 06:59 AM

Aug 2024

... that.

I haven't seen the poesy belted and drugged loved one in a chair model in decades.

There's usually a three tiered system: fully independent with a small apartment, partially independent with no kitchen, and fully bed ridden.

I'm sure your friend will be taken well care for. But keep your eyes open when you visit. We watch out for each other.

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My BFF from college is entering "assisted living" in a few weeks. [View all] no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 OP

Shocked. So far my experiance from family and friends in assisted living has been very different from ... marble falls Aug 2024 #1

Thank you. I guess she'll get the partially independent. no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #2

My aunt was in assisted living. I think she was about 94 when she first went in. Siwsan Aug 2024 #3

It 100% depends on the place, but you will still need to be very involved. lark Aug 2024 #4

My mother was in assisted living in South Carolina Joinfortmill Aug 2024 #5