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Joinfortmill

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5. My mother was in assisted living in South Carolina

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2024, 09:24 AM

Aug 2024

She had a bedroom/sitting room/kitchenette to make tea, soup, etc. Residents ate neals in a dining room. There was a hairdresser, aids for needs like showering, drives to dr. apps., social activities. She really liked it. She had CHF and died after about a year there

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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