For the place in NJ that we thought mom was going to, the costs have come in very high. There are all sorts of fees that do not necessarily apply now, but may in the future. They can also revise her care level at any time, and the cost jumps are significant.
Any tips? Lessons learned?
It does not hurt to ask.
One set price for everyone in the Memory Care facility actually helps keeps the monthly rent lower than if every person had different line items on their bill. Line items is more time consuming for accounting to deal with... new items going on a list... old items going off... rinse... repeat for every resident residing at the facility.