I would like to move my parents out of a senior community that is outrageously expensive and 2 hours away from me. I would like to relocate them into a senior apartment complex that provides meals, transportation, and cleaning. I would have to hire assistance for them part time. I believe it would work well unless private duty care or nursing is insufficient in certain stages of Parkinson's. If that is the case, I should let him stay in his current facility. What advice do you have?
To clarify what you are saying.
Where they currently live they have access to higher levels of care as needed.
Where you want to move them, no care is provided
In their current location are they dependant on you for rides etc.? Are you having to make the 2 hour drive on a regular basis?
Are you prepared to be at their beck and call 24/7?
Do they have a social network in their current location? Do they participate in community activities?
Is the current location near where they lived for years? Do they have friends in the larger community?
Do they have a network of medical professionals working with them?
Parkinson's is progressive and will get worse. Eventually Dad may need 24 hour care, can you provide that?
My former mil has an idea that she would like to move to a city an hour away from where she has lived for the past 18 years. Problem is she is physically incapable of packing, has no social network there and the cost of living is much higher. She did live in that city as a young woman and again from age 45-60, but she is in love with a dream from the past, not the reality she would be facing.
Nothing is provided for free. Everything has a price-tag. And I have heard of "helpers" helping themselves to whatever they find in the apartment.
Like the other reply, your parents are settled where they are - I wouldn't be too quick to change things. Most seniors when asked, would prefer to die at home if it comes to that. I would say that until your parents ask for your assistance in moving, you might be better off leaving things as they are.
HomeHealthCare and Hospice will help your mother if she asks for it. Our HomeHealthCare and Hospice were free.
You might be better off talking to the facility that you plan to move your parents to. Ask them what their criteria is. Some places will keep someone to "End of Life" others will not due to the higher level of care that is needed.
Just wondering if your Dad is a Veteran? It might be possible that the Parkinson's might be classified as a "service connected injury" depending on where, when he served and what he did. If that is the case you may be able to get more help than you realize.