Moved 91 y/o mom with severe vision loss (macular degeneration) from out of state Assisted LIving in my state. After 1 week, we're told that she won't be able to stay because she can't evacuate facility without assistance, can't get around her 2 room apartment without getting lost, and needs to be escorted to meals. We feel they haven't given her a chance to become acclimated to the facility. Are we wrong or was her level of necessary care too much for an assisted living facility?
She knew her way around her house from years of imprinted memory. Long term memory is extremely durable.
Now she needs to acquire new information and she cannot retain it. There's no short term memory. Very common in the elderly.
It is too bad the current ALF couldn't have done better screening concerning how Mom would fit in. I hope the new place works out great.
Escorting to meals is usually either a standard service or available for a fee.
How did Mom get along where she was before the move? Could she go from room to room OK? Do you feel that given more time she will be able to do that again?
What is the AL suggesting for her?