Assisted living is not an appropriate place to recover from hip replacement surgery. You need to go to rehab. Rehab has the benefit of several sessions of physical therapy daily to help you recover mobility and strength. You also have nursing staff to manage pain. Talk to your insurance company about how many days of rehab they will cover and/or make plans with case management/social services in the hospital where you are having your surgery.
Assisted Livings are private residences that assist residents in some way. They have maybe one RN, aides and medtechs. They usually do not do bandages, therapy, etc. Rehab does bandages, therapy, etc.
A discharge planner should be able to provide you with the options based on your " level of care needs assessment", which facilities provide the care you will need and, cost coverage ( independent pay, insurance etc etc). When you say " hip replacement surgery" , recovery can involve many needs and services. Your PCP,the orthopedic doctor and discharge planner will all need to be involved to assure that all of your needs are met safely and towards best practice for optimum recovery.
To my knowledge, Assisted Living is not the kind of facility for recuperating after surgeries. Skilled Nursing is. They look at incisions, change dressings, monitor your blood pressure, bring in physical therapists to get you moving again, etc. I would question Assisted Living. Skilled Nursing facilities are not always or not at all, associated with a memory care facility. I had shoulders and knees replaced, abdominal surgeries, tonsilectomy, eye surgeries, and after all these it was Skilled Nursing, not assisted living that I had to go into. Unless you have a mobility issue that requires Assisted Living. Know where you must go, you can even visit before your surgery to see what the place is like, what they do for a patient like you for recuperation. Best of Luck.
Visit AL facilities unannounced and see if they will give you a tour. Look up ratings and reviews on sites like Yelp. If you are looking for a SNF for rehab the Medicare.com website shows ratings and inspection reports. Look for five stars. Same thing - go visit unannounced. If you are trying to find out if the PT services are good, find out who the facility uses. They usually contract with an outside provider.
Most ALF can accommodate these people if they have had sufficient rehab and are progressing well post op.
I am not certain of your focus. Are you worried about the actual physicality of getting to the places to check them out? Because that may be a problem. It may be a matter of family chosing one that is best on the face of it at this time, and later, when recovery is complete, chosing another place if this place doesn't work out. There are also ways to do virtual visits with films and zoom calls, etc.
Look On YELP for reviews , go to the Senior center and ask for advice and a List Of rehabs . Also You Can get in Home Rehab if the doctor writes a script for PT , VNA , CNA , etc.
I’m glad you posted. My wife was lucky enough to land at the Acts/Evergreens a very very expensive CCRC facility that also accepts short term Medicare rehab patients. My wife had a private room and control of the thermostat (it was a very hot summer) and gourmet meals but most importantly caring nurses and aides and top notch PTs and OTs. She was there for 90 days and we did not have any out of pocket costs our straight Medicare/supplement paid the entire cost. I believe that most CCRCs have the same policy. Wishing you all the best.
In my own case, the social services team at the hospital brought a list of Rehab Facilities from which I could choose. Medicare paid for 30 days of Rehab as long as I was showing improvement with the prescribed PT and OT. After the covered Rehab time, the patient is discharged.
If the recovering person cannot manage at home alone, you would have to hire in home care or choose a facility that could meet patient's care needs. If an ALF is enough support, you would choose one just like you would choose it for voluntary residential purposes. It would not be specific to hip replacement recovery..
First things first. Once rehab time is completed, and near discharge, staff should meet with mom or the family to determine the amount of hours she needs care from the future facility based on her progress. You will hear if assisted living care is adequate or if she needs longer care in a nursing home. Another choice could be continued care in rehab at a similar cost to AL. Read her Medicare benefits. This year, the costs of extended stay is around $185 per day but is going up to $210 in January. Most plans are similar. If you scout around for ALs before surgery and ask about monthly rates, you might see similar per day rates. Again proper fit for AL will depend on how many hours of care she will need. That is why I mention if rehab is slow, you can ask about extending the stay.
Your Mom will most likely need to be in a rehab facility, not AL, for her PT. Or, has she already used up her alloted covered stay already? I know the PT needs to go on for more than just the 3 weeks in rehab. More info will be helpful in providing answers.
To find a "good assisted living" facility you should join Nextdoor.com and ask her actual neighbors and community to recommend places. Then you will need to contact each place individually to see if they are willing and able to take on your Mom while she recovers. It likely won't be covered by Medicare...
I am not certain of your focus. Are you worried about the actual physicality of getting to the places to check them out? Because that may be a problem. It may be a matter of family chosing one that is best on the face of it at this time, and later, when recovery is complete, chosing another place if this place doesn't work out. There are also ways to do virtual visits with films and zoom calls, etc.
If the recovering person cannot manage at home alone, you would have to hire in home care or choose a facility that could meet patient's care needs. If an ALF is enough support, you would choose one just like you would choose it for voluntary residential purposes. It would not be specific to hip replacement recovery..
To find a "good assisted living" facility you should join Nextdoor.com and ask her actual neighbors and community to recommend places. Then you will need to contact each place individually to see if they are willing and able to take on your Mom while she recovers. It likely won't be covered by Medicare...
Ask her doctor, nurses, hospital social worker for recommendations. Ask others in your area which ones they think are the best.
Read reviews but still make an appointment to schedule a tour of the facility.
Wishing you and your mom all the best.