Wondering are nursing homes and memory care unit in retirement home the same thing? My mother is going downhill fast with the dementia, she is living with me. I need to bath her and wash and dry her hair. She is not able to stand or walk on her own without falling, not able to dress herself. Gets very confused on who I am.
There's also Assisted living (AL) where folks can still get around on their own for the most part but need help bathing or dressing or taking their medications. Your mom is not a candidate for that.
Memory care handles dementia patients in a locked facility, but it's understood that they'll have medical and mobility issues as well. I'd say this is where your mom needs to be.
Make sure you find a place that'll take her all the way to the end of life, because not everyone needs to go to skilled nursing at the end. Memory care should be able to handle your mother's issues.
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Find a place with both, if possible. And have them evaluate her and see what they recommend for the appropriate level for her placement.
Good luck.
My mother has been in 2 such facilities as well as 2 AL facilities. The AL facilities had sections just for residents requiring memory care. I am sure others will speak to this. From my understanding people with memory care issues may not be bedridden which is often the case for SN and the situation with my mother. Most residents were in wheelchairs at most. Some were mostly in bed. I don't think I have even seen residents with walkers in either SN facility nor recalling past visits with other relatives.
Hoping you find the solution you need.