Hap
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I know, from previous conversations, that I'm not the only member with relatives affected by dementia and Alzheimer's. My mother in law is in the very early stages of this, and not ready for full time care in a specialist unit - which will come I imagine.
Right now we'd like to put her into assisted living - somewhere, where she can have her own bedroom/living room/bathroom, where there is on site facilities and 24 hour supervision.
She owns her own home and we're happy to sell it to pay for her care - but that money will run out, and while we understand that the council will pay for her, to stay in the facilities we've been shown once the money is gone, some of the places we've seen are not very nice tbh,
We've seen a brilliant place just north of Hartlepool, which isn't as close to us as we'd like it to be - it has a swimming pool, shop and hair salon on site and would be ideal otherwise. She can go there.
I wondered if there was a facility like that around Middlesbrough or where to go to find out. I assume (but don't know) that some places, like Middleton Hall / Woods, are exclusive and you can't go there then fall back on the state. And there will be a limit on what the state can pay of course - we'd have to top up the difference.
Does anyone have any experience or advise pls?
Thanks.
Right now we'd like to put her into assisted living - somewhere, where she can have her own bedroom/living room/bathroom, where there is on site facilities and 24 hour supervision.
She owns her own home and we're happy to sell it to pay for her care - but that money will run out, and while we understand that the council will pay for her, to stay in the facilities we've been shown once the money is gone, some of the places we've seen are not very nice tbh,
We've seen a brilliant place just north of Hartlepool, which isn't as close to us as we'd like it to be - it has a swimming pool, shop and hair salon on site and would be ideal otherwise. She can go there.
I wondered if there was a facility like that around Middlesbrough or where to go to find out. I assume (but don't know) that some places, like Middleton Hall / Woods, are exclusive and you can't go there then fall back on the state. And there will be a limit on what the state can pay of course - we'd have to top up the difference.
Does anyone have any experience or advise pls?
Thanks.