[David]

I moved my 82 yo mom into assisted living a little over a year ago. My mom refuses to walk and most of the time doesn't want to go to the dining room so they charge quite a bit more than the standard rate for the extra attention she needs. She was in a room with a separate bedroom which ran $6,500 a month with an additional $3,000 for the extra care so $9,500 a month but we've moved her to a smaller $4,500 per month room while she's been out after a fall. This is a small East Texas town so I think they know there's limited supply so they're charging more than they should. The support they give really isn't very good either.

About a month ago she had a fall when she got tired of waiting from someone to help her to the bathroom. This knocked out a few teeth and required some stitches. Since then she's been in a full nursing home doing rehab to help be more mobile.

She seems to like the nursing home better than the assisted living since the food is better (also surprising considering what the assisted living charges). Even though the assisted living is a nicer newer building, I like the nursing home better because they have more staff and once medicare quits paying, it would be cheaper than the assisted living.

Ideally I'd move mom to Houston where there's more competition and more choices but she doesn't want to leave the small town because she would probably never see the remaining relatives she has besides me and my family.