Nursing Home/Alzheimers Care

[queenster]

there may be changes with the rules in the state. You'd better check each facility to be sure. but I agree with some comments with regard to Medicare coverage
good luck

[mickisue1]

Originally Posted by queenster

there may be changes with the rules in the state. You'd better check each facility to be sure. but I agree with some comments with regard to Medicare coverage
good luck

It's a good idea to check the dates of the last response. You replied to a thread that was started over 3 years ago, and hadn't had an entry for two years.

All that said, given the recent interest in "options" for disposing of one's remains after death, a renewed discussion of options for when one is not able to care for oneself might also be in order.

One of the reasons that I want to move from the US is that, frankly, our healthcare system is draconian and inhumane. I would love to hear of some of the posters' experience with that in MX.

[cuylers5746]

Originally Posted by dnico33

Does anyone have any insight they can provide on my situation which is:

Within two years I think it will be time to put my now 86 year old father into a nursing home that specializes in alzheimers/dementia care. I've had to semi-retire in order to care for him the last 13 months, so a U.S. based facility is not an option. I have heard some very positive things about facilities in Mexico that have better care and cost much less. I would want to relocate and rent a nice place to live nearby the coast, any coast as long as it is a relatively safe area.

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi;

I have a potential alternative to for you.

Is there anyone in the family with a Medical background? Nurse, Doctor, Therapist, anything like that?

I reviewed what was available for my Mother about 10 years ago. There were six Rest Home and Assisted Living facilities in Guadalajara area. There prices were about half of what my Mother
was paying (Hemoragine Financially), in Southern California.

We got put in a situation we needed to help out my Mother and my wife's Mother - both in their early 90's. We came to the conclusion, that we could rent a "villa" in BajaMar Country Club about 60 miles below the T.J. /California border for cheaper and my wife train two shifts of Care Givers.
This would not work, unless you have some family member that can come with the experience to train the care givers for a couple of weeks, on exactly what was needed. Then you manage the whole thing dedicating your self to just that. We found a great young Geriatric Doctor who personally came and conducted all tests and took them to a Lab, even dragging a portable X-Ray Machine up the steps to take an X-Ray.

So, someplace safe within close proximity to the border for you - might be a good option?
That way if they have to have hospitalization in USA, they can be transferred via a quick Ambulance ride.

So both the Mom's lived very rich last days in style, with 270 degree views of the coastline north
of Ensenada and were very happy. My Mother died in a Ensenada Hospital run by very competant nuns, and my Mother-in-Law wanted to return to the Grand kids in Central Mexico after that.

Just thought, I'd give you another option - but you need to be fairly fluent in Spanish to pull it all off.

[robyngail]

We had my MIL at Alicia's in Ajijiac and we were very pleased with her care. My father in law was never able to get use to Mexico and thus to her back to California after a year. She now shares a room with others, has 1/2 the care and it is four times more expensive.