Nursing Home
 

I would appreciate any recommendations for an affordable, good nursing, home in or around The Villages. We need it for a 93 year old man with demensia, and numerous health issues. He has medicare.

Try Freedom Pointe. Medicare will cover his medical bills, but not nursing home care. I don't know what you mean by "affordable" but most people cannot afford any nursing home for more than a few months, and then they go on Medicaid. In fact the majority of people who live in a nursing home are on Medicaid. A typical nursing home will cost $100,000 or more per year.

If by "nursing home" you mean Assisted Living, I recommend, based on personal experience with my parents, Mission Oaks (301 in Oxford).

I researched many facilities in an around the area before choosing Mission Oaks.

In addition to Assisted Living, Mission Oaks also has a Memory Care section, depending on the level of dementia this person is suffering from. If you need truly Skilled Nursing, your search will be for a completely different type of facility, and one that is much more costly.

A second for Mission Oaks, my wife's mother was there for about 1.5 years, was well cared for in the dementia unit.

What is an average monthly fee for Mission Oaks or similar type facility?

Here is a new local website that is has a section that may help you find what you are looking for:

Villagers Life Care Advocates.

Look under the section Life Care Resources on the menu at top of all pages.

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Don

You will pay a base price and then for the level of care that is needed. The base price will cover accommodation type, meals and weekly cleaning. Some may offer more amenities for that price. They will then determine level of care needed and that is in addition to base price. My Dad is at Buffalo Crossings in a 1 bedroom and is classified at level 1 so now there is no additional cost. He has them do his laundry weekly so that and when he gets his hair cut are the additional costs.

Ballpark figures are hard as there are many factors that go into play. It was nearly a year ago I visited all the facilities. You are probably looking at a base of at least 2500 plus level of care which can be considerable. Level of care is determined by their administrator and the resident's PCP.

Helpful website. Thanks for posting.

Good information to know. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the useful information.

I moved my mom to Mission Oaks 1 1/2 years ago from another assisted living facility. She turns 96 this year.
I am very happy with her care, their staff, the food served. Mom has dementia, but they tell me she can be managed well in the AL. Honestly, what more does a 96 year old need,,,,not the gym, the chandeliers...just goodfood and good care,
Mission Oaks supplies that.
If you have any specific questions, you can send me a message.