[jane032657]

My mom moves in August 29, we are bringing her from Seattle. She has a studo facing the putt putt green, on the first floor. The staff have been wonderful to work with, they are very busy and pay attention to detail! I like that as a former Assisted Living administrator!

[asianthree]

thanks for the info

[lakeoscawana]

Originally Posted by jane032657

What that means is that you can live there with no need for additional services, such as medication management or a stand by assist for showers or other increased levels of service care. You can live there and have your three meals a day, enjoy activities, outings, excercise, all that it has to offer, as well as enjoy The Villages. But when you need the care, then you can add on to your experience there by having levels of care as per what you need help with. So move in and enjoy everything it has to offer, that is independent living. Or move in, enjoy everything and have caregiver support, that is assisted. The base rents are the same for similar apartments no matter if you have care or not, but every type of apartment has a different cost. The care is what starts to be added on as you need more and more. So if you and I both have a one bedroom apartment at a cost of $4500, we each get the same amenities offered such as I mentioned above. But if I need help with a shower and medications, I will pay additional for those services on top of my rent. You however with no needs just pay your rent. You are independent. I am assisted in this scenario.

Does anyone know the cost for a 1 bedroom apt for the assisted living at Sumter Place?
thanks.

[jane032657]

I think $3800 and up. Call Amy Cearly there. My mom LOVES it there, great care, entertainment, activities and friendship. Wonderful staff.

[golfermike22]

We have had my wife's mother at Mission Oaks for about a year. Does your mother have memory issues? Do they have night time activities?

[jane032657]

My mom does not have memory issues. She is independent overall but I do pay for stand by assist for showers as a safety factor. They have movies every night, and they do go out sometimes in the evening to th emovies of the town squares or for dinner. They have tons of entertainment coming in, drive to doctors appointments, etc.
They are building a new independent community and a new memory care community on each side of Sumter Place owned by the same company. The new independent will have a big bar and pool area.
I think there are some people there with memory issues but it is not a secure community so I doubt there are people there who need the full memory care of someone who is more advanced. However, the new building will be on its way.

[cquick]

I sure wish they had an indoor pool at one of the assisted living facilities. I am still dissapointed that The Villages does not have an indoor pool for aquasize classes, especially in the winter. My mom lived at Good Samaritan in Kissimmee and she used the indoor pool for exercise 3 times a week.

[jane032657]

The new pool which will go into the Independent Living next to Sumter Place will be available to all residents of Sumter Place Assisted Living. They will also have a restaurant in the Independent Living I heard, open to the community. I am sure on the pool and bar, not 100% on the restaurant but pretty sure...

[golfermike22]

Thank you for the feedback.

[Bobbie416]

Just want to say how lucky you all are to still have your parents. My mother died when she was 63 and my father at 73. They never required special care or assistance. My husband and I have no long term care insurance at all. Most of my friends who have parents in assisted care facilities have bought long term care insurance for themselves. I do not mean to hijack this thread, but do most of you have long term care insurance? I would like to at least look into it, but my husband seems to feel that there is no need to. His parents were much older when they died, but his father required no long term care and his mother needed it for just three weeks, as she died three weeks after we hired someone to care for her in her own home, which is what she wanted.