Daddy's moving from Independent living to memory care, what changes can I expect?

I was right surprised too. Aunt B is with it. Daddy forgets that Im married, that I have children, who those children are (he mistook one kid for a pet dog) what year it is, how to talk on a phone, etc, etc etc.

I live nearly 600 miles away. (Im the member of the extended family that left town. Im also Daddy's only child) My numerous cousins (Daddy was one of 18 kids) are keeping me up to date. Daddy has one or another of them popping in to see their mother/aunt or my dad every day.

Daddy desperately needs to be in MC. Has for over a year. Aunt B has been in denial. She can't let go of control. So she plans (and my cousins confirm ) that she is moving into the MC unit with him. It's a small apartment. Looks just like a studio apartment, the stove doesn't work. The fridge does.

K43d35, I agree with JoAnn on how is the facility allowing your Aunt to move in? One would need to be assessed to be sure they need this type of care. Surprised the facility would give up a room for someone who doesn't need it.

I assume your Aunt will be paying for her own studio apartment. I hope she doesn't think there is room for both her and her brother in the same apartment. Usually in Memory Care the studio apartment is small, so that the resident can see all of their things from any point in the apartment. The facility said that makes the resident feel safer.

Since there is a separate Assisted Living for those who don't need the extra care of Memory Care, your Aunt could go over to that building/floor to enjoy whatever activities they have.

My Dad moved from Independent Living in a facility over to their Assisted Living/Memory Care and he was happy there. Dad liked being in his room reading or watching 24-hour local news. He was quite happy that the same chef was preparing the same meals that he had over in Independent Living.

Surprised if she doesn't need to be in MC they are allowing it. If Aunt is "with it" hope she can deal with people who aren't. It would drive me nuts not to be able to have a decent coversation with someone.