The facility marketing manager told us there was remodeling in the immediate future and that Iris will be moved briefly out of her studio during the painting, etc. which did occur. Now after 6 months, the remodel is finished and they are assessing an additional $1,000/month rent due to the remodel. Is this legal??
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Edited to add: $1K seems exorbitant in any case!! My parents and I laws have all been in AL or memory care facilities, extremely nice, private ones, and the largest increases we have had have been $150/month. Those increases can only happen once a year upon renewal of the contract.
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You may want to check with the facility to see if Iris needed other billable care. I know when my Dad could no longer keep his meds in his apartment [he would forget to take them], then it was recommended to have the Nurse or Med-Tech bring him the pills twice a day. That was an added $900 a month [$30 per day], a service well worth it.
I would look for the best place I could find within the budget and be sure to read the contract and ask the hard questions up front. I’m sure I don’t need to remind you of that at this point. Your SIL is very young and might need care for many years. check out group homes. Some of those are really great and are more loyal to their clients.