Good answer from MJ929. But memory care isn't always able to accommodate care until end of life, in my part of the world once needs become great enough they must move on to a nursing home.
Assisted Living is a non-locked facility for people who need assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) such as dressing, bathing, medication management, and so forth. Some folks may have to move to a higher level of care (skilled nursing) when they can no longer manage at least somewhat independently (feeding, bedridden, etc).
Memory care is essentially assisted living for dementia patients. The facility is locked, the focus is on mental stimulation (or should be), and ideally it should be able to handle care through end of life. It should have the ability to handle different degrees of dementia from minimal memory issues to completely incapacitated.
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Memory care is essentially assisted living for dementia patients. The facility is locked, the focus is on mental stimulation (or should be), and ideally it should be able to handle care through end of life. It should have the ability to handle different degrees of dementia from minimal memory issues to completely incapacitated.
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