
My dad moved to assisted living in July and brought his cat. He went into the hospital a couple months later then to a transitional care unit, where he is at currently. My dad has dementia and tried walking out of the facility so they put a tracker on his wrist. Now assisted living is forcing us to move him downstairs to memory care, which doesn’t allow pets. I was unaware of this when I found this place as I thought the whole facility accepted them. My dad does feed his cat and I empty the litter box.
I’m leaning towards looking for a memory care that accepts pets. Thoughts?💭
Pets are not allowed in Memory Care Assisted Living facilities bc these elders are already in dire straits.
I guess u will have to find another AL/MC that will take the cat.
Do check to see what is available. I am so sorry. This would be a terrible and heartbreaking loss. I wish you the best of luck.
I certainly hope something similar could be found for your dad. If not, would one of those lifelike pet stuffed animals that purr, etc. possibly be of comfort to him?
IF his quality of life is fairly positive for ADLs AND taking care of the cat, I’d try to find a residence near me where Dad and the cat could continue living together.
What advantage would you have if you were to stay with his current facility? Are you losing out on anything important if you leave?
If you feel like your dad’s cat means the world to him and there is no disadvantage to living elsewhere then go with that.
Best wishes to you and your dad.