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Has anyone ever heard of an assisted living facility that accommodates snowbirds in multiple locations? We live in the northeast. My mom lives in Fl. She cannot handle the winters up north but we'd like for her to be here during the warmer months. I'm envisioning a business model that has a property in Fl and another location in the north and allows its residents to spend part of the year in each location. Does anything like that even exist?

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They'd have to be licensed in different states. What would occupy the properties during the winter in the north? Or in the summer in the south? And also, changing locales can be significantly difficult for elders. This sort of thing confuses some people. They want the familiar things they love around them. They want their friends. Your mom might not go for this at all. Or she might say it's a good idea and find she hates it when she gets there.

Instead, you could go to visit her.
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I think that sort of changing extended care facilities would be very difficult under the best of circumstances. As to what businesses may have such facilities thought I think that is a good thought. For instance, my brother was at Pacifica Senior Living. They were present in a number of places in our State. As to where else, I have no idea, but know that they would be willing to share that information.

Better (and first I will say that A Place for Mom owns and moderates this site) I think would be to try such businesses as "A Place for Mom". According to Wikipedia they have connections to more than 20,000 facilities around the country. If they could not guide you in this question I don't think anyone could. I would reach out to them online and ask about your idea.

With support, with a willing elder, I would think this would happen. My main concern however would be medical connections and friend connections. Elders in care in ALF become VERY CLOSE to their members, and I don't know they would like the change back and forth overall.

Interesting question, this.
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That would mean, I think, paying rent at both places to hold the rooms. ALs need to keep those rooms occupied. I doubt they can promise that a room will be available 6 months later. My MIL lived in Fla. When some of her neighbors started getting in their 80s, they went to live near their children. My MIL wanted her kids to move near her. We all live in different states with our own families. We told her she needed to live near one of us. She passed at almost 92.
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