"Must be Washington, DC", or Sun City ,etc.
It does remind me of a story that I heard re: Alzheimer's facility. It seems they had a problem with patients walking away.
So the facility had a faux bus stop installed on the street in front of the building.
Yes, you guessed it. The employee van would pick them up and return them after a brief tour of the neighborhood.
Winter Haven, Fl?
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So does “The Village” have a place for these residents to go for final exit when their suffering is too great to bear?
It sounds like a Twilight Zone episode.
I’d urge people to read the whole article. This sounds like a really good idea. The million dollar question is what does it cost? But if its equivalent or less than a nursing home, it sounds like a wonderful way to deal with dementia.
People are still aging at one year every 365 days. The pace hasn't picked up recently. A "population" aging means one of two things: old people aren't dying "soon enough" for those who believe they should decide such things, or there aren't enough births to increase the young end of the population.
All such places I’ve visited have keypads to go in our out. If you don’t know the code, you don’t go through the door.
LOL - also sounds like a great Twilight Zone science-fiction type horror story...
A friend just settled out of court for $500K. His MIL had alzheimers and escaped the facility last winter - froze to death on the front lawn overnight. Very sad. The facility wasn’t even censured or anything; their insurance company made it all go away...
Eeeek! Don’t get old and crazy.
Dementia is a nasty. I had the misfortune of visiting an older woman in what is regarded as one of the better care facilities for diminished mental faculties. An entire corridor of women in wheelchairs either staring at the painted block wall in front of them, or sleeping.
I’m not surprised that many of the more functional elderly are choosing to go on perpetual ocean cruises, literally, in that they cost about the same as a nursing home, and with much better amenities. Realizing the value of this, the cruise companies have upgraded their medical care as well.
A good alternative for the rest are the retirement communities in Mexico. All gated, and with good security, often they are attached to the resort areas, so are away from any violence or chaos. And they are very inexpensive, for those with fixed incomes. As far as quality goes, they vie for AARP and AAA ratings, so it is pretty good.
Many Americans are incredulous at the very idea, so I suggest a quick Google search for retirement communities in Mexico.
Sounds like where an 87 year old Harry Potter will spend his golden years.
Replicating this concept in the US would be difficult because of compliance to hundreds of state and federal regulations. In most states such a project would have to be licensed as an assisted living facility and forced to comply with regulations that are based on a totally different care model. I could also see significant problems obtaining approval for such a project under local zoning ordinances. I managed regulatory affairs for a national developer of retirement housing facilities that offered a full spectrum of care. I know first hand how difficult it can be to get regulatory approvals for senior housing options that do not fit the traditional nursing home/assisted care models envisioned in the regulations.