A friend placed his spouse in memory care here last year. The facility is stunning. The amenities are very nice. It's very clean. In the first day or so, the meals served to the family as they were getting her situated were outstanding. But as time went on and the patient could no longer use utensils, her "finger foods" have been less than desirable. Unless someone is there to feed her with utensils, she is left to fend for herself with chicken fingers, French fries, even scrambled eggs.
After a number of falls (more than five), the staff recommended that the family provide their own sitter for daytime care. The national average for falls in nursing homes is 2-1/2 per year. Although The Parc claims to provide the "minimum" (1 attendant per 12 patients, I think) as the state requires, it doesn't appear to be enough in a memory care unit. Nor, does it seem to be enough for the most expensive memory care unit in the area.
Expensive is an understatement. If you do not have Medicare or long term care, a place here is easily $7,000/month. Add a private sitter and the cost goes up considerably by $5,000-$6,000/month. That's a whopping $12,000 to $15,000/month. Unless you have won the Lottery, this will not be affordable for anyone.
And lastly, I recently attended the funeral of one poor resident, a friend of mine, who had only been at The Parc for a few weeks. He fell and died as a result. read more