Spiky Bugger
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The new place, just an apartment, costs ALMOST as much as this and does not have a caregiver on site 24/7. (OTOH, the lousy alarm system here is tied to a sketchy WiFi system and works only once in a while, it so you usually have to call 911!) And it’s not just new to us; the whole thing is brand new.
Currently, we live in 728 sq ft, that includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom and a teeny kitchenette, teenier than the image below because a portion of that area is used in the emergency exit stairway On the other side of the wall.
The new place has about 825 sq ft, including a kitchen/dining/living area, two bedroom, two bathrooms and two balconies, which means…drum roll…each room is teeny-tiny. So glad I got the DS! LOL
It has a tub in each bathroom, but the unit is “accessible ready.” I need a letter from a doctor saying that one of us cannot safely climb over the sides of the tub and they will change it to a walk-in shower, grab bars, etc.
So we are losing the option of instantly adding Assisted Living but we’ll gain a NEEDED second bathroom, a second bedroom that can be an office, a REAL kitchen and have a couple of small balconies for plants, projects or whatever, plus controlled access underground parking and a fitness center. Also, across the (very big, very busy) street is a shopping center that has seen better days, but DOES have a grocery store, a threading place and several restaurants.
MrSue admitted that he finds this place depressing. They acknowledge that there are problems and tell everyone how things are being fixed, but the fix never happens. And it’s dirtier every day and I think most staff is doing their best. But I also think they are understaffed and departments are not getting the funding they need. And when all you pay is minimum wage, you get (for example) someone who SAYS he knows how to paint, but doesn’t seem to know that painting light switch covers instead of removing them before painting is not considered a standard practice.
Now I have to get my ass in gear! The new place will let us start renting as of 3/15 and we gave our 30 day notice, through 3/22, here today. We will have only one week of paying rent in two places at the same time.
Currently, we live in 728 sq ft, that includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom and a teeny kitchenette, teenier than the image below because a portion of that area is used in the emergency exit stairway On the other side of the wall.
The new place has about 825 sq ft, including a kitchen/dining/living area, two bedroom, two bathrooms and two balconies, which means…drum roll…each room is teeny-tiny. So glad I got the DS! LOL
It has a tub in each bathroom, but the unit is “accessible ready.” I need a letter from a doctor saying that one of us cannot safely climb over the sides of the tub and they will change it to a walk-in shower, grab bars, etc.
So we are losing the option of instantly adding Assisted Living but we’ll gain a NEEDED second bathroom, a second bedroom that can be an office, a REAL kitchen and have a couple of small balconies for plants, projects or whatever, plus controlled access underground parking and a fitness center. Also, across the (very big, very busy) street is a shopping center that has seen better days, but DOES have a grocery store, a threading place and several restaurants.
MrSue admitted that he finds this place depressing. They acknowledge that there are problems and tell everyone how things are being fixed, but the fix never happens. And it’s dirtier every day and I think most staff is doing their best. But I also think they are understaffed and departments are not getting the funding they need. And when all you pay is minimum wage, you get (for example) someone who SAYS he knows how to paint, but doesn’t seem to know that painting light switch covers instead of removing them before painting is not considered a standard practice.
Now I have to get my ass in gear! The new place will let us start renting as of 3/15 and we gave our 30 day notice, through 3/22, here today. We will have only one week of paying rent in two places at the same time.
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