Unlocking Affordable Assisted Living Options in Mexico
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Will you need Assisted Living as you grow older? The cost in the US for Long Term Care, Elder Care, Nursing Homes, etc has skyrocked. The good news is that Assisted Living homes are starting to open in Mexico. And at costs sometimes just 25% of what you'd expect to pay in the US or Canada. And these affordable options are often much nicer than in the States.
In this video, I visit Ohana Assisted Living Facility in San Juan Cosala with Kerri Moon. It is just 10 minutes from Ajijic on the shore of Lake Chapala.
Connect with Ana or Alanso at Ohana though WhatsApp: +52 33 1495 6167
Connect with Kerri about Long Term Care options in Mexico: / retireinternationally
Ohana has both assisted living and memory care / dementia care in two facilities a block from each other.
If you're looking for affordable assisted living in your older years, then Mexico might just be the perfect solution.
00:00 Introduction To Long Term Care in Mexico
01:11 Ohana Assisted Living on Lake Chapala
04:35 Tour of Ohana
09:02 Adult Children of Assisted Living Residents
11:31 Benefits to Families
15:28 Next Steps
18:28 The Price and what's included
25:03 In Home Care
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As a former resident I,d like to give an A Plus rating for Ohana And Anna and Alonzo...excellent care and facility and very affordable...grounds are beautiful and staff are wonderful...Bless Them All ♥️🦅♥️
Thank you for sharing your experience!
Thank you! Perhaps I will consider it in the future.
Why did you leave then, if I may ask.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. Stay safe.
I looooove that they CUT OFF excessive medication! That is awesome. People need to just eat better food. My mom has dementia (and other health issues) and is in a nursing home in New York and what they feed the residents is horrible junk. It's so upsetting.
Yeah - mass produced food in the US is awful. The food in Mexico starts out as real ingredients that they get at the market.
Thank you. My relationship with mom has not been an easy one. @@J.A.C.40
You know, you can take your loved one out for an outing one day and never return them. All you have to do is just quit paying the bill if you're private pay. Just go in there and get that person out once you find a better place for them and just transfer them yourself. You can sign your loved one out, and just don't tell no one the plan, just keep quiet. One thing I can tell you for a fact is when people are locked in those specific wings, they get abused horribly By the staff, I saw it first hand twice In the same nursing home located near our hospital workers not only potentially turn on residents, but they've also been known to get real nasty toward visitors visiting certain residents they happen to be secretly abusing
One time, I was visiting a friend in the Alzheimer's Wing. One other resident wandered into the visiting area where I was told to visit with my loved one. I should have known something was up when she tried to lie to someone saying I asked to visit in that area when really I was told to visit in that area. Yes, she was corrected in front of the person she was trying to lie to. This was right around the time I witnessed this other resident came to greet me. I shook hands with him, and one of the nurses snapped at to touch him. At some point, I explained to her I didn't mean him no harm, and I was just trying to be polite when he came over to say hi, and that was the truth. This was also right around the same time Another resident entered that same room And went into a corner , dropped her pants and sat down on a chair as though it was a toilet, but she was wearing a diaper. A nurse went over and jerked her around as she was being forcefully escorted from the room into whatever room she was taken to
On another occasion After I was banned for reporting the abuse, I Was with a trusted friend And noticed they had many people outside of the Alzheimer's Wing in a controlled area out in the hall, kind of like in a sitting area. I just wanted to know if my friend was alive, and much to my horror, he was being treated in the same manner the other resident was. Had that been me they were manhandling, it would not have been a pretty picture . Being an abuse survivor who went through horrendous years of severe abuse, Someone would have been dead for abusing me because I would have gone for blood! Someone pointed something out. If you're declared completely incompetent and incapacitated, Then I guess you can do whatever you want to your captors and no one can hold you legally liable. Think about something for a moment
If no one is holding the criminals liable , then no one can hold you liable for what you do to your captors . You can go into one of these places as completely mentally completely mentally incapacitated and kill someone, and no one can touch you legally
If no one is If no one is prosecuting and punishing to the fullest extent those who are doing vile things through probate to the vulnerable, then one day when a vulnerable person fights back and kills someone, once they've been declared completely mentally incapacitated and put under guardianship, no one can hold you legally liable when the tables turn and you kill someone. Look at the criminals who are working in some of these facilitiesa who aren't even being held legally responsible and punished to the same extent as everyone else or even more so. If the criminals are going to do what they're doing to the vulnerable, then one day one of those people are going to fight back and kill someone, and it's just a matter of time you can bet on it ! Anyone who's ever dealt with this of thing to some degree will know exactly what I mean, and It's just a matter of when that person who turns the tables will enter the system, Get abducted and brought to one of these facilities and completely flip the tables when they flip out and kill someone. It's just a matter of WHEN. If World War 3 spreads to a block near you, then you better use that as leverage and go after these thugs I'm talking about In numbers and take care of it yourselves. It's up to us to bring Street Justice because no one else will. If World War 3 spreads to a block near you, then you all better work in numbers in your town and overturn every rock, Jump down every hole, storm every tunnel and drag these criminals out of wherever they are, drag them out in the open and deliver street justice yourselves. If war spreads to a block near you, then you better use it as leverage and deliver street justice instead of doing what criminals do during war time. Make it a constructive time and clean up your area. Look at the war in Israel right now, Israel is going after the terror group. We need to follow their example and go after these probate thugs, every last one of them even if it means flattening a town to do it. One person alone can't do it, it takes scores of numbers, and it needs to be done in a big huge widespread area. We need to have our own sleeper cells of like-minded people with a secret plan that suddenly executes should war spread to a block near you . If no one else is going to clean up these probate and even our legal court areas, then we need to do it ourselves, throw out everyone from those buildings and take those seats ourselves In a citizen's siege . This would be valid in a time of war When all hell is breaking loose . War time can be used as leverage to be constructive by doing exactly what I'm pointing out here that badly needs done, and we all know it. Since this is a global problem, we have a global opportunity to turn the tables within an hour. If you heard a sermon by Dave Wilkerson, he called it in an hour, everything will change . Maybe we need to make that happen in a constructive way Because there's more of us than there is of those criminal thugs and we can easily band together and get control of these courses where the crimes are going on . Think of how Jesus dealt with A situation when the temple that was supposed to be a house of prayer became a den of thieves. He went in, flipped tables and ran out the money changers . We can do the same exact thing, but we must do it in numbers. We must make our own whips with whatever will cut, learn how to use them and we need to go in and storm these places in numbers and clean out those places like Jesus cleaned out the temple. We need to do it in NUMBERS because there's POWER in NUMBERS.
Sometimes, I think God may allow certain things to happen because there comes a time when action is up to us. We can't rely on others to do for us what we must do ourselves when no one else will . Jesus had a righteous anger and he took righteous action for the right reasons . I think we can use that As leverage because I think he was setting an example for us if you really read between the lines and see it for yourself because he made it obvious. Sometimes, there comes a time to follow God's example of going in and overthrowing the money changers tables, but do it in numbers. Jesus overturned money changers tables, we can do the exact same thing, and no one dared to touch Jesus when he took action. That's why we need to do it in numbers and not let anyone touch us when we go in there, and clean out some of these places. No one who would otherwise arrest us would DARE touch us IF we had GOD going with us, directing us and empowering us to do what he guides us to do precisely
Remember, Jesus cleaned the temple , and we can do the same exact thing anywhere and everywhere there's corruption, and it's going to take all of us getting involved physically if that's what it takes. We can use the leverage of war time to get that done because there are some things we all know about that's long overdue to be done and where it is, we all know where something is that needs cleaned out. All we have to do in numbers is turn to God and say we're ready to go in just like Israel went into Gaza to eliminate the terror group . They gave innocent citizens plenty of warning and plenty of time to escape the area because they had a plan to overturn everything to go after that terror group. We need to do the exact same thing because it's long past time to clean out those areas corruption is operating
If Jesus can do it, so can we because we're in God's image.
@@0annonymous was the Alzheimers home in the US or Mexico?
I am a retired RN, I worked in many areas of nursing including Nursing home…this is light years ahead of US nursing homes. Awful meals, lack of workers, lack of qualified staff, crowded and impersonal…and this was in a very respectable expensive neighborhood! I grew up with people from Mexico as neighbors in Southern California. They are hard working good family oriented people. This is an eye opening video. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your experience!
I am actually a seasoned nurse working in Northern California and I help place people into Board and Care or assisted living. While the prices compared are amazing how expensive it is in California vs mexico , but these places are not all horrible as you describe. Every one has a experience and as my mother is back in the mid west in a really good assisted living and my friends mother in a board and care in California, both fantastic and do the same care. Many of my patients return to the hospital for whatever alignment as one does and then back to their B/C home and they often have no complaints. A lot of people are not familiar with board and care homes and this is what it is here in this video. Unless your a case manager as I am or you have a family member in a B/C, bedside nurses are not involved in planning and placement and do not know they exist or how so many are wonderful. However , nonetheless, much cheaper in Mexico for the same care but this is not a new option for people.
Alone at 78 yrs. I consider Mexico to be much safer than the U.S. I'm seriously going to look into selling my house and relocating SOUTH. Thanks so much for doing this TH-cam posting.
I am 80 years young with the same situation that you have .. i have been thinking about mexico but just as a female i am a little apprehensive about it..
Mexico is really safe (in the right areas) I hope this works out for you both!
Best wishes ❤
My dad’s assisted living was a nightmare. And expensive. Ao many horrible experiences. He got an infection and was transferred to the rehab unit and never made it out
You'll love it there! Trust me on this one. Quality of life.
Not only is this one of your best videos, it is one of the most important and timely. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I’ve been thinking about this one for quite some time.
"A surgeon from Guadalajara visiting a patient in San Juan Cosala he operated on." Can you even imagine this happening in the US!! Absolutely not!! This alone is invaluable and illustrates just how far from real health care emphasis on "care" is to be had in the US for anyone, much less seniors. Great video!! Thank you for this!!! Thank you so much!!!
Yeah - I was amazed when I heard that! But I guess that's somewhat common. Doctors coming to people's homes is still a thing in Mexico!
@AlmostRetiredinMexico my Gma is 92 and unfortunately fell broke her femur. She lives in Mexico and all her Dr's would come home and do home visits. Laboratories also come and do blood work.
@AD59669 Sorry about her fall - but great to hear the doctors and labs are so accommodating!
@@AlmostRetiredinMexicoSat on a jury lawsuit against surgeon, and part of premise was surgeon knew he messed up and that’s why he visited. (Patient was know to surgeon and he performed gratis).
@@Trenchant468 ouch - messed up a free surgery!
I had been wondering about this type of situation because I had heard that Mexican families take care of each other and had no need for this service. If any place would have it, I thought that Ajicjic would, lol. Alonso seems to really know his stuff and actually cares about the people in his charge, different from the U.S. (my mom was in assisted living in MI). Please keep individuals in charge of these facilities and not corporations, what a huge difference it makes! Thank you so much for making this video, Brighton!
That's a great point about individuals vs corporations. Mexico is all about family based businesses. I hope it can stay that way too!
We have a senior home run by nuns in cozumel. Has a couple Americans. Very loving home called casa juan pablo.
@@lizt2361 Thanks for sharing! I've heard about the Catholic homes, but I didn't know they worked for foreigners.
Such great information, Brighton! Amazing the price difference in the US. Aging is not compatible with life here for your average person. Another great example of how caring the Mexican people are. ❤ Thanks for covering this important topic!
Thank you for your comment. I'm happy to share these places!
THIS! This is something that nobody else is talking about (yet). There are any number of TH-camrs out there extolling the virtues of living in retirement outside of the United States (which I look forward to doing), but none are looking ahead like this. This is the one area where information is hard to find and I'm glad you are providing it.
Now I'm going to get greedy and ask you to do more videos touring other facilities and showing the different types of options available in the different parts of the country 😁. Thank you!
Thanks for the suggestion. If I can find options near my home in Baja California Sur, I'll definitely do a video or two.
Thank you so much for bringing this video because I'm looking to bring my mom to Mexico with me. My mother has dementia but she is well physically but I know that in time she may need care. This is right on time, I am hoping to be ready to move in the next 6 months.
Nice - I love that. I'm working on a video about "bringing mom to Mexico" where I interview a couple of people who live with or nearby to their mom. But if you haven't seen this video, this woman moved her mom to Mexico for affordable in-home dementia care: th-cam.com/video/xXxttt1RNB0/w-d-xo.html
@@AlmostRetiredinMexico
No I haven't seen it, but I will watch it right now. Thanks again for this valuable information. I'm sure this will be helpful to many people in the same position.
Thank you so much for posting this video.
I really needed the info.. it has always been my plan to retire in Mexico But I now Im taking care of my Mom and sister that both need assisted living.. this is giving me a great starting place
I know more and more people who do NOT have kids to put them in a home, so thinking ahead might be a good idea! I love the sense of Community that i have seen for example the Lake Chappla Society! Mexican people rushed in to help a family member after her stroke and didn't even charge!!! That surprised me the most about the Mexican people... Neighbors and friends, church members and more all stepped in to give the family relief! It makes sense that someone saw the need in a retirement community near the lake, because so many of the people retired there do not have family nearby. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO !!!! Thanks for all the very relevant information you always provide here Brighton! I hope Kat gets back on here with some gardening and food videos... So much she could do and is Amazing in front of the camera as well! Kudos!
Thanks Diana. I love the Lake Chapala Society! And Mexican people are so helpful.
I'll pass on your message to Kat. We are actually planning to film something together today... watch for her soon.
In other cultures like the Mexican culture and Asian culture, it is unheard of to put your aging parents in residential care facilities. That is something that doesn't even cross their mind. This is why these care facilities do not exist in their cultures. Family members care for their elderly parents. That is just how it operate. It is frown upon to for Mexican or Asian family upon to put their aging in these care facilities.
Thank you for this video. I am Mexican but I have been living in Europe since I was in my 20s! I am in Germany at the moment. There is a crisis in the assisted living facilities as they lack personal. The people they are getting now are mainly the refugees who not necessarily like the job. I don’t have family here except my husband and son. I could go to Spain but they have the same problem and they are very expensive. Mexicans are warm happy people. The food is great and so the weather. I will not hesitate and move to one of these facilities in Mexico….. when the time comes!
Are you showing other facilities as well?
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Thanks for sharing. Interesting what's going on in Europe. Receiving care from someone from a warm culture is the best!
I'm not touring other facilities. The only thing up on my agenda is an apartment complex owned by Kerri that caters to older people. That should be coming out in a month or so. Be sure to subscribe.
The main reason they can't get health care workers is the price of accommodation.
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 No. It is not the price of accommodation. The elderly population is growing in comparison to the young ones and the young europeans are tending to more profitable working branches, leaving healthcare with a void. Also the extreme regulations impose to doctors and nurses. A radical management change is needed.
@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Thanks. Will look forward to seeing such about senior living. Exactly what would be helpful to hear more about.
This is excellent video, thank you so much! My husband and I have no children and are in our late 50's and looking to possibly move to Mexico with the future in mind. We are healthy now, but it is almost inevitable that we will need some type of care. I love knowing that it's possible to navigate this and I'm so thankful you made this video. Great Advice, Great Information.
Thanks Jill. You sounds just like me and my wife. Having a good long term plan when you are childless is a necessity. And in Mexico, you can live really well without a lot of money!
Great & informative video. Thanks Brighton.
My wife and I are both 64 and healthy but time passes quickly. Our hope would be that in the coming years this kind of service becomes available in La Paz. We have not yet visited the Chapala area but we hope to soon.
Planning ahead is always a good idea. Best
I’m thinking the same thing: I want to see this in La Paz too!
Yessss, I remember that guy who thought he was dying after moving to Mexico, and it was actually his HBP medication was making him feel dizzy because he didn't need it!!! Food is better, walking more, cleaner air!
We are advocating and addicted to pharmacy on USA.
It's killing us!😢
Thank you so much for sharing this information about caring for the elderly in Mexico. I absolutely love Mexico and always wanted to live abroad. Right now, here in the US nursing homes are no good, treatment is little to none. I would love to come there to Mexico to help with the elderly. I will contact the woman you mentioned, and get more information. Thanks again...
Great video. I have lived in Mexico, went back to South Florida, and soon to be back in Ajijic. One cannot describe the compassion and care one gets in Mexico....here in the US the care is usually fair at best but if you have money, there are some excellent facilities but we are talking 5 to 10 K a month. Mexican facilites are great as a rule as to them, 2K a month is big money and I am talking about even with the fall in the value of the dollar. Good luck and soon I will be back (about July 2, 2024) Keep making these informative videos.
This is a very worthwhile video. The information is helpful and good to know these options exist as many of us get older. Thanks for putting this together!
In Cuernavaca, the city of Eternal Spring there is a large foreign community and there are many independent living facilities as well. I still live independently but are looking at the alternatives, and they are also nice. I like it here because of the weather, lesser altitude, more tropical weather and closeness to Mexico City just 45 minutes away!
I've been wanting to get to the area south of CDMX. It seems like there are a bunch of great place to explore. Good to know about the expats and LTC facilities in Cuernavaca! Thanks for sharing.
My family (Americans) lived in Cuernavaca in the late 60's. If you research the news, you will see that a large cartel population has moved into that city. I will never go back, because of that.
@@MsShep55 I'm not sure I trust "the news" as it only reports the bad and doesn't give the perspective of a regular resident and the crime they experience. If I only went by violence reported on the news, I'd have to live in Antarctica!
What is the monthly cost? In Cuernavaca…
Awesome. Thank you for you insight and interest in the aging population. I want to retire to Mexico .I am 70 and have pension. In fine health now . I've had breast cancer in the past. Happy to hear there are options. Thank you again. Ella.
Happy to share Ella! I have another one coming about people’s moms joining them for a move to Mexico. Should be out soon.
Great video. It looks like the care is much better. I did some registry work in AZ at a really fancy "Nursing home". Their day shift rehab team was great but I worked night shift. As an RN I worked the skilled unit. My tech finally had to set me down and explain I didn't have time to put someone on the commode and still get my work done. He was right. It was just the 2 of us and he couldn't get to everybody either. They had these things that sprayed placed in the building so it never smelled bad. You can have dirty diapers under those designer clothes.
So sad. What a disgrace that they have some amazing people wanting to work with the elderly, but can't do their jobs, due to lack of staff and greed by these facilities.
Ugh - that's too bad. There's not the same profit motive in Mexico. It's just culturally different. And this facility smelled like a delicious lunch - not deodorizer. Thanks for sharing
It is a sin and a CRIME what is done due to "privatized" care in the US and all of its lapdog countries that the US has taken over since WW2. Privatization is actually an EMBEZZLING SCAM, because the people running any privatized entity get to charge any amount they want (or dare) to the government, which issues our FIAT money (ie, government money is NOT "our taxes", no matter how many times the liars say it is, which is one of their many lies to keep us duped). So they overbill in order to provide massive exec salaries and high profits, and Wall Street LOVES privatized companies, they know that investing in them is terrific, since profits are guaranteed via government money! And even smaller privatized entities that do not get onto the stock market make their owners and investors/part-owners quite wealthy.
And people need to know that Big Pharma is PRIVATIZED, including vax companies (ahem), plus war companies are privatized, and all the surveillance and tracking systems for the electronic prison they are finalizing to subjugate us are privatized....brilliant of them, scheming to get TRILLIONS from many governments forever while ensuring we can't rise up against their corruption, tyranny and inhumanity. Brilliant - but evil. We must expose them and their embezzling before it is too late.
The president of Mexico does not go along with the US embezzling scam, which is why we are hearing more US politicians say they want to send the US military into Mexico!! 😮😮😮 Of course, they pretend it is for whatever reason they think we will fall for, but it will be to take over the government of Mexico to do the embezzling scam. smh
So true. Once was a part owner of a 50 bed facility. In our state the state only required 1 staff member at night for a 50 bed facility. The profit margins are slim to non existant (we basically cared for people and met payroll and expenses) that being able to staff sufficiently was a real challenge. This was 15 years ago and I can imagine it must be a complete nightmare now to run a facility in the states.
@@patland1762 1 staff member for 50 people - that's crazy. Being that assisted living in the US is so expensive for the family and staff isn't usually paid all that well, where did you see the money going? Insurance? Thanks for joining the conversation.
This is a great video. I my husband and I have temporary residency in Mexico and have wondered if we could get help if we ever needed it after we move there. My mom passed last year and was in a nursing home and she paid 11,000 a month for a shared room and they were never there, gave her terrible food she couldn't eat, left her alone all the time. We had to fight to get her a banana at breakfast and they still would not give her one when they gave to others. It was a terrible place but had a 4 star rating by medicare. She died after being there for less then 2 months. Our medical system in the US is so very broken. We are choosing to live better elsewhere.
Sorry to hear about your mom. The system n the US is screwed up. Coincidentally, tomorrow’s video is about moving Mom to Mexico. Check it out.
Wooo the video we’ve been waiting for
I love hearing this! I'm so happy to share this one. I've been wanting to make this one for a while!
Thanks for sharing this critical and wonderful information! I am a senior and traveling the world but I know my day will come and I don't think I'll be in the United States when it does. You have open my mind to the real possibilities of living out my days in Mexico or elsewhere with care. Thanks 🙏
Thanks for sharing your situation! I'm glad this video could help.
Enjoy your travels!
My Dad was paying $17,500 per month in NY State 11 years ago , my friends mom in the bay area was playing $25,000 usd also 11 years ago . I wanted to move Dad to Mexico but my step mom did not want to go , all have passed on . I am sure it is a lot more money now ! I live in Mexico for my later years .
Wow! That's crazy expensive. But I can believe it. Getting Mexican residency early is a great insurance policy!
@@AlmostRetiredinMexico They start you off at a lower price and keep increasing the price after they have you locked in . God only knows what the price is today .
I'm trying to find out if Long Term Care insurance policies based in the US would cover costs in Mexico?
@@kippywylie most do not , but you can get Mexican medical plans for a good price .
@@kippywylie You need to check your policy. Some do, some don't. And some have restrictions (like they will pay less per day.)
I'm so glad that you aired this video on assisted living because someone like myself who's turning 75 soon Will someday in the future more than likely have to look at assisted living and this seems to be a real answer in view of the high cost of assisted living in the US and Canada. So thank you very much for sharing. Kent
This is so helpful for people who want quality care and affordability. Your video is opening the doors of possibilities to those in need. Thank you! By the way, the rate for hourly care (at home) here in Florida is $50 by professional staff (agency). Crazy!
Glad it was helpful! And thanks for sharing the prices from Florida!
Excellent video for all seniors considering a move to Mexico! Many of us don't have family to care for us.
Thank you so very much 😊
Thanks a bunch for your comment! It means a lot to know that this video is reaching and resonating with seniors who may not have family support. Keep on watching and take care!
Your best video yet; thank you. A timely topic, well explored.
Wow, thank you!
This an amazing video! It's so incredibly informative. Thank you so much for making it.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Wonderful video. I have been thinking about this so much as my parents are in Portland Oregon, I'm in the same boat as you. I don't have kids so I am trying to plan for myself. Having a house in Merida with a casita is the start of my plan but ultimately a family run facility such as this will be the goal. The need is growing for sure. Thank you for making this video!!!
Thanks for commenting Amy. Start working on your parents now - get them to vacation at your place in Merida (in the winter!) I'm hoping this model of long term care spreads across Mexico!
Great video fellow Oregonian! I just lost my Mother in September, she lived the last 3 years in assisted living in the Roseburg area at a minimum of $7000 month. The care was below standard and the facility understaffed. I am determined to find better alternatives, at least a facility that has staffing and decent food at a minimum. Great job.
So sorry you lost you mom - and that she lived in a sub-par place. So common in the US. I hope you find a spot in Mexico for your future!
Great video Brighton. Thank you so much! We would love to move there, are able to work still and this really got my wheels spinning! Blessings for your helpfulness and wish you all the best!👍
Glad it helped! There are some great options out there.
As always great information Brighton! A friend of mine is looking now in the States (Pennsylvania) and I keep trying to tell Him about Mexico and retired living. Thanks now You have given me the costs and what is included with that. Alonzo seems like a Gem!
So glad you've got this video to share with him. Mexico is such an awesome place and many people have this negative opinion of it - but that negative opinion comes from folks who sit in the US watching the television and not the people that actually visit Mexico!
Thank you, i am afraid of old age and maintaning my independence. I am 54 now, mom had alztimers and I fear i will follow her footsteps. I am grateful for this video and first place that sounded, looked like I would be ok. There is hope. I LOVE the big window view and the sunshine coming in I so need that. I have faith, but I seem to struggle in this area with fear. This video blessed me. thank you
Thank you so much for this great video !! This is a totally needed for an overwhelming subject. Bless you ❤
You are so welcome Leticia!
It's a good and informative video. But on the other hand, it's sad that people need to leave their places and families and friends to be able to pay for their living expenses. They often worked their entire lives and maybe even two jobs.
I agree. It would be wonderful if assisted living and dementia care was affordable in the US, but it's crazy expensive. I'm not sure how things will work out as more folks are living longer and needing more care... At least there is a solution in Mexico. And hopefully they can bring their community with them!
Mexican people are awesome, and affordability in Mexico is very attractive. Gotta experience it for yourself. I'm planning to retire in Mexico. The U.S. is just too expensive and increasingly dangerous.
What's more sad than leaving your family and home is that your own family can't and won't bother taking care of you. In mexico it's commom sense and an obligation to watch over the elderly, to keep them in your home, and support them.
@@jj-bp3fr- My mother is in quite a lovely facility in Canada, 5 minutes from my sister. It is NOT assisted living abd it costs $5500 per month! We arrange extra support care for her because her short-term memory loss has become so severe, she needs the security of someone taking her to an activity or to her meals in the dining room (lunch and dinner). We are looking at the possibility of Mexico for more affordable alternatives as she declines, PLUS to get away from the push for vaxes and masks, sometimes even CANCELLING ALL ACTIVITIES in the facility and making people eat all their meals in their rooms, plus have no visitors that were not "essential care workers". Most of us know that these places get huge amounts of government money for making people's lives miserable, and we will NOT allow them to do more of this. Luckily, she was not in that place during the first round of fearmongering and shutdowns, and my sister and I have told them we will take her out if they go along with this again. We will keep her at my sister's place and I will go to my sister's to help with the care, plus we can use the money that would have been spent on the facility to get a lot of hours of support workers to give us a break as we need.
@jj-bp3fr I'm sure this still happens in parts of the US, but for the most part, extended families are not like they are in Mexico.
My first wife and I partially owned and she operated a 50 bed assisted living and memory care facility in the United States. I can tell you unless you are very well off and very lucky you are not going to find good care in the United States. From what I am seeing here, this is where I personally would spend my last years. However, I am building a home in the Philippines for my wife and I to age in. My thought was given how cheap live in help is there it is a good option for the last years. Now I believe when I get to that point I will be investigating Mexico to find a facility to live in as the quality of care in facility and with medical professionals would be much better. Much closer to our adult children than the other side of the world also. Thank you so very much for sharing this video.
Would you happen to know if a US based Long Term Care insurance would cover any costs outside the US? I'm 74 years old and just this month getting set up with an LTC insurance that seems good, with ample funds for care, plus a life insurance coverage. We have "snowbirded" in Mexico 6 months a year for 13 years and have visited Chapala many times. I'm in near perfect health
Excellent video. Opened my eyes to new posibilities!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. It is very applicable to me and partner as I have been to Mexico many dozens of times.
That's great! Have you gotten your residency in Mexico on any of those trips? The requirements are getting more strict as time goes on - so get it when you can ;-)
👍❤️Thank you very good information!
Really appreciate your advice on senior care at a reasonable price.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
This info was the missing link and so it was BEYOND useful. Cannot thank you enough! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
So glad you watched! I'll have another video soon about people bringing their parents to Mexico to live with them or near them (not in a care facility.) Be sure to subscribe!
Bit of Canadian info…my mom has dementia & lives in a PCH. Personal Care Home. Here the monthly payment is based strictly on income. No one is turned away. Approx cost per month is $1600 - $1750 as it fluctuates. She lives in a brand new home which is beautiful, excellent food & receives excellent care. The facility is divided into 6 pods with about 15-20 living together in each pod. She no longer walks thus requires full care. We feel very blessed. Homecare was available to mom while she lived in her apartment prior to her move to PCH….covered by government. Of course she paid rent, food, meds, etc. IF one chooses to have private Homecare the cost is considerable.
Thanks for sharing. The social safety net in Canada is definitely stronger than the one in the US! I just looked it up: there are 50% more Long Term Care beds per senior in Canada compared to the US. And the US is on a downward trend.
Awesome video! My elderly retired father, in his 80s, and I are planning on moving from TX to Lake Chapala next year. My dad was born in Guadalajara, so he will be right at home. I retired a few years ago and don't feel like working anymore. I just want to enjoy life! I want to chill with dad; take walks on the malecón with dad; enjoy the nice sunny rays and weather withdad; eat the freshly made tacos and tortillas from the tortilleria with dad; and go to the market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. 😋🙌😊
Wonderful!! I had no idea these facilities existed with amazing dynamics. I want to apply for a job today! Thank you for the information.
Contact Kerri. It would be great to have more folks who can connect older people from the US and Canada with these facilities in Mexico!
I will and hopefully one will become reality in La Paz!
Great video! Lots of wonderful and useful information! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Wow! Great format, amazing information, & I B wasn’t even looking for this. But, I’m going to consider living out of the country in a few years!!
Glad it was helpful! Sometimes TH-cam knows exactly what you need to watch ;-)
Great information............thank you. Something to think about.
excellent info and well presented, gracias!
Glad you enjoyed it, Dave!
I'm not quite 50 and been watching the retirement videos here. But I have actually been looking for independent living in the states, and because I'm not 55 I can't find a place. I feel like I need to get on a list now for 55, the wait lists are long. I'll need memory care eventually also. It's alot for family to take care when it gets to a point. And takes an emotional toll. This is something I'd be interested in. And I've been talking about going out the US for care as I can't get good care in the states. I have very rare conditions and can't find Dr's here. I was thinking of going to Israel as they have special medical tech but not now, lol. I like how mexico handled covid compared to the US. I know when I first got sick it was the Mexican community that helped me. This is definitely something to consider. Thank you.
I’m glad to hear you’re planning ahead. Healthcare in Guadalajara is pretty advanced. So Lake Chapala might be a good area for you. Best of luck!
Great Point about the medication ❤
My parters mother had someone come in just for 8 hours to sleep at her house and the cost was $45 per hour. This was in maine. So it's likely your figures for the hourly wage of caregivers could be more than you suggested, depending on where in the states you are. Good video. It would be nice to see some other places too.
Wow! $45 an hour to sleep. That’s crazy. Thanks for sharing! I have another video planned with people who brought parents to Mexico to live with them - that’s coming soon.
And this woman brought her parents to Ajijic: th-cam.com/video/xXxttt1RNB0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Mk0zPqu_K_blE8dk
I hired 24 hour 7 day a week in home care for my mom who lived next door to me ( I worked full time from home and had three very young children). The money was not the issue, the employees were. It was a horrible experience. At the time I even partially owned a 50 bed assisted living facility that my wife operated but I wanted my mom in her home (which she also wanted) with cost being no concern. It didn't work. Eventually, with a complete sense of failing her, I put her in our facility and hired someone to be with her during the day and drive her around if she wanted. Even as owner operator I could not provide the level of care that I wanted for her.
@patland1762 So sorry to hear this. But she's luck she had such a dedicated son who tried to make things as good as possible.
Was that caregiver supposed to be sleeping?
Wow...thanks...this has been in the back of my mind...
Glad it was helpful!
This is eXactly what i would expect from Mexico❤!
Ive alwwlays knew Mexico was for me!!
Mexico is a wonderful place!
WOW this was AWESOME,, thank you so much,,,, I hope you get to tour other spots in Mexico too,, SOOO needed,,, thank you,
I hope so too!
YES please
Awesome video! I have a golf buddy in his 80s that loves the town of Chapala (which is also on the lake shown in this video). I am very familiar with Mexico but I had never heard of Chapala, yet my golf buddy (we live in Canada) loves going there, and goes back to Chapala year after year. I definitely want to check out the Chapala area sometime in the future!
You definitely should check it out. Here's a quick preview of Chapala: th-cam.com/video/KHfZhAv_BII/w-d-xo.html
Excellent video. This may be useful for our family.
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck to you!
My mother definitely worried that her care costs would consume her assets. She was able to stay at home and I moved in with her until she passed in her early 80s. But had she lived to need full time care, the costs would have been thousands per month even at a not so great facility.
I’m happy that worked out for you! Btw, here’s a brand new video about people who moved their parents to Mexico to be with them: th-cam.com/video/CvcKh-25alk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7u7TIDE8tXoQTDn4
Great info!! I hope a facility like this will come to La Paz soon -- who knows. But this place looks beautiful. Thanks for this information!
Me too! I met someone interested in bringing this type of thing to La Paz - but she hasn't moved here yet. And there are some retired nurses in Todos Santos working with elderly expats. No full time care yet, but maybe someday. I'll have a video about them soon.
Excellent video.
Very well done video
Thank you very much!
Good to know. My dad is in memory care in Canada (and there it's subsidized by the Canadian government). It's about $400 - $500 more expensive where he's at in Canada for that option. The assisted living seems like it would be even more of a savings in Mexico.
Thanks for sharing! I wish I could have seen the memory care facility, but they said that any changes can cause big disruptions with their residents.
@@AlmostRetiredinMexico that is very true, even switching rooms is a very big deal for someone with dementia.
Good to know about. I don't need this YET, but I may need something like this eventually.
Sure liked when Kerri mentioned, "We look at the whole person." 👍
Yes! These folks really are great!
Just the food makes the difference. The food in Mexico it is mostly organic and that helps a lot. I live in USA but I will retire in Mexico God willing. 🇲🇽😍
Thanks for the excellent information. I I’ve subscribed thank you from Canada.
You're welcome, eh? Lots of folks moving full time or just in the winters to Mexico these days.
This was GREAT thank you so much❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
I will be 81 tomorrow. And have been coming and living part time in
Acapulco since age 20. Since 2021, I have lived in Queretaro
Wow! Happy Belated Birthday - sorry to be a day late.
Excellent info!
Thanks for watching!
Wow. Wow. Wow. Very good Mr B. I can't say for all of Canada but here in NS "most" assisted facilities are Gov. run or overseen by. However when Pam's Mom was diagnosed with advanced Dementia the costs were based on income. Their goal is not to drain all your money before you die. That is not the case in all the provinces however. I truly believe when my Grandmother needed more help due to a medical condition ( her body rejected and artificial hip) and agreed she should go to the "home", their goal was to make sure her bank account was wiped out prior to her demise. The folks you interviewed seemed wonderful caring people. Truly a great subject and a great interview. P n D
Thanks Dave. In the US, the nicer assisted living places want huge amounts of cash up front. I thought you might like this video considering your situation with your mom…
Sorta.. Mom is lucid, sane and in control of her life. She's a 92 year old ever ready bunny. Lives on her own (We live next door) But my promise to Dad is a sacred bond. Plus there isn't a snow balls chance in hell that she's leaving her home (upright). But all very good info. incase by the time we get there WE need assistance. @@AlmostRetiredinMexico
In Alberta we have govt and private. Private can be $4k plus, and more on the plus side! I won't be able to afford it here:(
@@belliott4844 I highly recommend looking into Mexico sooner rather than later - and get your residency set up. Permanent residency doesn't require you to be in the country at all - but you always have that option open.
@@AlmostRetiredinMexico I am working on it now, just trying to figure the best way! Insurance will be a concern down the road at 70 from what I understand, but still have lots of time to figure that out. I have Googled a senior home there and they are a fantastic option for down the road and this one looks great 😀. Love your videos, so informative, thanks!
Sounds great!
EXACTLY on time as this has been on my mind. I've been preparing to move to MX for a while, but know I'm getting older and likely to need a helpful place to live. Might not need it soon, but perhaps could invest (crowdfund?) for the future and help the business grow in more places Mexico Thank you!
Oh - I like that idea of paying in advance. Of course you'll never know when you need this and if they would have a vacancy...
Great video, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
This is such good information. I didn’t find carry’s contact info in the information section. I am going to share this with my mom. This is a good reason to choose Ajijic as a landing place for me when I move to Mexico. I just got my approval for residential permanente.
Congrats on your Residente Permanente! That's wonderful. You can contact Kerri through Facebook: facebook.com/RetireInternationally
Were you satisfied with the consulate you used ? Ty
Brighton, thank you so much for posting your timely and informative video. I’m trying to figure out how to accomplish getting on the path to residency. At this point in time, it seems nearly impossible because of Mexico’s recent increases in an applicant’s income. I’m in Los Angeles and can’t wait to move out of the country.
I don't know how much residency income requirements will go up January 1, but you might want to try getting an appointment and flying to Texas. I think McAllen has the lowest income requirements. Check this video by QROO Paul: th-cam.com/video/zEvPvrDUwxQ/w-d-xo.html
@loverofsong9830, I just watched a video which deals with residency and the increase in the income for applicants. Good video. Start at a Consulate Outside of Mexico. Example: Conselado de Mexico en Oklahoma City (put in your city where you live). You can live there as a "Perpetual Tourist" for 180 days, leave for any number of days and then return for another 180 days. It is legal to do this. Sorry I can't remember the name of the video.
Thankyou so much for this video❤
My pleasure 😊
Very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this info. I now know I have options overseas. I am divorced with no kids, so it is comforting to know there are affordable solutions available.
You are so welcome Alina!
Super helpful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you ❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊
That is awesome!!!
Great info! How do residents deal with emergency medical needs if their primary insurance is U.S. Medicare?
In the central Mexico city of Queretaro, there are several - and much fancier - Assisted Living options. Of course here it’s almost a 100% Mexican residents and they range from $22,000 pesos up to $90,000 pesos per month for the very fancy ones. They’re so popular they tend to have waiting lists…
Thank you for this very informative video! Better care for so much less $$$, wow!
Glad to share! This is so wonderful - I want this industry to grow in Mexico so that it's in La Paz when I need it!
I never saw how much they changed a month?
Hola im new sub, love the way edit your videos tell the world there s good places and people here and dont believe all u see is real about mexico, mi casa es su casa. thanks.have a nice day
Thanks for subscribing! I'm happy to share the real Mexico with people from north of the border. So much mis-information out there.
You speak vey good. And explain supper good.
Thank you!
This just came up in my feed. The facility my daughter is in Poway near San Diego, which is refusing to call me back and explain why she's not getting any medication for Hep C.
This is definitely nice to know!
Sorry to hear that I know there are a number of places near TJ / Ensenada. These might be a good option for you.
Great services! Thank you for covering this important subject Now come to Cozumel and open! Closer even more to texas a hub to anywhere from Cozumel international airport
This definitely needs to grow in Mexico. Great opportunity for Mexicans that understand how things work in the US!
Thank you so much for this video. I am (only!) 64, 😜🤪 but I am going to share it with my adult children, so that they know this is an option (for me and for them).
That's perfect. Train the kids now!
Just as with any retirement facility, really do your research and if possible, talk to the adult children of the residents, do many visits of the facility and read the fine print. Also, go with your intuition before you commit to any contract. What I have heard time and time again from people who have parents in assisted living places is that they offer the moon in the beginning but don't always live up to the sales pitch. Also, notice how the staff interacts with the residents. How sincere and attentive do they seem. Having said all that, the facility Ohana does seem nice and could be a viable option especially to save money.
Great advice! Especially for the US where you're more likely to be dealing with a big business, and not the people directly providing the care.
wow!!! thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip, Linda!!
The sad truth is that in no time soon it will become just as costly as the US, look at renting in Mexico, there was a time when you could live cheaply as more and more foreigners move to Mexico now the prices have gone crazy high the average Mexican can't afford rent.The same will happen with care for the aged.
Interesting prediction.
thanks, great video...I think this type of care would be a great buiness opportunity for the right person on the Baja...down in Sur
I agree! I'm ready to make a video about it when it shows up!!
Great video! My brother lived in a wonderful assisted living place in the US that was a non-profit and only about $2k a month, but when he needed more medical care the “skilled nursing facility” cost over $10k a month. 😮
Do you know of any nursing homes or plans for such in MX or…what do folks do when they need the next level of care? Just come back to the states? Thx!!
Congrats on finding the non-profit. But sorry he had to move to skilled at such a high expense!
Kerri says that additional levels of care are available for around the same costs.
You nailed it bro! Excellent video. ATB from sunny Cancun! 😎
Awesome thank you!
THIS IS LIFE-CHANGING. UNBELIEVABLE AND PHENOMENAL. Tell me this exists in La Paz???
Not that I know of. But I met a woman interested in making it happen in the near future. Crossing fingers!
Iam 63 and took early retirement, for medical reason's. I was born in Mexico DF, and Iam wanting so much to move back to Mexico, and live some where near lake Chapala, I dont have any family in the US anymore, and I havent seen my original famly since the 60s, leaving every thing, just some cloths, my book and art stuff, and Seawella my Chihahau
Mexico is ready to welcome you back ;-)
I’d like to know more about this option. I am an elder law attorney in California. Many times adult children need to place their parents in some kind of a care facility. They don’t need 24 hour around the clock medical care. But they need cooking and cleaning and helping the eldertransport. I always thought this would be a good idea.
Reach out to Kerri. She's a California native. facebook.com/RetireInternationally
I'm trying to determine if a Long Term Care insurance policy based out of the US would cover any care expenses in Mexico. I'm in the process of purchasing an LTC plan that would pay $12k per month
that is a really good question @@kippywylie
Its unfortunate that in the states the older kids are quick to put the parents in the home. They don't want to deal with it. As where in Mexico and other cultures take care of their elderly. So this is great they have this and its affordable.
You're right. Life in the US isn't very extended-family friendly. And this type of care didn't exist in Mexico because it was unneeded until people from the US and Canada moved south!
The sad part is that the medical cartel in the US is all about drugs, drugs and more drugs. The children of elderly are expected to watch helplessly as drugs slowly degrade the quality of life of their loved ones. Great to have an option for medical professionals that wean folks off the drugs and increase quality of life.
A lot of time both adults in the US need to work and can't stay home to take care of anyone. 🙄
@@jenniferressmannwriter so true!! I’m a nurse with a lot of Geriatric experience and I see this constantly. Our economy often depends on 2 incomes. The Families have undeserved quilt, it’s such a trap. The ones in the US that have it all figured out and keep their loved ones at home, are the Amish.
Some people have to work I have to place my mom in a home I was told if I don’t do it they will call Children and families and accused me of negligence, I try my best to keep her until the end but the older they get the less mobility they have and there is when the trouble start if you are the only care giver … don’t talk so freely without knowing peoples life! I take this comment so personal because I fought the system looking for help and they closed the doors for me from every direction