I don’t have much to add: already some great posts to this thread.
My dad went to assisted living first. The girlfriend (that he met there) had been admitted because she was wandering at night. They both did well in assisted living for a bit less than 2 years, until she started sneaking out (leaving through the loading dock, etc). They moved her to memory care, and then my dad got paranoid and then violent with staff and other residents. We moved him to memory care in a different facility. He was happy there. But it cost a ton.
The financial limitations can be overcome...follow the recommendations offered by the other posters. My MIL went into a pretty nice memory care facility that accepted Medicare and Medicaid (after the savings were depleted). She had 3 roommates, which she hated, but the basic care was quite good.
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