As you all know my Mom has Alzheimers. It's in the moderate stages. At the moment she is in a nursing home because of surgery but I was thinking about switching her to an assisted living. I showed her an "apartment" today (Can't say nursing home or assisted living without a temper tantrum) at the assisted living, she hated it, when we got back to the nursing home she swears it is NOT where she has been staying and argues all the way in until we get to her room. As much as I want my mom to have the little bit more privacy that the AL offers, I don't know if it will be worth the melt down and the extreme confusion that will follow a change of environment. And if I do move her to an AL and it doesn't work out we have to go through the confusion and change all over again to go back to the nursing home. I have very little experience with Alzheimers, is it worth the stress to her? Or would it be best just to leave her where she is?
I think leaving her where she is, is a very smart move. One consideration though is to make sure this NH is capable of dementia care. It's not the same as typical old-age custodial care where mom/dad need help to get up, bathe, change clothes, be supervised, have skilled nursing care.
Dementia care facilities can deal with the specific and outrageous behaviors that dementias bring. Some NHs will absolutely not have it. You don't want a rude surprise by the NH saying "mom can't stay here anymore effective immediately".
You'll need to carefully consider the pros and cons of each, and whether some of the problems with the nursing home can be alleviated by making a few changes. I expect there is a $$ issue too if she doesn't yet need a high level of care, no small consideration. Good luck!
Where did she live before the surgery? Is she in the rehab (tcu) unit of the nursing home now?