Are you worried about the safety of a dear family member who lives alone? Perhaps, your elderly mother has started falling frequently. Or, your older father might sometimes forget to take his medicine. If you can relate to either one of these worrisome situations, consider moving your senior relative into a nursing home. If your loved one doesn’t need round-the-clock care, you might wish to put him or her in an assisted living facility. Staying at this type of facility can provide a family member with a sense of independence. On this blog, I hope you will discover valuable tips to help you move an aging loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility. Enjoy!
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Keeping Your Family Member Safe
Tips For Helping Your Loved One With An Assisted Living Move
Debbie Rodriguez
If you have an aging loved one, you may be thinking about an assisted living transition. This is never an easy transition, but one that may be inevitable. Before you proceed, you need to think about how you will handle the process, from introducing the idea to your loved one to choosing the facility. The more you understand about the process, the easier and more successful the entire transition will be.
Introduce The Idea As Early As Possible
As soon as it becomes apparent that you need to look into assisted living for your loved one, you need to start having conversations about it with him or her right away. The sooner you start to introduce the idea, the more time he or she will have to adapt and adjust to the idea. It is difficult for some people to accept that it's time to give up the home they know and transition to a different environment.
In addition, sometimes the introduction to an assisted living transition won't go over well. Especially if your loved one has been diagnosed with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer's disease, introducing the concept of assisted living may lead to aggression or other problems.
Find A Facility
Once you know that it's time to put your loved one into assisted living, you need to decide which facility will be the best one for him or her. Visit many assisted living facilities in your area, discussing the care options and the resident experience with the staff of each one. Make sure that the facility you choose can accommodate any specialized medical or personal care needs that your loved one needs.
Get Help With The Move
When you move a loved one into assisted living, it means moving everything they own out of their house. They likely won't be physically able to do the manual labor required to pack things up, so gather together friends and family to help you get the work done. Make sure that your loved one is an active participant, though. They will want to help you decide what to pack and store versus what to bring to the assisted living facility. Since you will have chosen a facility by now, you'll know exactly how much room they have to work with.
Keep Up The Family Support
One of the biggest fears for may aging family members is that their family and friends will forget about them when they move into assisted living. Take time to gather your family and discuss the importance of visiting your loved one once they have moved into assisted living. Even if you have to set up a schedule of visitations, make sure that your loved one gets visits regularly. Not only does this prevent loneliness and feelings of abandonment, it also allows you to keep tabs on your loved one and ensure that they are being treated properly.
Speak with local senior assisted living services for more information.
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