How Do You Help An Elderly Person Adjust To Assisted Living?
There will come a time when someone you know and love will make the decision to move into an assisted living facility. Or you will have to make the decision for someone. The transition from living independently to assisted living is not always an easy one. It is hard for elderly people to give up their independence after all those years of taking care of their families. When the time comes for the children to become the parents and provide the care giving, there are some things that can be done to make this new phase of life easier for everyone concerned. Start by researching facilities near the home of the elderly person. Staying in their same neighborhood will make this somewhat easier. Determine the level of assistance needed, and ask what is available at the facility to provide the proper care. As important as the availability of medical care is the social aspect of the facility. Are there activities your loved one can participate in? What is the schedule and how does the facility
Related Questions
- Im told that assisted living is designed to help people "age in place." Does that mean that a person can continue to live at SMC even as they begin to need additional services?
- I have been receiving home health care through the Provider Pathway; my family thinks I need to go to assisted living, can the Pathway help me?
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