Important Steps To Choosing An Assisted Living Facility


Do you have an older relative who you're no longer able to care for at home? Are you thinking about putting him or her in an assisted living facility, but you don't know how to choose which one is best for you? Choosing the right place to put your parent or grandparent can be a difficult decision. After all, you want to make sure that the right people are caring for him or her. Fortunately, there are things that can make the process easier. Some of these are:

Visit each place at least twice: If you're busy caring for your relative, it can be difficult to make time to visit each assisted living facility that you're interested in. However, visiting two or more times is a good way to make sure that you didn't miss something on a previous visit. A good facility should allow you to drop in at any time during normal business hours. Visit the common areas to see what the more mobile residents are doing. While every facility will have a few disgruntled or sad-looking patients, do most of them look relatively happy or cheerful? If not, you may want to look elsewhere.

Talk to the staff: The staff at any assisted living facility are going to be busy, but they should still be friendly and take the time to acknowledge your questions. Talking to the doctors and nurses is a great idea, but you should also talk to the other staff as well. The cleaning staff, in particular, should be able to tell you things that you might not hear from other staff, such as whether certain cleaning materials are forgotten or are in short supply. If the cleaning staff have a hard time getting floor cleaner or new mop heads, there may also be more serious problems elsewhere.

Eat the food: Industrialized food often has a bad reputation, but a good assisted living facility will also have good food. Eat at least one meal there so that you can see the quality of the food that the residents are eating. If your relative has a food allergy or doesn't eat a certain food, make sure to claim the same allergy or dislike even if your dietary needs are different. For example, if you tell them that you have a severe lactose intolerance but they serve you a chicken fried steak with milk gravy on top, somebody on staff isn't paying enough attention to the food. If allowed, make sure to eat in the common room or dining room where the residents are eating, so that you can see what sort of food they are served and whether it is substantially different from what you are given.

Contact an assisted living facility like Twin Oaks Estate for information on how your relative can benefit from assisted living.

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Hello, my name is Brenda. When I had to help my grandparents find an assisted living community, I was devastated. At that time, I did not realize the immense benefits they would enjoy while living in this type of community. Only after many visits to their new home did I start to understand the benefits. An assisted living community gave my grandparents freedom they had not enjoyed for years. I was able to live without worry about their health or happiness after they moved there. I hope to use this site to share all of the benefits of helping your loved ones move into an assisted living community.

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