If you are responsible for making decisions for your elderly relative who has Alzheimer's, there is no doubt that every small choice has to be carefully assessed. This is especially true when you are looking for the right assisted living facility where they will stay. Even though there are features that are prevalent with most assisted living facilities, such as push-button intercoms for assistance and around-the-clock nursing staff, an assisted living facility that caters mainly to patients with Alzheimer's and dementia are a bit different.
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When you are concerned about an elderly relative, deciding when a retirement home might be needed is emotionally stressful. The change of living arrangements can cause confusion and depression in a person who has been living in his or her home for a long time. You do not want to force the issue if the person is capable of taking care of him or herself. However, you also do not want to wait until your relative has a bad fall, forgets to take his or her medication, or ends up having to do expensive repairs to the house.
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When one of your loved ones is at a senior living facility, you might worry that he or she is not getting the stimulation that he or she will need to be happy. If this is the case, you have two options. You can move your loved one to a more expensive senior living facility that offers more activities, an option that is often cost-prohibitive for many, or you can volunteer to host the activities yourself.
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In the past, when someone grew old and could not live alone anymore, that person may have moved in with family members. However, for many people, moving in with their kids or other family members is not an option, leaving them the only option of a nursing home. Today, you do have more choices for getting the help you to need to get around while remaining in your own place. If you think an assisted living community is the same as a nursing home, check out these facts that may change your mind.
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Making the decision to move someone you care about into an assisted living facility can be a very difficult and emotional task. For a grown adult to agree to give up some of their freedoms, they'll have to be reassured that the facility they're moving to is truly as comfortable and enjoyable as it's portrayed in the advertising materials. That means developing a real working knowledge of the facility before a commitment is made.
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