Improving Your Loved One's Nursing Home Experience

• Health Issues That Should Prompt You To Move A Parent Into Assisted Living

  29 November 2016

  While your elderly parent may like the idea of living independently, his or her changing health can impact the living arrangements. Occasionally, you'll need to step in upon seeing your parent's changing health issues and arrange a move to an assisted living facility. Under the care of medical professionals, your parent will receive help for his or her health issues — and you won't have to worry about the risk of your parent continuing to live alone.

• Keeping Your Loved One Safe: Early Signs Of Dementia And Assisted Living

  23 November 2016

  Assisted living facilities are designed to promote independence for all residents. In fact, when a person lives in such a facility, they must be able to take care of many of their own basic needs. While a resident in assisted living will receive medication reminders and meals are served in a main dining room, it's an environment that allows residents to live in an apartment without a roommate. Early signs of dementia can include getting lost in familiar places, missing a number of appointments, and having trouble cooking when that wasn't a problem before.

• Ways That Your Parent's Physical Health Can Improve Upon Moving Into A Nursing Home

  23 November 2016

  Many people help to move their elderly parents into nursing homes because of the care their parents can receive in these facilities. While getting help with taking medication and no longer having to cook and clean can certainly be beneficial, it's also worth thinking about how your parents' physical health can improve upon moving into such a facility. If you're concerned that your parents' health is declining in any number of ways, relocating them to a nursing home can lead to some improvement.

• Is Your Elderly Parent Showing These Signs Of Loneliness? Hiring A Home Health Aide Can Help

  22 November 2016

  People hire home health aides for their elderly parents for a number of different reasons. If your parent has trouble with tasks such as bathing or taking medication, for example, but still wants to live independently, a daily visit from a home health aide can reduce the amount of time that you stress over the care of your parent. It can also be worthwhile to think about hiring a home health aide if your parent is showing signs of being lonely.

• Pointers For Touring Assisted Living Facilities And Finding The Right Home For Your Loved One

  17 November 2016

  Choosing an assisted living facility for your loved one is a difficult task for any family; your loved one may feel rejected and fearful of his or her future with the looming loss of independence and existing social connections. To help your loved one through this difficult time, be diligent in touring the options for assisted living facilities in your area so that you can make the best decision; choosing a new home with friendly and attentive staff, a strong community, and ample activity programs will ease your loved one's transition into their new home.