Tips to Transitioning from Home to an Assisted Living Facility

Cedargate Assisted Living Facility in Kanell Blvd. Poplar Bluff MO specializes to giving quality care to your seniors in our center. Growing old should make the elderly more independent that is why we believe that letting them stay in our facility can help them realize their full capability as senior members of the community.

Transitioning from home to assisted living can be very challenging especially for the senior. So as to help them cope with the big changes in their life, we need you to be involved in their care. As an assisted living facility, we can teach you on how to become hands on with the lives of your parents by following the following tips especially when they are still adjusting to their assisted living life:

• Tip #1: Do not dismiss a negative comment hastily

  Just because their attitude towards it can be petty or the remarks given by the seniors towards the services or staff of the facility can get pretty nasty, never ignore them. This can damage their morale.

• Tip #2: Listen to their comments

  Most of the time, some of the negative feelings voiced out by your parents are just to speak out their fear or uncertainty. They may just want you to listen to them to comfort and support them through their circumstances.

• Tip #3: Listen to the emotions they are portraying

  Sometimes, seniors may just be speaking nonsense. But if they are acting this way, pay attention to the emotions they are expressing and not the words they are explaining. Notice their verbal cues, facial expressions, body language, gestures and even their postures.

• Tip #4: Notice extreme negative behaviors

  Cedargate Assisted Living Facility in Kanell Blvd. Poplar Bluff MO strongly believes that the dissatisfaction of the senior is not limited to the verbal and non-verbal expressions given out by the elderly. Sometimes, it may include feelings that are overwhelmingly negative such as:

  • Anxiety
  • Hostility
  • Unresponsiveness
  • Withdrawal
• Tip #5: Respond to their comments

  Even if they are bursting out negative comments one after the other, it is not only polite but also right to respond to these comments. When you respond, use the following to indicate and express that you are listening to their remarks:

  • Comments
  • Facial expressions
  • Gestures
  • Statements
  • Questions

  Treat your parents as an equal during your conversation and show them that you care.

• Tip #6: Approach the staff of the facility

  In order for our client’s pleas to be heard, Cedargate Assisted Living Facility in Kanell Blvd. Poplar Bluff MO always reminds our staff to approach our clients and their family members kindly. It is the only way we know how to improve the current service we are giving.

• Tip #7: Reassure your parents

  Tell your parents that the issues that are bothering them are already passed on to the staff and that their concerns are already being taken care of by the service providers themselves.

What other tips do you still have in mind? Let us know by leaving some comments below.