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Frequently
asked
Questions

 

When you are considering

Long-Term Care.

 

Even if everything you find in your search is presenting well, pay attention to any doubts
or uncertainty you are having.

 

There are a lot of excellent choices for long-term care, but maybe you just have not found the right one yet.

 

     •  Is this the right time?

 

     •   Can care be provided in a different setting?

 

Only you know your loved one. Be sure to consider all your options. You will be glad you did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following are questions you want to ask
in your search for Long-Term care considerations:

      •   Does the staff to resident ratio
          seem stretched thin?

 

      •   How does the staff handle difficult behaviors
          such as bathing and wandering?

 

      •   How often are residents bathed?

 

      •   Is special assistance given to persons
          with feeding problems?

 

      •   Do caregivers speak English or the
          resident’s native language so that
          communication is effective?

 

      •   Are individual care plans maintained
          for each resident?

 

      •   How does a resident get medical attention?

 

      •   Is there a doctor available who keeps
          hours in the facility?

 

      •   For outside medical appointments,
          will staff make those arrangements?

 

      •   What other staff is available to residents?

 

      •   Are there specific visiting hours for
          families and visitors, and if so, what are they?

 

      •   Is the facility secured for wandering residents?

 

      •   How does the staff handle residents

          going into another resident’s room?

 

      •   Is there a support group for family members?

 

      •   What is the facility response when a
          resident is having difficulty adjusting?

 

      •   What do others say about this facility