“Don’t pull your loved one into the details of the planning and packing process.
“While long-term care communities provide important round-the-clock care, nutrition, social activities and support services that improve your loved one’s quality of life, it is extremely important to recognize that the transition from home to residential care can be a very challenging one.” – Collin Tierney, as quoted in Easing the Transition to Long-Term Care for Your Loved One, Bryn Mawr Terrace Twitter: Don't include your loved one in planning or packing for the move. They truly believe there’s nothing wrong with them.” – Chris Ebell, as quoted in Advice from an Expert: Dealing with the Transition to a Dementia Care Community by Chris Harper, The Arbor Company Twitter: Recognize the transition will be challenging. So, if you suggest they can’t do something, they can get very angry. “If I can, I want to avoid the conversation that says, ‘You need more help.’ Generally, by the time they need 24-hour care, people with dementia are no longer able to identify the fact that they have a problem. Know the community policies and procedures, the security available, and the features and treatments available.” – The Transition to a Memory Care Facility, American Senior Communities Twitter: Avoid telling your loved one he needs more help. Before choosing a memory care facility, research facilities and their amenities to know whether it is the right choice for your loved one. Talk to your loved one first to understand their needs. Please note, our 50 tips for easing the transition to memory, dementia, or Alzheimer’s care are not listed in order of importance or value in any way rather, we have categorized them to help you find the tips that will be most useful to you. Keep in mind that everyone handles the transition differently, and you will need to use the tips that best fit your loved one’s personality and needs and your situation. To help ease the transition for your loved one (and for you), we have rounded up 50 tips from caregivers, memory care facility administrators, dementia and Alzheimer’s experts, and others who have experience in working with seniors who require special care. You understand the need for the move, but it still is difficult for you to accept the decision, and your emotions run even higher when you think about telling your loved one and anticipate moving day. After you have consulted your family and her healthcare professionals, made financial arrangements, and chosen your loved one’s new home, you have to prepare for transitioning her to a new level of care. By Jennifer Trowbridge, Indiana State Director on 12:46:00 PMĪs your loved one’s memory declines, or as the effects of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease become too much for the family or caregivers to handle, you will have to make the decision to place her in memory, dementia, or Alzheimer’s care.
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