How can families and friends help a loved o... - Care Community
How can families and friends help a loved one transition to residential care?
12 Voters6
Respite care in the same place leading up to the move
5
I wouldn't want a loved one in residential care
4
Regular visits
4
Personalise their room as much as possible
3
Space to get used to their surroundings and people
2
Other - leave your ideas in the comments section
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My first thought is that I wouldn't want a relative to go into a care home but in a practical sense if this came to the crunch, I would choose one near enough for regular visits and make the room as homely as possible with respite visits before deciding on a permanent decision.
One of the things we did was play to the personality of the person.
We talked with the staff and let them know that the person was a carer by nature and if they could give her opportunities to be helpful it would reduce the impact.
We also spent a lot of time with the person encouraging them to make new friends.