5 Signs Your Assisted Living Is No Longer A Good Fit

Care Solutions Helps Families Find The Right Assisted Living Community For Their Loved Ones

Finding the right assisted living community for your family member can seem like a nigh-impossible task. With so many options in the Portland metro area, sifting through all of the possibilities and finding a good match for your family member’s needs can be difficult. Care Solutions steps up to the plate to make this process easier. We’re familiar with the senior living communities in the area and can help find the best match for your loved one. There is a senior living community that will best suit their medical, social, and spiritual needs – and we can help you find it.

5 Signs Your Assisted Living is Not Longer A Good Fit

That being said, sometimes needs change. It is possible that your loved one is living in a senior living community now that isn’t the best choice for them? Here are some things to consider when figuring out if your loved one is in the right assisted living community for them.

Are They Safe And Predictable?

If order to know if your loved one is in the right type of senior living community, ask if they are safe and predictable? This means that you must consider if, when left on their own behind closed doors, they will be safe with themselves and know how to call for help if needed. Do they know where the call light is? Do they remember how to call 911? If your family member does not know this or feels as if they don’t get enough help where they are, it is time to consider a higher level of care.

Are They Going To Meals?

Be sure to ask if your loved one is going to meals. While some seniors, especially those suffering from dementia, may not remember accurately if they are going to meals, some seniors may truly be lacking in this area. If your family member is not going to meals and the care facility is not enacting a plan to counterbalance that and make sure they are getting much-needed nutrition, it may be time to seek out another senior living community. This may be fixed within the community they are currently in, but it is important to stay tuned in and active to make sure they are truly getting the care they need.

Are They Wandering?

If your loved one is wandering around aimless and unsupervised, it may be time to consider a higher level of care. Some seniors may enjoy the occasional walk, which is a healthy and engaging activity. However, if your loved one is not purposefully going for a walk, or if they don’t know where they are, this is cause for concern and they need better supervision. Your loved one should not be confused and lost in their living community.

Are They Refusing Care?

Refusing care is a sign that your loved one needs more assistance and comfort. Their caregivers need to take a new approach to caring for them, and the caregivers at their current living community may not be able to offer that.

Does Your Loved One Stay In Bed?

If your loved one is isolating themselves and staying in bed, then they are not getting the level of care they need. This behavior can be damaging to their health and they need to be more carefully and thoroughly cared for.

Care Solutions Makes Senior Care Placement Easy For Local Families

When you’re ready to seek out senior care living options for your loved one, contact Care Solutions. Whatever your family’s unique needs are, Care Solutions is pledged to helping families find the right care solution for their loved one. You will find yourself in caring hands with the team at Care Solutions. We strive to ease the process of placing a loved one into care by taking away the stress. Care Solutions offers a free placement assessment to find out the best senior care living option for your family. For superior care solutions, you can depend on Care Solutions.