By: Jatana Williams-Thompson, Founder & Consultant<\/em> Ring, Ring, Ring<\/strong> Whether it\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s, Lewy-Body or vascular dementia (stroke); it is never easy supporting a loved one who has been diagnosed with a memory impairment. Depending on the type of memory loss your loved one has, will determine different behaviors or symptoms. The person you once knew is starting to become someone else due to symptoms he or she can\u2019t control. Some individuals decline faster than others and will need care and supervision on a regular basis. For example, if he or she is no longer able to provide activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, eating, dressing and walking on their own. In many of these situations, care and supervision is needed from assisted living, board & care home or personal care home.<\/p>\n Moving a loved one is no easy task. At times, it is more difficult for family members to make the decision to move a loved one then it would be for the loved one to adjust to a new living environment. So how do you know when to move your loved one into an assisted living or board & care home?<\/p>\n There\u2019s no clear answer when dealing with emotions. Emotions will tell you to cut hours at work so you can provide the care yourself. Or make a schedule with neighbors or friends to provide the care. In many scenarios, this will work, in others they may not. Even though families notice loved one\u2019s quality of life is decreasing, they still have a tendency to stick to their guns until a disaster happens.<\/p>\n The key is to review the entire situation. Sit down with a pen, paper and ask yourself, family or close friends, is this a good quality of life for mom or dad? If not, what is? It is always best to have a detailed conversation with all parties involved in care decisions.<\/p>\n Have you noticed your loved one?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you said yes to several of these questions, it is time for a discussion with your loved one\u2019s medical physician. Assisted Living, Home Care or Home Health may be required. A physician can provide you with the necessary documentation needed to move your loved one into a assisted living or board & care home, such as a Physician\u2019s Report, latest history & physical and TB results to ensure the community you chose is able to provide appropriate care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHelp, Grandma left the Stove on Again!\u201d By: Jatana Williams-Thompson, Founder & Consultant Beyond the Sky Solutions-619-476-2239 Ring, Ring, Ring Frustrated lady answers, \u201cHello, may I help you?\u201d \u201cOh ah, hello\u2026who is this?\u201d \u201cThis is Mable, Esther\u2019s neighbor.\u201d Granddaughter is confused, \u201cMable\u2026is my grandmother there?\u201d \u201cYes, her fire alarm went off again. Esther forgot to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,53,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1484"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2034,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions\/2034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBeyond the Sky Solutions-619-476-2239<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFrustrated lady answers, \u201cHello, may I help you?\u201d
\n\u201cOh ah, hello\u2026who is this?\u201d
\n\u201cThis is Mable, Esther\u2019s neighbor.\u201d
\nGranddaughter is confused, \u201cMable\u2026is my grandmother there?\u201d
\n\u201cYes, her fire alarm went off again. Esther forgot to turn the food off when she was done cooking. I ran over and called the fire department!\u201d
\n\u201cIs she okay?\u201d Granddaughter asked.
\nMable, \u201cShe\u2019s okay but your family will need to make a plan for her. Living alone is dangerous with her memory getting worse. That caregiver person is not here all the time. I am worried about her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe following is a checklist to assist your family in making a decision on whether or not it is time to start searching for a safe, comfortable, appropriate care environment.<\/p>\n\n
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