Some Advantages Of Moving In To Care Homes

| Thursday, February 24, 2011
By Beth Hawkins


Care Homes are places that have the facilities and equipment to look after people who have reached an age where they are not able to do these things themselves due to a variety of factors through both mental state of health and physical illness. Experienced and professional individuals will create a care plan in order to meet each clients needs, they will make notes of any changes, so deterioration can be avoided if possible. Some places provide nurses and doctors where as others just provide carers, it is essential to pick the right kind of establishment.

Every single home is different and when looking for a new place to live it is important to research thoroughly. A nursing home has nurses, carers and sometimes doctors on hand to provide care for very ill people all day and all night, they will perform simple activities on their behalf and procedures a nurse in a hospital would do like wound management.

A person who is over 65 may be described as elderly and from that age people may experience illness which can result in the individual not being able to carry out such tasks they used to be able to like cooking, cleaning and washing. People may choose to move to a Residential Home for a little bit of extra support without requiring nursing.

Residential Homes make their clients meals and serve them, do all of their washing and even help them to dress if this is required. If a client enjoys an active lifestyle they will be able to take part in social events with other residents. Occasionally there may come a time when the client has a set back and will need nursing help, in which case they need to move to a Nursing Home.

Another type of home is where people who have experienced a degree of dementia for example; Alzheimers Disease where the individual will constantly be trying to locate their life as a younger person and will no longer be able to recall their family as they are, they will only be able to remember their adult children as they were many years ago. An establishment that keeps a close eye on people experiencing these problems may be referred to a Dementia Home or an elderly mental health unit.

The hardest decision is actually that, family or the client deciding they would be able to have a better quality of life in a home than struggling alone in their own setting. Once a decision has been made, they may make enquiries over the telephone, pick up some leaflets and take a look around a suitable establishment. A clients representative or family will usually take them to meet the owner too assess its suitability. The client must think about how the service will be funded and may need to rent or sell their house.

In the establishments staff will be quizzed on the services they have to offer and the equipment and apparatus the home has to offer, the clients representatives then need to decide if these facilities can meet their needs. The visitors may even speak to other residents who are able to get their opinions on how they enjoy their lives. They will look around the different rooms to decide which they would like.

When a decision has been made, the new clients will arrange for a contract to be agreed and signed, the contract will include information regarding personal belongings, next of kin, visitors, activities they may or may not take part in and funeral arrangements. A solicitor may look over the contract for vulnerable adults and finally when all the legal arrangement sorted a move in date will be arranged.




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