| Making the decision to move to or place one or both | | | | to the staff and get a feel for if they like working |
| of your parent's in an assisted living or elder care | | | | there. Not only will unhappy staff indicate that the |
| center is very difficult. It's an emotional time when | | | | company may be neglectful but also that they may |
| the senior needs someone full or part time to meet | | | | not enjoy working with seniors and so, not provide |
| their basic daily needs and it's time to move out of | | | | proper elder care. |
| their home. What can make the decision even more | | | | Next go online and find out if there have been any |
| difficult is that there are thousands of assisted living | | | | reports filed against the company. You can do this by |
| options to choose from and at a time when you | | | | visiting the Better Business Bureau website and the |
| most want to make the right decision, it can be | | | | county court records or state health department |
| difficult to know what that is. Here are some tips on | | | | reports. The Better Business Bureau will list complaints |
| choosing the right option for you and your family. | | | | and issues that people have had with the center in |
| You won't be able to get a conclusive feeling about | | | | the past and the county court records will tell you if |
| any assisted living center without visiting in person. | | | | there have been any lawsuits against the center or |
| Make sure to visit a few times, during different times | | | | the staff that has worked there. This will provide you |
| of the day and week, and make some observations. | | | | with information that you would not be able to |
| Do the attendants seem busy and rushed? Are the | | | | determine by visiting the center. |
| residents active? Are people friendly? Is the center | | | | Lastly, make sure you like the place or that the elder |
| clean and attractive? Nobody is going to know what | | | | in need of care likes the place. If they don't, stop |
| living in the center is like better than those that have | | | | your search immediately and try to find another that |
| already made the place their home! During your visit, | | | | they will enjoy more. There are many different |
| make sure that you speak to some of the residents | | | | options and so there's a perfect fit somewhere, it |
| and find out how they enjoy living there. Also speak | | | | may just take a little patience to find it! |