Getting Prepared: Before the Move
by Admin
Posted on 07-07-2024 03:25 PM
“mother is not adjusting to assisted living.
”“this senior living transition is harder than i expected. ”“dad is not happy after moving to assisted living. I think i should move him out. ”does any of this sound familiar?
if you find yourself in a complex exchange of emotions with your parent during the adjustment period after moving to senior living, you’re not alone. You have likely spent a considerable amount of time dedicated to the health and happiness of your parent, researching the right community and assisting with the move. You knew there would be some difficulty adjusting, but you weren’t prepared
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The idea of losing independence, especially when it comes to using the toilet, is troubling. Issues include finding the bathroom, missing the toilet bowl, and incontinence. Anything we can do to support the independence of a loved one living with alzheimer’s is helpful, so here are some simple tools and ideas that can make life a bit easier for everyone. Setting up the home bathroom to help maintain independence, set up the bathroom for success. The first step is to remove all bathroom locks, to avoid the person with dementia inadvertently locking themselves in. Or, if you want to keep the lock, keep the key hanging outside the door nearby.