Moving into a care home can be a sensitive period for both the residents and their whole family. On the other hand, this switch can be changed into a positive experience with the following basic recommendations: See how we can help Beaucare Patient Care
PERSONALISE THEIR BEDROOM AND KEEP IT HOMELY.
Place familiar objects around your loved one’s room, such as photographs, ornaments or a favourite chair. This will make their room feel more like home and help them settle in much quicker.
PACK THE BEST CLOTHING AND TOILETRIES.
Try and bring your loved one plenty of clothing and toiletries for at least two weeks. Bear in mind to put a name tag on each item of clothing so that they don’t get mixed up with the washing of other residents’ in the laundry room. Try to pack toiletries that your loved one generally uses at home as the familiar smells will help your loved one in the settling in procedure.
PROVIDE THE TEAM LOTS OF RELEVANT INFORMATION.
The personnel at the care home want to help make your loved one’s relocation into the care home as positive as possible. So, before your loved one moves in, give the care home staff some information about your family member’s life so they can use this to develop a relationship with their new resident as swiftly as possible. This will also help the resident feel more at home if they are able to have chats with the staff about special events in their life.This info could be in the form of highlights about your loved one, or a short story about them as well as pictures of them with family members. Things to incorporate could be: Where did they grow up? When and where did they get married? How many children and grandchildren do they have? What was their profession?
SPEND TIME AT THE RESIDENCE PRIOR TO THEY MOVE IN.
Care home crew usually say that residents settle in a lot faster and loved ones feel more reassured if they spend some time at the care home before moving in. This can prompt your relative to get to know staff members and other occupants and get to know the every day routines before they move in. This protects against the change from being too much of a shock to the system.
BE THERE FOR THEM THE SECOND THEY MAKE THE MOVE.
On the day of the move give yourself more than enough time to do what ever comes up and be prepped to remain for the day. Try to complete all forms and essential jobs in advance so that your time can be spent making your loved one feel as relaxed as possible and making their room feel like home.You’re probably to sense a mixture of emotions on this day – relief that your loved one is going to be receiving the care they need, sadness that they are leaving behind their home, worry about if they will settle in okay. All of these emotions are perfectly typical and easy to understand, but try and be as positive as possible to reassure your family member and help them to feel positive too.
We hope this guide has been interesting and given you some helpful advice on how to move your relative into a care home and make it a favorable experience for everybody involved.
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