Help With Moving Your Parent(s) To Assisted Living.
So you have decided on to move your parent(s) in assisted living community
. You have well scrutinized the retirement community they are going in if they have got all what your parents need. But still you have a fear whether this decision going to good for all of you and on the other hand your parents have fear what kind of treatment they are going to receive at this new place. They might lose their independence with new people imposing restrictions on their activities. There could be similar or many such questions and doubts arising in your mind in such situations. Overall, its going to be a tough day if your family members have decided to move your parents in such facilities. To help relieve stress on that big day, here are few tips that will help each one of you in family:
Even before you move in your parents, you can take them to the same facility and make them used to it. You can arrange a small meeting with residents of the community and have dinner along with your parents. This will make them confident that they can fit in socially at such communities.
On the day they are going to be shifted, every needed thing is going to be packed and moved. Try to keep your parents away from this site as they will become sad seeing this scene. You can take them for a ride or for a meal or may even visit any of your friend or relative while that happens in the background.
While the moving company comes in to shift and setup a new home for your parents they might ask you to help them hanging few pictures on the wall or decorate few pieces. Doing this you will ensure that everything is up to the mark and will work great for your parents.
Once you take them to their new home, they will be emotional and feel light to see that their new apartment is just like home with their all stuff around.
Need not mention you must have first meal of their together, possibly, entire family.
Well, you have done a wonderful job for and with your parents. Gradually you will see some great new changes and some re-appearing. They will feel more confident than before and will agree it was a good decision that has been taken. Do keep visiting them at regular intervals since they will take little bit of time to cope up with new things. They will have interesting moments and stories to share with you while you visit them. The transitioning part might be difficult for all but the results are fulfilling.