Finding the right care for your aging loved one is hard. You want to make sure they are well cared for and happy. Whether it’s in a nursing home or getting home care like Seniors Helping Seniors NH. Here are 18 questions to ask any senior care possibility when making your decision.
18 Questions to Ask Any Senior Care Possibility
You can find the answers that you should look for here.
1. How is your nursing home involved in culture change?
2. How will you get to know my family member?
3. Do the care partners take care of the same group of individuals each time they work, or do you rotate the assignments after a period of time?
4. Will my loved one be awakened at a set time in the morning or will she have a choice?
5. What is your policy regarding food choices and alternatives?
6. Can my loved one be given a shower/bath when he or she chooses?
7. What type of recreational activities are offered here?
8. How do you build a sense of community, and give those who live here a voice in the decisions about how things are done?
9. How do you meet the special needs of people who have some type of dementia?
10. What is the role of family members? Do you have a family council?
11. Do you have a rehabilitation team and access to therapists such as speech pathologists, physical therapists, and other occupational therapists?
12. Do you measure the turnover of your staff (defined as the average percentage of staff who stop working at the home each year)? If so, what is the turnover rate for your direct care workers?
13. Do you measure the turnover rate of your licensed nursing staff? If so, what is your turnover rate of licensed nurses?
14. Do you measure staff satisfaction? If yes, what do you do with the satisfaction survey results?
15. Do you also measure resident satisfaction each year?
16. Do you measure family satisfaction?
17. What is your organization’s policy regarding the use of agency nurses and agency nursing assistants (people who are brought in from the outside who are not your regular staff)?
18. What is your mission statement? Is staff able to share the mission in their own words and indicate that it is meaningful to their work?