How To Address Questions About Senior Care Needs
If you have questions about senior healthcare needs for you or a loved one, the team at Monument Health Group can help. Our skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility in Bountiful, Utah, can support you in the way you need regarding senior chronic health or rehabilitation needs.
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What Are the Signs That a Senior Needs Additional Care?
If your loved one is suffering an injury or illness and is working to regain their health, an assisted living facility or skilled nursing home can provide essential services. There are signs you can look for to determine if your loved one can benefit from a short-term or long-term care facility.
Among those signs are:
- A chronic illness that has impacted your loved one’s ability to live independently or engage in daily activities.
- An illness or injury that requires ongoing medical care for a full recovery.
- Struggles to complete daily tasks after injury due to improper rehabilitation.
- Deteriorating physical or cognitive health conditions.
- Round-the-clock care is required for your loved one.
How Can I Determine the Right Level of Care for My Loved One?
Monument Health Group’s Salt Lake City assisted living facilities and nursing home centers offer a range of services to help address your loved ones’ healthcare needs.
When you first get in touch with the healthcare team at Monument Health Group, our team will help you understand your loved one’s short-term and long-term care options.
What Are the Different Types of Senior Care Options Available?
At Monument Health Group, you’ll find various types of senior care options to help meet your loved ones’ needs. We offer both short-term, long-term, and specialized care to address chronic health issues and injuries.
What Are the Best Strategies To Involve the Senior in Decisions About Their Care?
You should be intentional about including your loved one in the decision-making process. Allow them to understand what the different options available are, and why you think one facility is better suited for them than another.
Most importantly, it’s essential that you include your loved one’s input about the different short and long-term recovery facilities you and your family look at. This gives them a better understanding of how life might look, and it gives them a sense of control and independence in their overall healthcare journey.
How Do I Deal With Resistance From My Loved One Regarding Care?
If your loved one’s illness or injury requires ongoing medical care, getting admitted into a quality rehabilitation facility minimizes the risk of re-injury or complications.
It’s important to encourage your loved one to ask questions about their health so that they can understand what the outcomes are if they don’t seek the appropriate health care.
You can also minimize resistance by speaking to current and past residents in short and long-term residential facilities. This gives your loved one a better sense of what they can expect, and how their health journey will benefit from this type of supportive care.
How Do I Assess if a Specific Care Provider or Facility Is a Good Fit?
The best skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility in Utah for your loved one is the one that meets their recovery needs. Some nursing facilities have a dedicated focus on working with individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s, while other facilities have more robust medical support, including specialized therapy, like speech, occupational, and physical therapy.
Some facilities might provide in-home care, and others might have a stronger focus on community and social activities than others might. It’s important to look at all aspects of a facility to determine how their services will support your loved one, and if it’s an overall good fit. Some factors to look at include:
- Low staff-to-patient ratios
- Comfortable accommodations whether they’re shared or private
- Opportunities for community and social engagement among residents
- Proximity to family
What Questions Should I Ask When Interviewing Caregivers or Touring Facilities?
Improve your chances of finding the right facility by asking the right questions upfront. Some questions to ask caregivers or when touring a facility include:
- What social and recreational activities are available for residents?
- What is a care provider’s experience with similar healthcare needs?
- How do care providers communicate with residents and families about health plans?
- What are the staff-to-resident ratios?
- Are there emergency response plans in place, and how are those executed during a medical emergency?
- What are services or amenities that help residents feel more at home?
- Are nutrition plans or dietary needs addressed for residents? If so, how?
How Do I Address Care for Seniors With Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Other Cognitive Impairments?
Cognitive health is just as important as physical health when it comes to recovery or treatment of an illness or injury. If your loved one is experiencing dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other cognitive impairments, the medical team at Monument Health Group can support you and your family through relevant resources and services.
What Options Are Available for Seniors With Chronic Health Conditions or Disabilities?
Specialized care, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, can help the healthcare needs of individuals with chronic health conditions or disabilities. Through regular therapy, your loved one will work to improve their overall health, or learn different strategies and techniques to minimize challenges brought on by chronic health conditions.
How Can I Plan for Changes in Care Needs Over Time?
Changing healthcare needs are communicated with family members and residents so that everybody is on the same page. You can ask about different services, questions, or other concerns you and your family might have.
What Should I Do if My Loved One’s Care Needs Exceed My Ability To Help?
It’s not uncommon for individuals to continue recovering at home after an illness or injury they might have. However, when their health care needs exceed your ability to help, the support provided by a skilled nursing or assisted living facility is invaluable. Our Bountiful assisted living facility provides comprehensive care in an environment that will allow your loved one to continue the activities they’ve enjoyed while living at home.
How Do I Prepare for End-Of-Life Care Decisions?
If end-of-life care decisions have to be discussed with you and your family regarding a loved one, our medical team will be there with you throughout the process. Our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, quality healthcare, and comfort services to ensure your loved one receives the dignified end-of-life care they deserve.
Questions About Assisted Living? Speak With the Team at Monument Health Group
Ready to learn more about how Monument Health Group can support your loved one and family? Contact our team to learn more about our Bountiful assisted living facility, and other Utah assisted living facilities that operate under our group.
Our team will help you understand how our services can support your loved one, and what your loved one’s options are for ongoing rehabilitative care.
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