{"id":106,"date":"2021-03-19T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.assistedlivingnetwork.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2021-04-02T19:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T19:31:57","slug":"is-it-time-for-assisted-living-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/is-it-time-for-assisted-living-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Time For Assisted Living? \u2013 How To Have The \u201cYou Need Assistance\u201d Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is It Time For Assisted Living? - Part 1 - Having The \u201cYou Need Assistance\u201d Talk - by Gene Guarino\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lKVKyJys4zI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You need to have the conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to have the conversation with your parents when it\u2019s time to move into assisted living. Now, I want you to think about this for a moment. It\u2019s going to be very awkward. It can be odd and feel uncomfortable and a lot like the roles have reversed. When you\u2019re a kid, you listen to your parents and do what they tell you to do. When you become a young adult, you become independent, remembering back to the lessons that you learned. But as your loved ones get older they start to need help and rely on us much more. So at some point, they may need assisted living. Let me share with you some of the elements that might be a part of that conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Will they lose their independence?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That adult has been independent for so long and they\u2019re not gonna ask you for help. But when they get in that car, you know and they know too, they are in grave danger because they can not see that well, they can\u2019t respond that well. At night there are \u201cstars\u201d in their eyes. They can\u2019t see out the windshield because of headlights coming towards them. Yet if they have to get somewhere they\u2019re going to get in that car and go. So that\u2019s usually the first conversation a lot of people have, \u201chey you know what, mom, instead of you driving the car, I think you should call us to help you.\u201d You may have to take their license away, the car away, the keys away, and at some point, the realization is it\u2019s not a maybe, it\u2019s a, we have to. You just took away their driving privileges. Now you have to decide with your parents what that looks like and what that really means, but that loss of freedom is a big one. Imagine how you would feel if you were not able to do things that you used to be able to do. You can see how frustrating is for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is there any way to make the transition easier?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many times a senior, when they\u2019re younger and not as in need, transitions better into senior housing. That\u2019s more of an independent living situation where they\u2019re in their own kind of townhome or apartment but they also have access to a cafeteria and group activities. But most seniors would rather stay in their own home. They\u2019d rather have their own independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One very good way to transition is to have them volunteer at a home. They can go in and play cards, make a puzzle, or read to those people. They become friends with them, do some activities, go visit once, twice, or three times, and then when it comes time to move into the home, it\u2019s not as foreign to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way is that you as a family caregiver, sometimes you need a break. You can bring somebody into the home on a respite, from a couple of days to a week or two. &nbsp;And if they have a good experience, someday when you bring them there that transition could be very natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point, something has to be done and somebody has to make that decision. So you really do need to be prepared to have that conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can also subscribe to our iTunes for on the go listening:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/assisted-living-networks-podcast\/id1360517721?mt=2\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/assisted-living-networks-podcast\/id1360517721?mt=2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/new.assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34D-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34D-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34D-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34D-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34D-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/new.assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34A-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34A-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34A-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34A-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34A-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/new.assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34F-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34F-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34F-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34F-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/34F-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to have the conversation It\u2019s important to have the conversation with your parents when it\u2019s time to move into assisted living. 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