{"id":86,"date":"2021-03-22T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.assistedlivingnetwork.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2021-04-02T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T19:27:00","slug":"3-signs-it-may-be-time-to-move-into-assisted-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/3-signs-it-may-be-time-to-move-into-assisted-living\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Signs It May Be Time To Move Into Assisted Living"},"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=\"3 Signs It May Be Time To Move Into Assisted Living - by Gene Guarino\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xSThOsan1A?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>The main event.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of times when somebody moves into assisted living, it\u2019s because there was an \u201cevent\u201d. Maybe they fell, bruised a hip, and the doctors say they have a risk of falling again in the future. &nbsp;Then they ask the family, \u201cif they do fall again, who\u2019s going to be there in the home to help them or bring them in or call 911?\u201d That is when the conversation about moving into assisted living typically begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not just that they\u2019re getting a little older, a little forgetful, they could simply trip over the carpet. They could get up in the middle of the night, one of their legs gives out and they fall down. When they work their way back up to the edge of the bed, they crack a rib on the footboard. A cracked rib at any age is hard,&nbsp;but when you\u2019re elderly it\u2019s really difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The questions you need to start to ask are things like are there mobility issues? Are they tripping? Are they falling? Are there more activities that they can\u2019t do? &nbsp;Or even slowing down to the point where they need a cane, a walker or even a wheelchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cLoneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.\u201d \u2013 May Sarton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second sign is that they\u2019re lonely. They\u2019re at home, alone, and they\u2019re not engaged anymore. You\u2019ve heard this saying before, \u201cdon\u2019t retire because within three years you\u2019re dead\u201d. It\u2019s a matter of slowing down in the mind, the activities. If there\u2019s nothing stimulating them if they\u2019re all alone at home, what\u2019s going to stimulate them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They need to be engaged mentally as well as physically and sometimes they just need to do something where they\u2019re giving their time and attention to someone or something other than themselves. They need to be a part of a community. &nbsp;&nbsp;If you find that their social engagement has dramatically decreased, they\u2019re quieter, they\u2019re staying in, they don\u2019t leave the house anymore, that could turn into social constriction, and isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities of Daily Living.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3rd question to ask is, \u201care they meeting their own needs when it comes to medication management, food, and generally taking care of themselves\u201d? &nbsp;Those kinds of personal functions are what we call Activities of Daily Living or ADLs. When they start to need help with those things, you know that it\u2019s getting close to time for needing additional help. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We eat when we\u2019re hungry. But sometimes seniors with memory care issues forget to eat or they eat and forgot that they ate and eat again. Or they\u2019re cooking their own food and leave it in the pot and then the next day they heat it up again even though it sat overnight. Or they\u2019re using utensils that don\u2019t make sense and could be dangerous to themselves or others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other signs that someone may need assisted living include not bathing the way they should or their clothes haven\u2019t been cleaned. &nbsp;In addition seniors, many times, just simply stop drinking liquid, because they don\u2019t want to have to go to the bathroom. It may be a hard thing to get up and to go and that may become a problem medically too.<\/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\/37B.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37B.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37B-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37B-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\/37A.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37A.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37A-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\/37C.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37C.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37C-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37C-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assistedlivingnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/37C-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main event.&nbsp; A lot of times when somebody moves into assisted living, it\u2019s because there was an \u201cevent\u201d. 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