2 Signs That Your Loved One Is Ready for an Assisted Living Facility

Seeing someone that you love age and lose their good health can be hard. You might be worried about your ability to care for them, and if they are safe enough to be on their own. It can be hard to know when it is time to transition your loved one to assisted living center, especially since the individual may be resistant to leaving their house and moving into a facility. However, for their health and safety it is important that you know when it is the right time. Here are some things you should be looking for.

1. Your Loved One Isn't Eating Properly

As your loved one gets older it may become increasingly harder for them to take care of meals. Since they may only be cooking for themselves they might neglect making healthy meals. So instead, they are eating frozen meals, or take out every night. In addition, you might notice that they are attempting to cook for themselves, but because they have lost their ability to cook their food is not properly prepared leaving them at risk for food poisoning.

When you loved one lives in an assisted living facility they will have meals around the clock if needed. Some places still allow them to cook their own meals, but with supervision. It is very important that your loved one have healthy meals.

2. Your Loved One Isn't Bathing

Another thing that you might notice is that your loved one is no longer taking care of their hygiene. They might be neglecting to shower all together, they may be sleeping in their clothes, or never changing out of the pajamas and so forth. In some cases they might be doing this because they are unable to easily change and bathe themselves. They need more assistance to get ready, so they just avoid doing it.

Additionally, they might be depressed and lonely. When you feel like you have no one who will see you, it is hard to be motivated to put forth the effort to get ready.

When your loved one moves into an assisted living facility they will get help bathing as often as they need. Someone can help them to change their clothes, and can assist with brushing teeth, using the bathroom and so forth. In addition, there are people and company around for them, so that they won't feel so lonely.

As you can see detecting when your loved one needs more help will be the best thing for their emotional and physical health. Learn more by researching local assisted living facilities. 

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