The following are some questions and observations that can help you determine if a senior care community is the right choice for you:
- What is our financial situation?
- Are daily tasks becoming more difficult?
- Do you feel alone and would like a more social setting?
- Do you anticipate needing help in the near future?
- Do you have concerns of your safety and security?
- Do you want to remain independent but have choices of care services to meet your needs 24/7?
- Are you tired of cooking and want others to provide home cooked meals?
- Are you interested in having daily activity choices that you can par take in?
- Do you like to have weekly entertainment?
- If you still drive would it be nice to also have transportation service available?
- Why is this the right move for me at this time?
- Does the senior care facility offer a monthly food menu?
- Does the senior care community offer a monthly activity schedule?
- Does the senior care community offer live entertainment?
- Does the senior care community offer outside activities?
- Does the senior care community offer spiritual services?
- Does the senior care community offer have 24/7 on call nursing?
- Is the location convenient to medical services, churches, businesses?
- Does staff seem pleasant in your senior care community?
- Is the administrator compassionate and outgoing?
- Does the senior care community offer personal health services you need now and do they offer additional services to meet any need as health may change?
- What is the impression of the decor and design of the senior care community?
- How is the food quality, it should always be of the highest quality?
- Talk to residents and get their impression of the senior community.
- What is your impression of the grounds?