1 / 11

How to Choose the Right Aged Care Home in Australia?

Looking for the aged care home for your beloved elders? If so, consider these things to choose the right one.

communityfirst
Download Presentation

How to Choose the Right Aged Care Home in Australia?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How To Choose The Right Aged Care Home in Australia?

  2. Looking for the aged care home for your beloved elders? If so, consider these things to choose the right one. You must be worried about your elder’s safety if they are living alone. How they care of themselves? Have they any mobility issue? Do they live in safe neighborhood?

  3. Choosing an aged care home is a crucial decision. It is both overwhelming and challenging. • It is overwhelming as your elders have to move away from their community, but for good. • It is challenging because there is no such thing or rating system in Australia you can use to find the right care facility.

  4. You want to choose the right aged care facility for your elders where they receive care and essential services. Consider these things to find the right aged care for your beloved elders.

  5. Visit the Facility: • Don’t judge an aged care home on the basis of its pictures given. Neither should you be taken away by its website where information is brag. • The wise and nice idea is that you must tour the facility to see the reality.  • Observe the interaction between staff and residents, notice the cleanliness, atmosphere and other such things and decide on that.

  6. Is the Location Convenient? • Make sure the facility is convenient for family and friends to visit.  • It should allow residents to get out for interacting with their community where possible as it will help elders overcome loneliness. • You can know about the outings and social activities being operated at the aged care home.

  7. Know the Experiences of Other Families Having Elders There? • Ask for the references or contact details of some families whose elders are residing there. Contact them to know their feedback about the facility.  • You can visit www.accreditation.org.au website to check the accreditation reports on independent audits and visits focusing on the quality of care and services of the senior living facility.

  8. Check the Quality of Food: • Food is an important part for the care giving services so during your tour of the facility, join some residents for lunch or take a note of the quality and meals time.  • Check how often does the menu change or if they prepare food on resident’s requests.

  9. Look for the Safety Measures? • Safety is definitely one of the reasons you want to shift your elders to aged care home. Therefore, make sure the facility is equipped with good security arrangements, call bells and fire safety arrangements. • Besides, the safe or locked drawer should be provided in the rooms.

  10. Do They Provide Medical Assistance? • An aged home should have the arrangements for access to medical professionals including doctors and dentists. Know about the type of wellness and alternative therapy programs being held at the facility. So these were the essential things helping you find the right aged care home for you elders. However, getting the right aged care home is not enough as your elders need your support and love constantly. So, make sure to meet them frequently.

  11. Thank You for Your Valuable Time

More Related