Advice on Managing the Transition to a Nursing Care Home with Sensitivity and Compassion

1. Advice on Managing the Transition to a Nursing Care Home with Sensitivity and Compassion

2. Introduction: Many people and their loved ones find that moving from their own homes and transitioning to a nursing care home comes with mixed emotions, especially when everyday life becomes challenging and they require support with daily activities. Here, we share some advice and tips from our experienced team members, ensuring the move into a nursing home is smooth, well managed and a positive experience for all.

3. Planning Ahead of the Move Into a Specialist Nursing Care Home • Many nursing centres have a range of optional activities and social events, such as hair salons, musical evenings, seasonal celebrations and open days. Be sure you are happy with all the services. • You might wish to check the capacity of your room or suite to ensure your furniture or home comforts will fit nicely, or take a few pictures so you can sit down with your loved ones to plan the perfect layout. • It’s well worth asking when and for how long your family and friends can visit so you can start putting together a visitor schedule to look forward to.

4. Contributing to Your Nursing Centre Care Plan Care plans are meticulously designed documents prioritising residents’ health and well-being, setting out everything your carers need to know – and they’re fluid, flexible plans that can change alongside any variations in your medication, health, preferences or wishes. Rather than a form created solely for the use of registered nurses, a care plan is collaborative and covers everything from the foods and flavours you most enjoy to your medical needs. Working through your residential care plan or taking a copy home to review in your own time is a great way to set your mind at ease.

5. Contributing to Your Nursing Centre Care Plan Continue… You can review every detail and request necessary changes, advising the nursing centre or residential care home about any information that will make a difference to your comfort. That could include:

6. Making a list of your favourite authors, TV shows or musicians to ensure you have a good range of books, movies, films or music to maintain a familiar routine. • Advising on the food, drinks and snacks you like – and those you don’t! If the nursing care centre knows in advance that, for example, you aren’t fond of a certain flavour, they can remove it from your meal planning. • Creating an overview of your preferred routine, or your routine for specific parts of the day such as settling down to sleep.

7. Importance of Managing Nursing Home Transitions It is always essential that new care home residents feel safe, supported, and comfortable that the care and assistance they receive will be right for them—and an accomplished nursing care centre plays a part in helping before, during, and after the moving-in day.

8. Independent Decision-Making Around Residential Nursing Care whether you are considering a nursing care home for yourself or are looking for professional residential care for a loved one, is to have open discussions about what relocation means and when and how this will happen. Depending on the condition and health of the person, offering them autonomy when choosing a nursing care centre, making key decisions about things like furnishing and decorating their new living space, and ensuring they have support to ask questions can make a world of difference.

9. End Note Before making any decisions, it’s crucial to understand the role of the local authority and local council in assessing needs and providing financial assistance for nursing care. They can help determine eligibility for funding based on savings, income, and assets, and offer guidance on the process, including the importance of not taking certain actions before a decision is made by the council. You are welcome to contact the nearest Forest Healthcare nursing team at any time for further guidance about nursing care, the complexities of the transition many families experience, and how you can make this as smooth and stress-free as possible.

10. Informations Source: https://www.foresthc.com/advice-on-managing-the-transition-to-a-nursing-care-home-with-sensitivity-and-compassion/ • Thank you very much!