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CHOOSING A GREAT CARE HOME COMPANY FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK

For further information about comparing care homes, choosing the best care facilities for you or a loved one, or raising questions and concerns during care home visits, please get in touch with Forest Healthcare at any time.

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CHOOSING A GREAT CARE HOME COMPANY FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK

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  1. CHOOSING A GREAT CARE HOME COMPANY: FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK

  2. INTRODUCTION Family members pour time, effort and energy into finding the perfect home for older people and loved ones and often refer to regulatory inspection ratings published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England. These ratings are useful and provide a broad-stroke overview of how well a care home conforms to safeguarding, record-keeping, confidentiality and patient care standards. You can also use resources such as CareHome.co.uk to access each care centre’s review score to see how other service users and residents feel about the care they have received. we’ll run through the questions we’d advise you to ask during those visits and before making any decisions.

  3. Q1. What Care, Support, Accommodation, and Amenities Are Inclusive? Care homes charge varied fee structures, depending on the type of care required, the accommodation or suite a resident wishes to reserve, and whether the individual or family receives funding support to contribute towards their overall care costs. We suggest asking to see either the room or a similar room during your tour, where you can check what is included, what you might be able to bring from home, or what the care home might be able to organize on your behalf.

  4. Q2. How Does the Care Centre Provide Entertainment, Activities, or Opportunities for Socialisation? Entertainment facilities add real value and ensure that all care home clients, whether living as residents in a dementia care or complex care setting or short-term recovery and rehabilitation care, have plenty of things to do, from crafting to day trips, garden parties to birthday celebrations and movie and quiz nights where residents chat, make friends and relax together. It’s also a great idea to ask about outdoor activities or visits. Our award-winning care homes place huge value on social interaction and organize all sorts of day trips, cinema evenings, days out or shopping trips for residents who wish to participate and can do so.

  5. Q3. What Level of Nursing Care or Medical Expertise is Available? If you are organizing a care home place on behalf of a family member with an ongoing or degenerative medical condition or cognitive illness, the standard and availability of nursing support may be key. Care homes normally provide medication reminders and help patients take prescribed medicines at specific intervals, but more in-depth or ongoing supervision may be required. You may also need to know what happens if your loved one becomes ill or needs help with an intravenous line – is there a registered nurse on duty at all times, or does the care home have a resident or nearby doctor they can call upon?

  6. Q4. How Often Are Family Members and Loved Ones Able to Visit? Visiting arrangements may vary depending on the type of care delivered. However, even residents with profound disabilities or cognitive impairments benefit from regular visits from people they know and love, and the impact on their mental health is impossible to overstate. Some care homes have specified visiting hours or durations or might allow a resident to have a maximum number of people per day to avoid overcrowding in smaller facilities.

  7. Q5. Does the Care Home Cater to Individual Catering Preferences and Dietary Requirements? Finally, meal times are a focal point for many care homes, and it’s important that your loved one can advise on the types of foods they like to eat – not solely based on medical requirements, allergies or intolerances. Excellent care is centred around health, well-being and comfort, and providing a varied, tasty and fresh menu every day is hugely important to the happiness and enjoyment of residents. Never hold back from asking to see the menu, enquiring about snacks during the day, or wanting to know whether your relative will be offered a soothing cocoa at bedtime if this is part of their routine.

  8. FINAL WORDS For further information about comparing care homes, choosing the best care facilities for you or a loved one, or raising questions and concerns during care home visits, please get in touch with Forest Healthcare at any time.

  9. Information Source:- https://www.foresthc.com/choosing-a-great-care-home-company-for-you-or-your-loved-one/

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