Choosing the perfect location for your loved one(s) to stay is crucial. If you want to visit your loved one(s) often, where they live should be located near your normal routine or convenient for family members to visit often.

Understanding The Different Types Of Care

Location

Choosing the perfect location for your loved one(s) to stay is crucial. If you want to visit your loved one(s) often, where they live should be located near your normal routine or convenient for family members to visit often.

Once you know the preferred location, it’s now time to start looking! Most people start researching on the internet. It allows you to find out the number of communities around the preferred location, see their reviews by others and licensing reports. After you’ve done your initial review and are determined to learn more, calling the facility and scheduling a tour will be helpful for you to gain deeper insight.

Tour

It is highly recommended to visit the community before residing. It’ll be best for you and your loved one(s) to visit, but if circumstances are unable, ask a trusted friend or family member to assist.

A visit will allow you to evaluate the food during mealtime, understand how the staff assist the residents getting ready in the morning, meet and converse with other residents, and be part of the daily activities. On your visit, here are some helpful questions to ask:

1. What is the average monthly charge?

2. How many staff members are direct to provide service to each resident?

3. Do you have a medication management program?

4. What type of training do you do for your staff?

5. Do you provide an activities program?

6. What additional services do you have once the care needs change?

6. What is your billing policy?

7. Do you offer hospice or end of Life Services?

Staff

The process of looking for a community may be your first time. Most important determining factor is to look at the staff. The staff will be taking care of your loved one(s) 24/7. The best staff members are those who are compassionate, hardworking, and dedicated because the staff is doing one of the hardest jobs.

In end, your loved one(s) are the ones staying in the community. Ask them if they have opinions on what will make their new home a home and use that to guide you to find the right place.

If you have any questions, Huntington Manor is here to help. Give us a call or schedule a tour!

Understanding The Different Types Of Care

Location

Choosing the perfect location for your loved one(s) to stay is crucial. If you want to visit your loved one(s) often, where they live should be located near your normal routine or convenient for family members to visit often.

Once you know the preferred location, it’s now time to start looking! Most people start researching on the internet. It allows you to find out the number of communities around the preferred location, see their reviews by others and licensing reports. After you’ve done your initial review and are determined to learn more, calling the facility and scheduling a tour will be helpful for you to gain deeper insight.

Tour

It is highly recommended to visit the community before residing. It’ll be best for you and your loved one(s) to visit, but if circumstances are unable, ask a trusted friend or family member to assist.

A visit will allow you to evaluate the food during mealtime, understand how the staff assist the residents getting ready in the morning, meet and converse with other residents, and be part of the daily activities. On your visit, here are some helpful questions to ask:

1. What is the average monthly charge?

2. How many staff members are direct to provide service to each resident?

3. Do you have a medication management program?

4. What type of training do you do for your staff?

5. Do you provide an activities program?

6. What additional services do you have once the care needs change?

6. What is your billing policy?

7. Do you offer hospice or end of Life Services?

Staff

The process of looking for a community may be your first time. Most important determining factor is to look at the staff. The staff will be taking care of your loved one(s) 24/7. The best staff members are those who are compassionate, hardworking, and dedicated because the staff is doing one of the hardest jobs.

In end, your loved one(s) are the ones staying in the community. Ask them if they have opinions on what will make their new home a home and use that to guide you to find the right place.

If you have any questions, Huntington Manor is here to help. Give us a call or schedule a tour!

Location

Choosing the perfect location for your loved one(s) to stay is crucial. If you want to visit your loved one(s) often, where they live should be located near your normal routine or convenient for family members to visit often.

Once you know the preferred location, it’s now time to start looking! Most people start researching on the internet. It allows you to find out the number of communities around the preferred location, see their reviews by others and licensing reports. After you’ve done your initial review and are determined to learn more, calling the facility and scheduling a tour will be helpful for you to gain deeper insight.

Tour

It is highly recommended to visit the community before residing. It’ll be best for you and your loved one(s) to visit, but if circumstances are unable, ask a trusted friend or family member to assist.

A visit will allow you to evaluate the food during mealtime, understand how the staff assist the residents getting ready in the morning, meet and converse with other residents, and be part of the daily activities. On your visit, here are some helpful questions to ask:

1. What is the average monthly charge?

2. How many staff members are direct to provide service to each resident?

3. Do you have a medication management program?

4. What type of training do you do for your staff?

5. Do you provide an activities program?

6. What additional services do you have once the care needs change?

6. What is your billing policy?

7. Do you offer hospice or end of Life Services?

Staff

The process of looking for a community may be your first time. Most important determining factor is to look at the staff. The staff will be taking care of your loved one(s) 24/7. The best staff members are those who are compassionate, hardworking, and dedicated because the staff is doing one of the hardest jobs.

In end, your loved one(s) are the ones staying in the community. Ask them if they have opinions on what will make their new home a home and use that to guide you to find the right place.

If you have any questions, Huntington Manor is here to help. Give us a call or schedule a tour!