While nursing homes and living facilities provide residential care for Alzheimer’s patients, dementia care facilities are live-in facilities that specifically take care of individuals suffering from dementia and who cannot live independently.

Some of these facilities like dementia care facilities Long Beach are a part of a larger assisted giving community that treat senior citizens that don’t have any dementia, but require some personal care.

In such nursing homes, there are separate dementia units. However their dementia patients are permitted to socialize and interact with other senior citizens while partaking of in activities. Then again, there are some nursing homes that care for patients with mild dementia, and are asked to move if their disease becomes more pronounced.

This is why it’s important that you thoroughly assess your loved one before moving them into a dementia care facility. You will thus know what kind of care your loved one is looking for, and what type of care they will require in the future.

1. Dementia care facilities basically provide room and board, social activities for their inmates, some level of housekeeping and assistance with their basic everyday activities like eating, walking, dressing and their personal hygiene.

2. Inmates are provided with three meals a day, and even some snacks in between meals. Most facilities also have medical staff on site, or who are available on call for medial help when required. Medication for patients are usually stored and distributed to them to maintain and monitor dosage and timing of medication.

3. However specialized dementia units like dementia care facilities Long Beach also have safety precautions installed in their rooms to prevent wandering of their patients. Depending on the patient, there are personal monitoring systems in the room or the dementia unit itself may be locked.

In addition to this, the caretakers here are trained in handling other behaviors that are associated with dementia like combativeness and Sundowner’s syndrome.

4. Check out the decor of the dementia care facility. While lighting should be bright and warm, the residents’ rooms should be clearly marked. There should not be any busy patterns in carpets, drapery and furnishing as it only makes the residents mistake them for insects or other objects. The unit should let you hang artwork and family photos in the resident’s room to personalize the room.

5. The kitchens however shouldn’t have any microwaves or anything that may hurt the resident like knives, scissors and exposed burners. Make sure all the hot water taps in the unit are well marked so that your loved one does not accidently burn themselves.

6. As patients with dementia work better on a fixed schedule, find out what the everyday routine of the dementia care facility is.

7. Find out if they offer any extra services. Even though you may have to pay for it, your loved one will certainly love some extra services like a cable TV, private phone to call you, a laundry service or even have someone do their hair for them.

If your chosen dementia facilities Long Beach offer all these features and more, you will definitely not feel any remorse for putting you’re loved on in the chosen care facility.

Author Bio: Brittany House has all the necessities at their Dementia Facilities in Long Beach to ensure a safe and healthy environment for your senior.

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