4 Common Senior Care Mistakes To Avoid Making
If you’re new to senior care, it’s only natural that you might make some mistakes when first arranging it, but here are four errors you should try to avoid.
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1. Mixing Up The Different Types Of Senior Care Community.
When you research your different senior care options in Orange County, you’ll read about terms such as “assisted living community”, “independent living community”, and “nursing home”. And if you simply assume they’re all different names for the same thing, you certainly wouldn’t be the first to make this mistake. These are actually all different types of facilities.
Senior care facilities come in many different varieties. For example, an independent living community, or retirement home, doesn’t provide care directly to the residents. Seniors live in these communities where they can easily make new friends and live a convenient life. The staff there takes care of different chores, including landscaping, cleaning, maintenance, and sometimes cooking.
Nursing homes are kind of the opposite of retirement homes. Caregivers at nursing homes offer a great deal of assistance because their residents often have high-level needs. Nursing home residents are often unable to manage their own lives or make important decisions about their care.
Residents of assisted living communities, however, often can make such decisions. Assisted living balances care and independence. Residents can get the care they need and still live their lives how they want to. Always Best Care of Newport Beach offers assisted living placement consultations to help you find the best community for you in Orange County.
2. Assuming In-Home Care Is Impractical.
If moving into a senior living facility doesn’t appeal to you or your loved one, you can choose in-home care. In-home caregivers visit seniors in their own Orange County homes and provide a range of care services. For many seniors and their families, in-home care is the more convenient choice. As a result, many assume it must be the more expensive choice. It isn’t. In-home care is typically more affordable than moving into a senior care community.
3. Choosing A One-Size-Fits-All Plan.
With Always Best Care of Newport Beach’s home care services, you can receive all the care you need in your own home with a customized plan of care. A personalized plan is far better than a one-size-fits-all plan in which you might pay for services you don’t need. We categorize our care services as personal care, home helper services, or companionship services.
4. Not Contacting Always Best Care Of Newport Beach For A Free Consultation.
You owe it to yourself to talk to us about your senior care options in Orange County. Please contact us via our website or call us at (714) 443-0070.
