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Last Updated on Monday, 11 February 2013 12:30 Written by David Solie Friday, 18 January 2013 11:45
This is an interview I did for the Senior Real Estate Institute on January 17, 2013. The topic was communicating with senior housing clients, older adults and adult children. The focus was the two psychological hurdles that have to be considered in working with seniors: developmental tasks combined with ambivalence to change. The goal was to help professionals appreciate the role each of these hurdles and how to partner with them. The audio presentation is a good overview for all professionals in the senior services industry and equally useful for family members caught up in power struggles with aging parents.
Tags: assisted living, caregiver resources, caregiver support, eldercare, old age, senior care, the elderly | Posted under Eldercare | No Comments
Last Updated on Monday, 11 February 2013 02:02 Written by David Solie Friday, 20 November 2009 04:53
Leslie Peters was my guest on a recent blogtalk radio show I host (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/solie/2009/11/07/no-place-like-home-for-aging-parent-maybe-maybe-no). I asked her to provide me with a “list” of questions that would help aging parents and their adult children screen potential senior living accommodations. She was kind enough to send me a list of questions that “often go unanswered.” I think they are excellent. Here they are:
Parent company:
Who owns and operates the community?
How can you find out about the parent company’s fiscal health?
Are there documents such as annual reports or audits that you can have copies of?
Is the company for-profit or not-for-profit? What’s the difference?
How long has the company been in business?
Staffing:
How is the transfer to a higher level of care determined?
Is there someone on staff whose job is to manage transitions from one level of care to another and coordinate communication with the residents, their family members and the physicians?
Are there state and community regulations that determine who is appropriate for each level of care?
What medical and other support services are available on site?
Is there a way of checking to make sure that your Independent residents are up and around each day?
Miscellaneous:
Ask the Marketing person to set up a lunch or dinner with some residents so you can hear firsthand what it is like to live in the community.
Adult children might also consider talking to some of the children of residents to hear about their take on the community, staff and services.
How are new residents welcomed into the community?
Thank you Leslie…
Tags: Aging in place, aging parents, assisted living, David Solie, How To Say It To Seniors, independent living, Leslie Peters | Posted under Aging Parents | No Comments
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