Thursday, June 26, 2014

Eldercare: What Is Right For Your Loved One?

By Rue Nichols


Looking for the right eldercare facility for your loved ones is not easy. There can be a way however on how to make it easy and that is using a company that matches the people with the best possible facility option that satisfies their needs and budget constraints. However, before you take this option there are some factors you should know and consider.

The needs of your elders, spouse or who you want to have the elder care service, and want to move in into this facility, is the first step to do, and you need a good assessment of this. There are many types of care options, like the assisted living communities, or simply the board and care homes, or you might want the skilled nursing facilities, and these are the options you can have. There are also other situations like your elders have dementia and you need memory care for this, or you may only want the simple in-house caregiver, and these are the options you may want. You need to determine what care service you want exactly.

Basic questions about the level of care needed are generally asked, and this is also what eldercare placement service like Care Placement will do. Your elders need some help with a few chores or they are completely independent or daily tasks like basic grooming or dressing, or in bathing are needed, and you should share these information. Information such as the serious situation of your loved ones and they need care round the clock, or they want hospital care because of the seriousness of the condition, and you should inform them regarding these.

Choosing on an elder care option can be very challenging and often very difficult. It can be difficult also for your loved one to have an increased level of care and accepting this, and convincing them can be very difficult. It can be frustrating sometimes and they may also feel ashamed to admit that they need help and the big change in their lives is hard to accept. Disagreement in the type of elder care that is needed may also happen sometimes even among the family members.

A placement service also will need to learn about your budget. For example, they will want to know the minimum and maximum dollar amounts that your loved one can spend or wishes to spend. The service also will need to know about your funding sources. For some people, they use their own private funds to pay for their care option. For others, long-term care insurance might be used to cover a portion of expenses. Sometimes, depending on the circumstance, a person might use Medicare, Medicaid or perhaps Supplemental Security Income. If your loved one is a Veteran, there might be funds coming from TRICARE, which is a health care program designed for military retirees and active duty military personnel as well as their dependents.

A questionnaire has to be filled up stating your detailed needs and also the budget for this, and after this Care Placement will provide you with lists of assisted living facilities in San Diego, Carlsbad assisted living or board and care homes, nursing homes or the board and care home options in the San Diego County or Orange County, or provide you with a listing of in-home caregivers that are pre-screened. After this you can make a visit to these elder care facilities and interview staff and personnel, including caregivers, to choose the best option to have.




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