Transitioning Parent to Assisted Living Should Usually Begin with Significant Family Support

Photo credit Mohammed Elgassier Dear Carol:  My mom has moderate dementia and she seems to like the idea of living in a care community. We’ve done all of the preliminary work, but the social worker at the assisted living facility recently told me that they wouldn’t want me to visit Mom for the first two weeks. Their reasoning is that Mom would adjust better if she has no alternative but to depend on them for help. I’m uncomfortable with this idea because I feel that Mom will need my help settling in. I think that I’d feel abandoned if someone just left me like that. Is not letting the family visit something new? I’ve got friends who help their parents settle in after moving their parent to a care facility and they visit from the first. What’s going on? – LH Continue reading on Inforum to learn more about why family support is necessary for most older adults who move to assisted living: Support a caregiver or jump-start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol                  Related StoriesDad's a Veteran: How Do I Manage His Momentos With His Move to Care?Verbal Abuse Stemming from Dementia Tough On CaregiversOur Long-Suffering Older Parents' Deaths Can Bring Both Sorrow and Relief 
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