Is your parent getting ready to move to a senior memory care community? Here are a few features to look for when helping them choose a community to call home:

A Secure and Safe Atmosphere

A secure and safe atmosphere is one of the most important features to look for when helping your parent choose a senior memory care community. As your parent gets older and becomes more forgetful or experiences other memory problems, they need to be watched to ensure that they don't wonder off somewhere or end up lost in the community while trying to find their way back to their personal living quarters.

The community should be fully fenced and gated, and staff should be on-site all the time to provide guidance and help when necessary. Every space within the community such as the cafeteria, the lounge, and the park should be free of sharp and moveable objects that could pose danger to your parent. And the facility should feature 24-hour on-call care that can be called upon by your parent at any time of the day or night when they need some support of any kind.

Personalized Daily Care

The senior memory care community your parent moves to should also feature daily personalized care to make them feel as safe and independent as they did when they were still living in their own home. If necessary, someone should show up in the morning and help your parent get ready for the day. A daily schedule should be created based on your parent's needed, preferences, and interests.

Food should be prepared the way your parent likes it and should be served when they like to eat not when the facility decides that it's time for them to eat. Medications should be provided at the right times so your parent doesn't forget to take them. And they should have access to in-house services like basic healthcare to meet your parent's daily without having to leave the community.

Physical and Cognitive Group Activities

Another feature to look for when comparing senior memory care communities to one another is the opportunity for your parent to participate in physical and cognitive group activities regularly. Water aerobics, walking clubs, card game events, and support groups are just a few of the activities that should be available at any given time. These activities will help ensure a high quality of life for your parent as they navigate their way through their golden years.  

For more information, reach out to a local senior memory care community.

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