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In your search, visit several different types of adult homes, such as adult day programs in community centers and hospitals, as well as live-in homes and rehab centers. Meet with healthcare consultants to learn more. Check out the building environment carefully and ask yourself if this is somewhere you yourself would like to live. If not, move on. In your tours of various adult homes, make a checklist of each facility’s good points and bad points, price, healthcare insurance and government-assisted coverage, rentals, eligibility, programs available, features, activities, various applications of personal and medical care, recreation areas, transportation, hospice, nursing care for seniors, meals, and atmosphere. Get a breakdown of costs, making sure the adult home is affordable and low income. If it’s a retirement community, ask what types of services are included. Also, take a close look at other residents and couples in the house. Do they appear happy and well cared for? Are the staff members genuinely friendly, caring providers? Do they have the necessary expertise and qualifications? Does the program seem stimulating and inviting? What are your loved one’s long-term goals? Does the adult home fit into that scenario? Once you answer these questions, you’ll be better able to narrow down your choice for a proper adult home, one your loved one will feel comfortable in. When you visit each house, inspect the living quarters building, making sure it’s clean and well maintained for your active lifestyle senior. If your loved one requires regular nursing care or health medication, speak with nursing staff to set up a schedule in their new place, whether it's a nursing home facility, condo, live in residence, independent apartment, or village.
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