| Choosing housing is a complex problem that entails more than
just choosing where someone will live. To make an appropriate choice, you need
to understand the whole system and the services available. Moving is both a
practical and a psychological process, t ouching both the older person and the
caregivers; for it to be successful, both aspects must be addressed. To choose
the appropriate housing, you need to be able to assess and balance the factors
which would make one more appropriate than another. Seniors housing is available
to meet needs--to choose what you need, you should have a grasp of the
physiological and psychological components of aging, disease, and dementia.
What makes Diamond Geriatrics unique is our professional
expertise in geriatrics and aging. We can give you the information you need
about seniors housing and nursing homes. But we will also give you more. We will
give you guidance based on our education, training, and experience.
- What is really the nature of our loved one’s decline or problems?
- Are there other ways to solve or manage these problems?
- What kind of investigations should be done?
- Who do we find to do them?
- Does our relative even need a nursing home or seniors housing?
- What is it exactly we need?
- Is this memory loss reversible or can it be slowed down?
- How can our family work together to find creative solutions?
When you have the answers to these questions, when you feel you are
knowledgeable not just about housing , but about the problems that are leading
you to look for housing, then you are able to start making some decisions.
Diamond Geriatrics can be at your side as you go through this decision making
process.
Moving is way high up on the stress scale For older people,
attached to a home or apartment, sometimes with a lifetime of memories, it is
even more difficult. Making the decision is often as difficult as moving itself.
Diamond Geriatrics counseling helps with the emotional and psychological process
before, during, and after the move.
If you or your loved one does make the decision to move, Diamond Geriatrics also
offers practical help throughout the process. If you need it, we will take you
to view different places. We will help you pack and arrange for your move. We
will help you change your address with the post office, notify your bank and
your phone company, and organize or do all of the small tasks associated with
moving. We will drive you to your new home and help you unpack and hang your
pictures. We will keep in touch for as long as you need us and you feel
comfortable in your new home.
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