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7 Questions to Answer with Elderly Parents

March 27, 2013 By Your Next Move NC

Your Next Move NCWe all want to do the best and right thing for our Mom or Dad if they are showing signs of Alzheimer’s or Dementia. And if you’re working full-time, caring for your parent in your home during the day is virtually impossible.

Seven questions that give you direction with your parents and elderly family:

  1. Are they having hallucinations, paranoia and delusions?
  2. Are they reacting to small matters in inappropriate ways and having frequent emotional outbursts?
  3. Do they experience altered vision perception?
  4. Do they need assistance with all ADL (activities of daily living), which includes bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming and eating?
  5. Are they losing the ability to communicate?
  6. Have they lost any gross motor skills?
  7. Do they have difficulty swallowing?

smiling-womanAnswering these tough questions will help you search and find the right long-term care facility. We at Your Next Move can help you find that facility that cares specifically to patients with signs of Alzheimer’s.

What to look for in an Alzheimer’s facility:

  • Physical space: The facility should be big enough so your family member can move about, but it should also be safe. The ideal facility should have a circular design with an inner courtyard and greenery, and it should not have locked doors, dead ends or an array of intersecting corridors.
  • Consider resident population: Does this facility have a separate unit for Alzheimer’s patients or does it only admit these type of patients? The better choice for your loved ones may be the care that focuses with this affliction only because the staff should be well-trained for nighttime wandering and there will likely be quality onsite support groups and continuing education.
  • Quality of the staff: It is best to arrange a visit at varied times of the day and at night to observe how the staff interacts with the residents. Be sure to visit during meal times and see if the residents are happy and if the staff helps residents in the dining room. Are they respectful with the residents or do they treat them like children? Are they warm and friendly, always trying to accommodate, or are they less gentle in their approach?   Also, assess how the staff reacts with an unruly patient.

At Your Next Move we are the experts for compassionate and sound guidance when you are planning for your elderly parents’ outside care. Doing your homework with us by your side will make the transition smooth and uneventful. Remember, we will help you every step of the way.

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Contact Your Next Move Today to Help You With Your Next Move. We are there at your side.

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Julie Kopetsky, President

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5 Considerations When Selecting Parent Care

March 13, 2013 By Your Next Move NC

bigstock_Beautiful_Senior_Mother_And_Daughter_5340587Sooner or later, a big decision takes place in every family. And when it does, a lot depends on it. Choosing the right residential care home for your elderly parents who no longer can live on their own is not easy. At Your Next Move we help ease this stressful decision-making process by asking questions you haven’t thought of, taking you to on-site visits and then using all of this information to find the best residential care home for your parents’ physical and mental well-being.

The typical residential care is a non-medical facility providing accommodations, meals, and supervision for persons over 60 years of age. The residents don’t need 24-hour nursing care, but do need help with daily activities. Since this is a non–medical facility, there is no requirement for RNs, LVNs or CNAs or any other medically–trained personnel, but many facilities have RN’s on-site.

The simple consideration of this type of change can often be overwhelming. Here are five “Must-Haves” to make your selection process easier:

  • The owner and the staff members of the facility should be knowledgeable, experienced and possess superior communication and customer service skills. When you visit these facilities, check to see how the staff interacts with the residents. If the interactions aren’t cordial, you’ve scratched one off of your list.
  • The staff to patient ratio is should be a low number. If the facility seems or is understaffed, then the residents won’t get the care they are paying for.
  • The facility should smell clean, and all rooms and common areas should sparkle as well. Look at the residents and see if they dressed and groomed for their respective conditions.
  • A RN should be available on-site at all times; or if not, is the RN on-site at set times? There should also be a clear plan for how medications are administered. 
  • There should be a strong activity program to stimulate the residents’ minds and bodies.

We will always recommend five or so residential care homes for you to consider and visit. After our scheduled visits, you may want to do a few unannounced ones (during business hours) when you’ve narrowed your search to solidify your decision.

At Your Next Move we are the experts for compassionate and sound guidance when planning your  parents’ future care. Do your homework with us at your side and we will work together to make the transition smooth and uneventful. Remember, we help you every step of the way.

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Contact Your Next Move Today to Help You With Your Next Move. We are there at your side.

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Is Moving a Parent on Your Agenda?

November 6, 2012 By Your Next Move NC

Moving is one of most stressful events that anyone faces in life. And Baby Boomers can relate. This is especially true if you are thinking of moving your aging parents from the home they have known for decades. There is stress just in the consideration; but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Imagine someone else taking on the cleaning and decluttering work for you, so that your parents can soon relax and enjoy their new home with peace of mind.

Imagine someone who is nurturing, caring, and understanding of your parents’ doubts and fears about leaving the home they have so many memories of after 30, 40 or even 50 years.

Imagine someone who can advocate for you and your aging parents and can assure you of finding the right realtor to sell the home, the right mover, the right new housing, with whatever their specific needs may be.

Your Next Move in the Triangle NC area is the sole solution for moving your aging parents.

This first blog post is the beginning of both help and support for this type of situation in the Triangle region and across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the rest of North Carolina. In future posts we will showcase the different aspects and challenges of moving aging parents.  We’ll feature posts on moving parents with Alzheimer’s or dementia, to posts on what to do with all of the stuff that has accumulated in your parents’ attics and basements, to convincing your reluctant parents that a new, smaller home is a safer choice than continuing to live in an older home with too many stairs.

We absolutely love solving problems for people, while at the same time making a difference in their lives. We have been doing so by helping people relocate to the Triangle area for more than 16 years.

Julie Kopetsky, President of Your Next Move has had a career filled with professional distinctions, as a Certified Relocation Professional and a Global Mobility Specialist. She is also a licensed Realtor having recently served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Services at Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, where she worked with clients who were relocating to the area in a new career opportunity.  Before that she was the Director of Business Development for Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty.

In 2011, Julie formed Your Next Move, the organization that specializes in helping Baby Boomers select the right housing and life choices for their aging parents.  Julie knows and appreciates the complexities and challenges of the moving process from having moved her own aging parents.

Let us help you succeed with moving your parents, so all of you can be comfortable and secure. Visit our site at www.yournextmovenc.com . Remember, you are no longer alone.

Contact us today to help you with your next move!

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Julie Kopetsky, President

www.yournextmovenc.com

919-601-8203

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