{"id":11181,"date":"2017-01-17T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=11181"},"modified":"2020-10-13T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:24:39","slug":"when-will-your-parents-have-to-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2017\/01\/when-will-your-parents-have-to-move\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will Your Parents Have to Move?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Will Your Parents Have to Move?\u00a0\"When<\/a><\/h1>\n

Moving your parents into senior care is hard enough without considering the possibility they\u2019ll need to move again later. Planning carefully, being clear-eyed about what your parents need, and asking lots of questions during the selection process can help you get answers to the question of when, if ever, your parents will have to move again.<\/p>\n

What is the continuum of care?<\/h2>\n

A continuum-of-care facility offers assisted living, nursing, and dementia care on one campus. Typically, current residents have priority when they need to switch from one type of care to another, and this type of community can reduce the hassle of relocations. It\u2019s important to understand that even in a continuum-of-care community your parents may have to move from one building to another when their needs change. You can read more about continuum-of-care and other senior care options in the Guide to Senior Housing Options<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the guidelines for standalone communities?<\/h2>\n

In general, assisted living facilities<\/a><\/strong> are for patients who need help with daily tasks but don\u2019t need round the clock care or daily medical treatments. If your parent develops dementia and needs constant supervision to prevent wandering, you\u2019ll almost certainly need to move them to a nursing home<\/a><\/strong> or dementia care unit<\/a><\/strong>. The same is true if your parent’s health declines.<\/p>\n

Assisted living communities can ask residents to leave for other reasons, too, including nonpayment and resident-agreement violations. In those cases, state regulations usually require at least 30 days of written notice. Residents in Medicaid-certified long-term care homes have the right to appeal<\/a><\/strong> that notice to the state.<\/p>\n

Choosing the right place for your parents\u2019 needs<\/h2>\n

Senior care experts and people who\u2019ve been through the process advise thinking carefully about what your parents really need right now, not what you wish they needed. Joan Lunden, spokeswoman for SeniorAdvisor.com\u2019s parent, A Place for Mom, described her decision to move her mother into a community with amenities she was no longer able to enjoy, because Lunden had held on, as many of us do, to an idealized version of our parents.<\/p>\n

Other families underestimate how much care their loved one needs or feel guilty about choosing a nursing home. Skilled care in a well-run nursing home can improve the quality of life for older adults who need daily medical care, round-the-clock assistance, or supervision due to dementia. The American Health Care Association\u2019s Care Conversations consumer group takes on\u00a0nursing home myths<\/a><\/strong> that keep some families from accessing the care their loved ones need.<\/p>\n

How to plan for the possibility of a move<\/h2>\n

No one can predict the future, but you can get a reasonably good idea of when your parents might need to move by<\/p>\n