Key Strategies to Help Find the Best Assisted Living Facility

May 5, 2015 by ·

Assisted Living in Spanish Fort AL

If you’re looking for the right assisted living facility for yourself or a loved one, you may not know where to start. Most people don’t have any prior experience looking for an assisted living community, or even Assisted Living in Spanish Fort ALany elder care option, until an aging parent, grandparent, or other family member requires a great deal of assistance on a regular basis.

Below are number of key strategies that can help just about anyone find the best facility.

1. Make a list of all area facilities.

First determine whether the senior would prefer to stay close to where she’s been living for the past several years or if she wants to live closer to family members. It should always be up to the elderly individual and not the family members to make this decision. Families often want to bring their elderly loved one closer when he or she requires care, but the senior may have a number of friends in the community.  Once you have a list of all of the facilities in the area, it’s time to make the call.

2. Make the first call.

Call around to various facilities that operate in the area and be prepared to ask questions. Find out about the rates, the activities they might offer, transportation services, visiting nurses, doctors, and much more.  Anything that would be pertinent to the senior who might be moving in there is something that should be asked.

3. Plan a visit.

The only way to truly get a sense of whether the senior would be comfortable at a particular facility would be to stop by and visit. Most assisted living facilities offer tours on a regular basis to allow potential future residents an opportunity to see the facility and even talk to some of the residents.

Moving into an assisted living community is an incredibly important decision. While the senior might not require any assistance with her daily living at the moment, not having to worry about general upkeep and maintenance of the house, preparing meals, and more could be a great reason to consider it for their future.

If you or an aging loved one are considering Assisted Living near Spanish Fort, AL, contact Ashbury Manor Specialty Care and Assisted Living at 251-317-3017.

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About Cindy Johnson

Ashbury Manor’s Administrator since 2008, Cindy Johnson is a long-time expert in the assisted living field. Prior to her arrival at Ashbury Manor, Cindy managed acquisitions and crisis management for existing and new larger senior care project developments for eleven years. As regional manager for an Oregon-based assisted living management company, Cindy was directly responsible for operations for five 50-65 bed assisted living facilities. As manager during the transition to new ownership, Cindy reorganized internal operations and conducted leadership training for Executive Directors. As a result of her management and expertise, one of the company’s facilities (in Ocala, Florida) received a deficiency-free survey, resulting in the lifting of a moratorium on operation.

A nurse for 36 years, senior care has always been Cindy’s passion. Desiring to work more closely with residents, Cindy became a Category II Administrator in 2005. As Ashbury Manor’s Administrator, Cindy understands the complexities associated with dementia and cognitive impairment and she has fallen in love with seniors with dementia or cognitive impairment and their families.

Cindy is Treasurer of the local “Senior Coalition” chapter. She enjoys mentoring new candidates who want to become administrators.

As a 16-bed facility, with Cindy's training and experience, our residents and their families can be sure Ashbury Manor’s carefully selected staff provides the expertise of a larger facility while maintaining the individualized personal care of a small special needs home.
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