New Checklists and Question Sheets for Visiting Retirement Communities, Interviewing Home Health Caregivers Available From Seniors Guide
(PRWEB) June 29, 2015 -- Visiting retirement communities and interviewing at-home caregivers has just gotten easier, courtesy of new printable forms that guide families on their search for senior care on http://www.SeniorsGuideOnline.com.
The helpful “cheat” sheets, like the ones available in Seniors Guide Magazine, can be used during tours of assisted living, rehab, and nursing home communities.
“’What to Ask When Visiting a Retirement Community’ is a helpful checklist that families can bring along with them when visiting a nursing home,” says Katharine Ross, Vice President of Seniors Guide Magazine and SeniorsGuideOnline.com.
“Families can often feel overwhelmed while researching retirement communities, and may forget some of their questions when taking a tour,” says Ross.
Along with being a helpful questionnaire for visiting a retirement community, the helpful questionnaire also serves as a checklist and advises to take notes of what is seen. Activities that are going on and observing residents while visiting are also noted and advised. There are also additional resources to consider when looking into memory care for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.
“What to Ask When Interviewing a Home Caregiver”, is a similar checklist for families to have handy while they are in front of candidates for at-home nursing or companion care.
“Much like a job interview, families along with the senior themselves, want to make sure they find the right fit when pairing a caregiver with a loved one,” says Ross.
The home care checklist serves as a reminder to note the type of services offered along with costs of care, detailed information about the agency or home care company, as well as notes about the caregiver interviewed.
“Keeping an individual sheet for each home care agency or caregiver will help make the decision of hiring a home caregiver easier,” says Ross.
Staying true to their mission, Seniors Guide hopes these helpful print outs will continue helping families make the best decisions in aging.
Seniors Guide, a Richmond, Va. -based company publishes Seniors Guide magazines throughout Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia and features a correlating website of SeniorsGuideOnline.com. Seniors Guide’s mission is to help seniors and their families find the information they need on options available in senior housing, senior care, assisted living, independent senior living, retirement communities and other retirement living needs. Seniors Guide also has resources at http://www.HomeCareChoice.com for Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Richmond, VA. Ross Publishing, Seniors Guide’s parent company, began in 1991 and has been publishing helpful, free publications and websites ever since.
Jeff Hartman, Apartment Navigator, http://www.SeniorsGuideOnline.com, +1 (866) 774-8433, [email protected]
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