Making the decision to move someone into a care home can be a difficult decision, alongside challenging, making this life-changing decision seem scary. Within this blog post we want to identify the right time to move into a care home and what the next steps are involved.

Understanding When it’s Time to Move

Understanding when it's right time to move into a care home can be difficult, which is why care homes have a strong team of care professionals, helping you navigate you or your loved one through these hard times. There are a few signs to look out for which can help establish whether additional daily assistance is required.

Undergoing a Care Needs Assessment 

A care needs assessment is an essential first step to understanding whether or not you might need to move into a nursing home. Usually, care professionals will come and see you or your loved one to get a better understanding of how you’re handing your daily tasks. Depending on your situation, you could be asked to take an assessment online or over the phone.

If you believe this is not the right fit for you, you can request a face-to-face assessment with your local authority. After this assessment, if you feel comfortable for the assessor to do so, they will need to speak with other medical professionals like your GP or nurse, to ensure all the necessary information is gathered to help build the case.

Needing Long Term Help with Daily Tasks

Observing whether someone requires assistance with daily tasks is usually easy to detect. If this is the case, a residential care home could be the best option. Residential care, especially at Rubislaw Park Care Home, means living the life you want to. We have a team of dedicated professionals who work around-the-clock providing residents with as much or as little support as they need. We value our residents strengths and skill sets, encouraging them to maintain their independence as much as possible and all care is tailored to suit our residents and their needs.

Residential care is ideal for those who can no longer benefit from living along and who are self-sufficient most of the time, yet require a little assistance with certain tasks. When you reside within a care home, it means residents can stay in touch with their friends and family members, spending their time doing the things that they love, no longer worrying about mundane house chores. Care homes are there to provide full-time care to their residents, giving them the freedom to experience independent living.

What to Expect from Everyday Care?

‘Everyday care’ can range from person to person, yet for most individuals, personal care is commonly provided, which includes personal hygiene, washing, dressing, mobility, administering medication and providing regular, home-cooked meals. When a person can no longer do these activities alone and live independently, it’s likely that moving into a care home will help improve the quality of one's life, including their physical and mental health.

If someone is struggling with their mental health, such as forgetting recent events, remembering how to do simple tasks and/or experiencing irrational behaviour, it is likely that they will need specialist care such as dementia care, guaranteeing that your loved one will receive the best treatment needed. A lot of care homes, including Rubislaw Park, has a person-centred approach combined with all-inclusive facilities and services, helping to improve ones quality of life, wellbeing and overall health.

Requiring a Higher Level of Care

Those needing more advanced levels of care will benefit from 2 hour care which is provided within a care home. If an individual has long-term health conditions, or a critical illness which has began to negatively impact everyday duties, nursing care could be the best option. Nursing care is for those who require personal and medical care, 24 hours a day, including those in need of palliative care. Many care homes, including Rubislaw Park, is fitted with specialised beds for those who require specific medical needs, as well as mobility aids.

To provide the highest standards of care, we can assure you that we have the best, trained staff members, including a qualified nurse, all of our staff members are dedicated and compassionate; making them excellent care providers.

Other care homes may also provide specialised dementia care for a person with dementia. If you believe that dementia care or nursing care is required for your loved one, they will get set a care plan to ensure they receive the right care.

Relying Heavily on Family and Friends

As we’re getting older, it’s normal to need a helping hand from time to time, yet, needing constant help with personal hygiene or keeping the house clean, may begin to take it’s toll on both yourself and those closest to you.

Seeing the ones you love struggle can be hard and upsetting, yet it’s important to remember that there are many organisations and charities to turn to for extra help and support. Age UK is one of the many charities established to help those facing the challenges that come with aging. These organisations are there to offer support, from support groups and hotlines.

Moving into Rubislaw Park Care Home

Here at Rubislaw Park, we understand that moving a family member, or yourself into a residential home can be an overwhelming process. However, our dedicated team will do everything possible to ensure the transition period is as smooth as possible, ensuring everyone is stress-free, making them feel as if the care home is their own home.

Our care home in Aberdeenshire stands as a distinguished, luxurious, private home, with a capacity to accomodate up to 86 individuals. Within our home, we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding levels of care for all individuals.

Those within our home have the opportunity to get involved with our five-star lifestyle, where we foster a sense of community amongst other locals. We have an array of in-house facilities which residents can make use of each day, putting their best interests first, from our private gardens and hair salon to our cinema room.

We get to know our residents on a deeper, personal level as we want to offer the highest quality of care, 24/7 through our staffs' extensive knowledge, especially when it comes to offering care within a comfortable setting.

Schedule a Callback

No question is too silly, any you have, our professional, friendly team at Rubislaw Park Care Home in Aberdeen would love to help you in any way they can. So, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, you can call us on 01224 810 030 or email us at info@rubislawpark.com. You can also fill out our enquiry form and someone will respond to your query as soon as they can; we’re excited to speak with you soon.