What do I tell Mum or Dad..?
Talking with mum or dad about the possibility of transitioning into residential aged care can be a stressful and difficult time for both of you.
We often see that mum or dad don’t want to move into residential aged care, they often want to stay at home as long as possible. This could be for many reasons. They may have built their house, have cherished memories that they don’t want to forget, fear of loss of independence or they may have a negative association with residential aged care. Moving permanently into residential aged care is a major life event. And, as with any significant change, feelings of loss, fear, uncertainty and sadness are common for you as well as your mum or dad. We have developed these suggestions to help discuss moving into residential aged care with your loved one.
Never feel like you’ve failed your mum or dad because they need to move into residential aged care. There comes a point in life when the elderly are unable to care for themselves and you can’t always help them do this by yourself. If you have any concerns about transitioning mum or dad into residential aged care, please talk to the staff here at Gorrinn Village, we can help make the change as easy as possible. We value the contribution of all of the residents in our aged care community, and will always make your loved one feel as comfortable as possible as they move into care with us. Even if mum and dad are not quite to the stage of requiring residential care, perhaps offering to arrange a tour of our Independent Living Units might be an option you could both consider. All our units are fully self contained, private and secure and have on site gardening and maintenance available each weekday. This may help to alleviate some of your own concerns about mum or dad being alone in the community, or on the farm, as well as their concerns about moving into full time care. Residents living in the units are able to retain a reasonable amount of independence without being in a fully residential care setting. If you would like to discuss our units or residential aged care for your loved one, or if you would like to obtain a brochure, information pack or book a tour, please call Reception on (03) 5352 2654 during office hours. |
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