Try: There are huge differences between assisted living facilities while this can make the process of choosing seem difficult the plus side is that you have a good chance of finding a facility that is perfectly suited to the care recipient’s preferences and needs as you start your search try not to get overwhelmed by all the options remember amenities matter much less than the residents and staff it’s the people that truly make any place including an assisted living facility you can tell a lot about a facility by the people who live and work there you want a facility with an active social atmosphere, where the residents are friendly and the staff is caring and warm make sure that overall you feel the facility is a place where the care recipient will fit in and develop new friends evaluating a facility staff do they have time to speak with you and the care recipient or does it feel rushed do they appear genuinely interested in the care recipient do they interact warmly with current residents how do they handle emergencies residents do they appear happy do they enjoy interacting with one another do they seem like people the care recipient would enjoy getting to know are there hobbies or groups on site that look interesting to the care recipient care pathways has a checklist you can use when visiting facilities internet resources seniorliving net a place for mom assisted living federation of america references assisted living facilities tips for choosing a facility and making the transition by joanna saisan melinda smith doug russell and jeanne segal 2010 available at

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