If you have reached the stage where you are looking for a geriatric nursing home for your loved ones, that probably means that they cannot take care of themselves. Therefore, for them, you would want the best conditions and the best quality geriatric nursing home.
Perhaps you will ask yourselves – perhaps a cheaper place is enough? Or perhaps you would choose a place according to its geographical proximity, without considering other parameters?
So let us reorganize the Information and understand exactly why it is important to choose a quality geriatric department.
Approvals
Before we check the quality of the place, first we would check the uncontestable basis, which is safety. No doubt, the home needs to be under monitoring and keep a valid license from the Welfare and Health Ministries.
So don’t be shy and ask to see these approvals, which will attest that the home is monitored by the state and deserves your trust. A testimony that the home runs properly is a long-term license.
The staff
In a quality geriatric home, the staff is composed of people with rich experience in caretaking for the elderly in geriatric departments and they are experts on providing mental, physical and holistic care. Make sure that the following professionals are available in the home:
- A Geriatric Physician – A physician who completed their studies specializing in Geriatrics, and who has extensive knowledge in the diseases that characterize the elderly. His tasks are to diagnose the patients and classify various diseases.
- Geriatric Nurses – The nurses perform under the geriatric physician and their responsibilities are to care for the patients daily, from administering medicine, reading the monitors results and logging them, frequently check on the patients, giving help in emergencies, etc.
- Social Workers – Nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, acupuncture therapists, etc.
A responsible and dedicated staff takes care of the patients with adequate nursing care every day. The excellent staff is the pillar of every outstanding facility and is critical in a quality geriatric home.
Excellent conditions
When we are considering a geriatric home according to a price, we might compromise over the best for them. Why is it important to choose a quality home? Because in a quality home, the tenants enjoy a variety of activities every day – music and painting classes, cooking workshops, creative and art activities.
All these are done by a professional who has extensive experience. A quality home does not compromise on its performers. Enjoying more activities will increase the chances of improving the physical and moral state of your dearest.
High quality residence
In contrast to the public nursing residence, whose quality is in decline with passing years, the competition in the private geriatric homes market was never higher, which causes the conditions to improve daily. One may compare a quality geriatric home these days, to a five star hotel – spacious rooms in excellent condition, a view to the ocean or an open scenery, TV with cables, a cleaning and laundry service, etc. This is actually a private apartment with the highest quality of room service.
The location
In spite of the location not testifying to the quality of the home itself, a good location is a winning card when considering a quality geriatric home. When considering a good area, we would want a pleasant neighborhood with lots of nature and green surroundings. A quality area provides the tenants with much serenity and calmness and even extending longevity.
In addition, a quiet place, beautiful and pleasant also means that you will have a greater motivation to come and visit your loved ones, along with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Summary
Your loved ones are reaching their final destiny in the world, this is your time to show them you appreciate all that they have done for you. At Beit Or they will receive the best conditions and you will sleep soundly knowing they are in good hands.
