“Elderly should consider residential care before health crisis hits: study”

Elderly should consider residential care before health crisis hits: study,” by Alicia Lasek, McKnight’s LTC News

“Considering a move to a long-term care or senior living community can help elderly adults ensure that their needs are met when a health crisis hits, say gerontologists from the University of East Anglia, Britain. … In most cases, the elders were found to have had little input in the process. In addition, their family members and caregivers reported being traumatized by the events leading up to the move. In the end, some elders said that they were not happy with the decisions made for them. … While most older adults would prefer to remain in their own home, advance planning makes it more likely their wishes and needs will be heard, Farquar concluded.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”