Guide on Helping You Find a Good Assisted Living Center for Senior Citizens
1. Talk to the residents that live there. Make sure to get a few other peoples opinions about the place. If you hear any complaints about the center that don’t put any relative in there whatsoever. You need to hear good opinions about the place before you even consider it.
2. Check out the assisted living center on the better business bureau website on the Internet. It will give you an reports that was filed against the company. This is important to check out since you will be able to see how many bad reports there is against any company. The website address for the Better Business Bureau is http://www.bbb.org on the Internet.
3. You need to check any county court records to see if there has been any lawsuits ever filed against the company. This is important since you will be able to see how many lawsuits have been filed against the company in the most recent years.
4. Check the newspaper to see if the assisted living center that you currently interested in for your relative is always constantly hiring new people to work there. If they are always need to hire new staff then be concerned if the staff keeps on leaving the company. There is usually something odd going in a place that keep losing staff to other companies.
5. Check out the center building. Make sure to check the floors and pay attention to the floors for any messes when on a tour of the building. Make sure to check out the food area of the building since most of them have like a restaurant in there.
6. Ask questions to the current residents to see if the staff does their job properly and on time. This is important to know. If they complain any neglect at all or any abuse then leave the center immediately.
7. Is the outside of the center clean? Does the yard look properly taken care? If it looks good on the outside then someone around there does care about the place. Make sure to look to see if the inside of the building is clean.
8. Make sure to see if there is enough staff to cover the shifts. If the center seems short staffed then be concerned. Spend a few minutes talking to the staff to see if they are friendly or grumpy. If most of the staff is grumpy then you know the general attitude of the place.
9. Check for any health code violations. Make sure to check the building to see if it has any other violations. You want to make sure that the place is up to par on health code rules and regulations.
10. Make sure that the assisted center has staff there 24 hours a day. You want to know that they follow the rules set by the state regarding the proper care of the residents. By visiting the building and talking to the staff and residents there then you will be able to tell whether or not it is a good place.
