Show Entering A Nursing Home Most crucial are a new resident's first hours and days in a nursing home-for in the way he is treated and in his reactions to the home lie the key to whether his stay will be a pleasant one or a difficult residents respond well to and remember early gestures of and Here is where a little extra effort on the part of nursing homes' staff pays If the newcomer's condition a short tour of the premises is a good Whether he thinks that his stay is going to be temporary or he will appreciate being helped to get his bearings and learn what the nursing home consists REASSURANCE that the resident will never need to feel abandoned and helpless is another good point to This can be better for by showing him a bedside call system and explaining how it works than by merely telling him he is going to be looked NEARLY ALL residents find it hard suddenly to have to adapt themselves to a whole new way of After they have had many years of experiences in conducting their own af- Change is not easy for so it may take or even months before a new resident is able to take the nursing home routine in his WHEN someone is in a new he wants to have an idea of what is expected of him and how he is expected to Here is where a great deal can be done to make entering the home a good rather than a bad Providing information about all aspects of the nursing home and its life is a This can best be done not merely by printed or written but needs the personal touch of friendly explanations by who seek out the new resident and don't wait for him to come to them with MANY PEOPLE become upset with changed but once they feel at confusion usually subsides and assurance that the home is going to be a livable and likeable place takes its Making the new resident feel at home during his first hours and should be a challenge and a goal for every nursing |