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For many, the decision to move your loved one into a care facility may be the hardest decision of their life and there are many factors to consider before going through with it. In this video, Debra offers her top 3 signs your loved one needs nursing home care. When beginning to consider a care facility, it is important to be fully aware of the issue you are trying to solve by moving your person. Someone who suffers from frequent falls may be worse off in a nursing home as that is where the most falls tend to occur. As such, nothing would be gained from moving them. Falling does become an issue however if there is no one regularly available who can assist the person when they do fall. Wandering also falls into this category as most nursing homes will avoid taking patients like this as they can be very high maintenance. However, if the person is currently living near cliffs, large bodies of water, or can easily access a vehicle it may be time to consider relocating them. This is especially true if they constantly get around safeguards you’ve tried using to stop them. Other reasons to consider a care facility are that they are unable to respond correctly to an emergency without help, they are unable to clean themselves or keep up with their basic needs, and that the caregiver is no longer able or willing to provide the care needed. It may be that you are breaking a promise you made to that person to never put them in a home, but those promises were made before you knew the full weight of being a caregiver. It’s not a lifestyle everyone can manage, and there is no shame in admitting that.

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