Thank you to all contributors.
The combined knowlege shown by Mastodon folk is impressive.
And it was wonderfully re-assuring and empowering walking into the facility with a distillation of questions coming from so many people's experiences, on paper, in my pocket.
I've made a list of +50 questions from what's been posted and some extras.
Will be posted here once grouped into topics.
DM me if you need the questions immediately.
#AgedCareQuestions
m. Is there a structure for assisting residents in maintaining communication/contact with friends and family?
n. Are residents assisted in using their phones.
o. How much, if any, assistance do they get with using their IT devices? Their blind talking book devices?
p. Is the use of heaphones mandatory in some areas? All areas? Including TV in their rooms?
q. What's the situation with noise? Singing in room? Party in room? HiFi in room? TV in room?
#AgedCareQuestions contin
i. Vaccination program - what's the current rate of flu and Covid vaccination for staff?
For residents?
j. What's in place to cover the facility manager having extended or repeated absences?
k. Call bell attendance - what's the situation? Time limits? Reliable near meal-times?
l. Keeping relatives informed within 24 hours of all falls and significant accidents - does this happen reliably? What action is taken if family not notified?
I'm off to inspect a room in an aged care facility possibly for an #ElderlyRelative.
And I get to ask questions.
Please tell me what questions you'd ask.
Even questions you might think of avoiding asking.
I'll be Replying to this toot with some of the #AgedCareQuestions I come up with too.
(This #AgedCareFacility / #NursingHome is in #Australia. The standard of care here is much lower than the USA AIUI.)
skua