Signs to Look For

If one or more of these signs are present, it may be time to schedule a consultation with Caring Considerations.

• Ambivalence about future care and housing plans
• Current house or apartment becomes too difficult and unpleasant to manage
• Need for support in the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)* and/or declining memory
• Better access to health care due to a recent illness, accident, or hospitalization
• Need improved safety and security
• Desire to be closer to family
• Limited or no family support system
• Transportation challenges
• Nutritional needs
• Overall need to have a stable, caring, support network
• Need to become more engaged in life

*ADLs include: dressing, grooming, transferring, eating, bathing, toileting, and sometimes medication management.