There are many great locations that are home to even better nursing homes – West Sussex, the New Forest, the Scottish Highlands… However if your loved one simply isn’t ready for the move, then no matter where it is situated, the move will prove traumatic and difficult. That’s why it’s crucial that, if you realise you simply can’t provide the dedicated care your loved one needs anymore, that you explain to them why you’ve come to the decision to have them move into a nursing home.
Firstly, explain to them the exact reasons why – that you love them so very much and as such want them to have the best care possible. They may not understand, particularly if they have a degenerative disease that makes their memory bad and their mood unstable, but at least you will know you haven’t kept them in the dark. If you’re lucky, they will recognise you truly are trying to do what’s best for them.
Secondly, if they have any friends already living in nursing homes, take them for a visit. Ask the home if your loved one can stay for a couple of hours; giving them a chance to see how wonderful their life could be. Of course they many not be able to move into the exact home that their friend is in, but it will still show them that if their friend can be happy, they could be too.
Lastly, it’s important they get to spend time in the home you wish to admit them too prior to the move. Don’t just land them with the move the day before it’s meant to happen; perhaps arrange for them to spend one day a week there for a few weeks before the move date. That way, they will start to make friends and also get to know the staff – all of this will make the big day a lot easier. By the time moving day comes, they’ll probably be really eager to get going!









