Health Management in Assisted Living

Assisted living facilities bridge independent living and around-the-clock care for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Making sure that the well-being of the residents is a top priority and managing their health as well. Overall health at The Gables includes physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual. Being together with other people and having a little community really increases the residents’ social, emotional, and mental health. So many things go into having your loved ones’ health managed and taken care of well. The staff is there to help those residents who need more assistance or need help at all. They are more than willing and happy to help, and it brings joy into their lives! Having the staff help your loved ones gives family members peace of mind that they’re being constantly cared for and loved!

Medication Management:

The staff here at our location will assist residents with their medication and common tasks that they need help with. The staff is trained to administer medications accurately and ensure residents receive the right doses at the right times to be the most effective for their bodies as described. Many things go into medication, and making sure that you have the right dosage and keeping an eye out for different interactions with other things that the resident might consume is so important. Every loved one’s care is very different, and we must know and remember that they all have different care plans and ways of going about things and their life.

Physical Health and Activity:

Encouraging physical activity is one of the most essential things that is very crucial for maintaining residence mobility and overall health for the body. Exercise and rehabilitation services are very helpful in maintaining the body’s health and ensuring that their cardiovascular health and strength is stronger. if they need rehabilitation, then that will be needed if they need help recovering from surgeries or managing chronic conditions.

Social and Emotional Support:

Social and emotional support is very important in the well-being of mental health. Making sure that there is lots of social engagement between residents, being able to socialize with each other and participate in group activities, helps connect with one another and combat feelings of isolation and depression when that arise. This brings up lots of mental stimulation to ensure they have lots of good brain functions and maintain mental health. Lots of social engagement can happen with groups of residents playing games and doing activities like puzzles and programs. Emotional support can be provided by the staff and by other professionals that can help the residents know how to cope with stress, loss, and other emotional challenges that they may go through while they stay there at the facility.

Educating residents about health and wellness, and also the family of all the residents, is so crucial to making sure that they stay healthy and themselves. We want to do all that we can to make sure that they say themselves and be the most healthy that they can be. Health and well-being are top priority and will provide peace of mind to the families of the loved ones. We are so happy to be able to be with your sweet loved ones and to assist them with what they are needing help with and to make sure that they have quality time here at our facility for assisted living Blackfoot Idaho.