BARCELONA ASSISTED LIVING

712 East Jackson Avenue
Mcallen, TX 78501
ph: 956-682-8886
biltmorecares@yahoo.com

Caregiver Burnout

Caregiving by the numbers: family caregivers provide 20 hours of unpaid in-home care per week; 87% of caregivers are not getting enough sleep; 91% of caregivers whose health is in decline report depression; caring for an Alzheimer's patient can shorten a person's life by 4 to 8 years.

Signs of burnout include:

– Feeling pessimistic and dissatisfied
– Decreased energy or emotional exhaustion
– Withdrawing from friends or social interactions
– Loss of interest in work or hobbies
– Increased use of alcohol or medication to relax
– Becoming impatient, irritable, or argumentative
– Lowered resistance to illness

Signs that Your Loved One May Need Assisted Living

Moving a family member into an assisted living is never an easy decision. However, there are some telltale signs that caregivers can look for in order to recognize when it’s time for assisted living:

Wandering: In later stages of dementia, the risk posed by wandering becomes much greater, notes Rita Vasquez, M.A., an MFTI Clinician at Quail Lakes Counseling Center in Stockton, California. “They can wander even if you just take the time to go to the bathroom,” she says, and the probability of falls and injuries increases.
Sundowning: — very agitated behavior that becomes more pronounced later in the day — is a common characteristic of those with Alzheimer’s. Vasquez says that this can take a heavy toll on caregivers, and when it begins to severely disrupt family routines, this may be a sign that the caregiving burden is too hard to handle.
Aggression: Verbal, physical, and even sexual aggression frequently happen in those with dementia, and caregivers and other family members may suffer or begin to feel resentful. “I tell people when they’re getting to that state, it’s time to start considering placement,” says Vasquez.
Home safety issues: Ask yourself honest questions about your senior family member’s health and your own abilities to care for them. Is the person with dementia becoming unsafe in their current home?
Escalating care needs: Is the health of the person with dementia or my health as a caregiver at risk? Are the person’s care needs beyond my physical abilities? If you’re answering yes to those questions, it might be time to have that tough family conversation.
Caregiver stress: Stress and other caregiver symptoms can be just as telling a sign as the dementia behaviors described above.

Why Are We Successful
Small vs. Large Institutional Care Facilities
Smaller Facilities Create a Family Atmosphere and Provide a Sense of Security for the Residents
There are resort like facilities, which provide a bed and meals, and have a menu of additional services available for the elderly. The larger the senior care facility, the case is less personalized and less suited for mentally confused resident. With the hotel-style living, the resident's awareness level needs to be high in order to remember the floor, the wing, and then his or her room number. Larger facilities required seniors to be capable of getting to the dining hall for meals, and be independent in most activities. Typical large facilities offered little in the way of personal assistance. This type of facility may work well for the senior who is more independent, who will sign up for activities and outings. As the senior becomes less independent, they will have the option for a higher level of care, at a significantly increased monthly cost.
In the smaller residential care home, residents see the caregivers when they wake up, and the caregivers are the last ones whom the residents see before going to sleep. This creates a family atmosphere and provides a sense of security for the residents.

Small Assisted Living Facility
Small assisted living homes, like Barcelona Assisted Living, do a lot more for the residents, such as assistance with dressing toileting and getting around, which is included in the monthly cost. Typically, residential care homes fit seniors who are becoming frail and find the responsibilities of homemaking an increasing burden, or too difficult to do consistently, seniors with chronic illnesses who need daily assistance with cooking, cleaning and monitoring medication, seniors who have difficulties coordinating rental payment, grocery and meal purchasing, and managing expenses for the household supplies.
An additional consideration when making a decision about an assisted living facility, is the benefit of continued care as your family member's health declines. There can be great turmoil in having to move your family member from one location to the next as more personal services are needed. Many elderly start out mobile, continent and independent when they relocate into assisted living. However, you may need to plan for a rapid decline in their mobility, incontinence care and confusion. If your family member is able to stay at the same facility as their health declines this is an additional hurdle you will not have to confront at a later date. Here at Barcelona Assisted Living your loved one will continue with there care even if functionality declines as we strive Aging In Place. Your loved one will never become a burden to our staff or just another resident that is passing by, they will be part of our family at Barcelona Assisted Living.

Pricing

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We offer 24 month rate locks

Inclusive packages - turnkey

Starting rates to include room meals and care start at $3,000 monthly

Tour with confidence. Ask questions. We have ideas and options to help you with your budget:

VA/ Social Secuity/ Asset rental/ Reverse mortgages

We will give your loved one an individualized price, we might not be the least expensive, but we will provide you with the best available care of of a small facility with a home like environment. Our personalized rates will meet the needs of your loved one and not the needs of the facility. Call us to get a tour and free assessment. When you do get our final assesment it is a fixed priced guaranteed for 24 months with an all inclusive and no hidden cost. So you can plan and budget your loved ones money.

Private & Semi Private Rooms Available

712 East Jackson Avenue
Mcallen, TX 78501
ph: 956-682-8886
biltmorecares@yahoo.com

BARCELONA ASSISTED LIVING

Caregiver Burnout

Why Are We Successful

Small vs. Large Institutional Care Facilities

Small Assisted Living Facility