You want to choose the high quality assisted living and senior care facility for your parent to ensure that their needs are taken care of and that they can enjoy their life as they age. Here are a few features to look for when choosing a facility that should help ensure your parent's happiness and your satisfaction:

An Open Door Policy

It's crucial to make sure that the assisted living facility you move your parent into has an open door policy at all times so you can show up and visit whenever you want, without having to make an appointment first. The facility's open door policy will help ensure that everything that happens within the facility remains transparent so you know exactly what is going on with your parent and how they are being cared for as time goes on. So make sure that there are no visiting restrictions put in place for immediate family members and third-party care providers before deciding whether to work with a prospective assisted living facility.

Scheduled Activities

Another important feature to look for when choosing an assisted living facility for your parent is regularly scheduled activities. Your parent needs some structure incorporated into their daily life activities to ensure that they stay active and social, and to ensure a comfortable quality of life as time goes on.

So make sure that the facility you choose offers daily activities for residents that encourage socialization and keeps the body and mind working. Things like sewing groups, reading clubs, yoga classes, and even video game leagues should be offered to your parent on a regular basis.

A Common Dining Area

Another feature your parent's chosen assisted living facility should offer is a common dining area where residents can order their meals from a menu and eat together around community dining tables. This will keep your parent from getting comfortable eating alone in their room and encourage them to forge friendships and support systems with other residents throughout their community.

Your parent will have an opportunity to visit with friends, meet new people, and even dine with their family members in a social setting morning, noon, and night. So if your parent never does anything else social while living at the facility, they'll still get the engagement and socialization they need during meal time.

Planned Family Events

It is also a good idea to make sure that your parent's new assisted living facility offers planned family events throughout the year so your parent's children, grand kids, and other family members can visit them and participate in making special memories in the comfort of their own home. Family barbecues, game days, picnics, festivals, holiday celebrations, and facility tours should be offered by the facility your parent moves in to.