How to Put Your Mother in a Home

You knew this day would come. Mom needs some help. She can no longer live alone; no longer live in her own house. It's time for you to step in, to help find a new place for her to live. Mom needs a place where she is safe, well taken care of AND where she can be active, comfortable and happy. Mom needs a place she can continue to call her "Home." The task of moving Mom to the right home is not easy, and cannot be done overnight. It is a process, a journey. But where do you begin? And who will guide you as you travel down this road? There was no magic map to lead you, and Mom, along the way. Until now.... How To Put Your Mother In A Home, Professional Skills for a Personal Journey, is your beacon of light, your compass, your instruction manual. Complementing what you already know about your mom, this book assists you through the phases of moving Mom into an appropriate care environment. The journey starts by recognizing the signs that help is needed, then navigates through possible locations, helping her downsize from the old and begin the new, and ends with settling her in to her new Home. All this, while fostering her physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being. This book will help you do the right thing - find Mom a home where she will be satisfied, safe, and secure. This book is YOUR guide for how to put your mother in a home, the professional skills you'll need for your personal journey.