Senior Living Alternatives: The Short-Term Stay for the Long Run

Even the most devoted caregiver has limits.  You can give 100 percent of your energy to your loved one—but sooner or later, like a marathon runner, you’re going to hit the wall.  Unless you take some time out to recharge your batteries and replenish your physical and emotional resources, you’re going to find yourself slowing down and your effectiveness as a caregiver starting to decline.

Although it may seem paradoxical, the only way you can give your loved one 100 percent of your attention when you are with them is to take a complete break, spending 100 percent of your time by yourself or with other family members or friends for a brief period of time.  To do this, you must find a backup caregiver for your loved one. When you take advantage of Sunrise’s short-term stay program, you will have the assurance of knowing that your loved one’s needs, both for care and for companionship, are being addressed.

Designed for stays of a few days to several months, the short-term stay program at Sunrise Senior Living communities offers seniors all the services we provide our regular assisted living residents.  Short-term stay residents enjoy tastefully furnished suites with weekly housekeeping services.  They receive personal care assistance and medication management and can take advantage of scheduled transportation.  What’s more, they quickly become valued members of the community and welcome participants in the round of social activities we organize. 

Because we want their short-term stay to be a success, we try to get to know their individual needs and preferences.  Prior to their joining us, we bring seniors and family members together to conduct an assessment that helps us determine the appropriate services and care for each individual.  Our rates reflect precisely those services a senior might require and their length of stay. 

Our short-term stay program at Sunrise will allow you to make the most of your time away because you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing that your loved one is in a warm, comfortable environment being cared for by compassionate yet professional caregivers.  In fact, many seniors enjoy their short-term stay so much that they ultimately decide to make a Sunrise community their home.

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To find out more about short-term stays at Sunrise, visit our short-term stay page.