Assisted Living Training

Running an assisted-living home can be a very challenging and rewarding career. Keeping people healthy involves constant monitoring, strong attention to detail, and a huge amount of empathy.

Starting Out

• Accept only patients needing a low level of care while starting out in your assisted-living home. This will give you time to find qualified employees and train them in how best to care for patients needing higher levels of care, according to Peoples-Law.org.

Social Environment

• Prospective clients and their families are often concerned about an assisted-living home's social environment, according to Peoples-Law.org. Find people with similar social backgrounds for your facility and tell prospective residents about others living there. This is especially important for patients with dementia, as they may tend to isolate themselves.

Records

• Keep daily records for each patient. Knowing your patients' daily routines will help you spot any odd behavior.

Medication

• Hire qualified staff to handle medication administration in your assisted-living home. Mistakes with medication could result in your patients becoming ill or your facility being cited for neglect.