Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorWhat usually sets off a senior care search in Winston-Salem?
A discharge from Baptist, Forsyth Medical Center, Lexington, Thomasville or Davie Medical Center, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, a family caregiver who has hit the wall, or money that is running out.
Each guide starts at that moment and walks through the next steps in order, with the North Carolina rules and the local phone numbers that apply.
Who can help us figure out the next step for free?
Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging ((336) 904-0300) gives free options counseling in all five counties, Senior Services, Inc.'s help line (336-724-2040) answers Forsyth County questions, the county department of social services handles Medicaid and Special Assistance, and a senior advisor can go through licensed options; none of them charges families.
If anyone is in danger, call 911. Suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation goes to the county's Adult Protective Services: Forsyth 336-703-3503, Davidson 336-242-2500, Davie 336-753-6250, Stokes 336-593-2861, Yadkin 336-849-7910.
What if our situation is not listed?
Begin with what help is needed and when: write down the daily tasks your parent can no longer do safely, whether help is needed overnight, and what the budget can carry for two or three years.
Those three answers usually narrow things to one or two North Carolina license types, and the directory then shows which licensed providers are close by.
All situations pages
When a parent is being discharged and home is not safe yet
Next steps when a parent is leaving Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Lexington, Thomasville or Davie Medical Center: inpatient vs. observation, rehab, home health, adult care homes and the FL-2.
Read it →Living alone has stopped being safe: what now?
Signs a parent in Winston-Salem can no longer live alone, options that extend time at home (home care, adult day, CAP/DA, Meals-on-Wheels), and how to decide when assisted living is the safer choice.
Read it →A parent has just been diagnosed with dementia
First steps after a dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis for Winston-Salem families: legal documents, safety at home, support, when memory care is needed and how North Carolina special care units work.
Read it →When the family caregiver is worn out
Help for exhausted family caregivers around Winston-Salem: respite options, adult day care, the Piedmont Triad family caregiver program, Senior Services Inc., CAP/DA respite and when to consider a move.
Read it →The money for care is running out
What Winston-Salem families can do when savings for care are running low: Special Assistance for adult care homes, NC Medicaid for nursing homes, CAP/DA at home, VA pension and how to avoid a forced move.
Read it →When you live far from a parent in Winston-Salem
How adult children living away from Winston-Salem, Forsyth County or the surrounding counties can check on a parent, line up local help, vet care homes from a distance and handle an emergency.
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