Nursing home visits are one of the most special moments that make our guests happiest and help them feel remembered. Nursing homes provide services to citizens above a certain age. Visiting them after they move into our nursing home helps them feel that they are not forgotten and that they are valued. There are certain points to consider when making nursing home visits. In addition, maintaining regular visits can help reduce the sense of longing felt by our valued guests.
How to Visit a Nursing Home?
Before making a nursing home visit, you must first inform the branch you plan to visit (Çamlıca or Şişli) by calling in advance. In order to prevent our guests from becoming tired, it is recommended that visitors come in smaller groups rather than large crowds. In addition, the exact number of visitors should be communicated to us by phone beforehand.
To learn the full address of our nursing home and how to reach us, you can visit the transportation pages of our branches.
Importance of Nursing Home Visits
The importance of nursing home visits is invaluable for our residents. These visits contribute greatly to their socialization. More importantly, they help residents feel valued. Nursing home visits help ease the sense of longing felt by our guests and allow them to spend their day in a more positive and uplifting way.
You can read newspapers or books to them and exchange opinions about current events. By engaging in sincere conversations, you can help nursing home residents feel valued and positively impact their day.
Nursing Home Visiting Hours
In order not to disrupt the meal and rest times of our guests, nursing home visits should be made between 13:00 and 15:00. In addition, visitor groups must inform us by phone in advance about how many people will attend. These groups should not be too large.
At our nursing homes (Çamlıca and Şişli), we spend our days actively with our residents and organize many activities. Engaging in similar activities with visitors during nursing home visits makes our guests very happy. You may freely chat and socialize with our residents, who have many stories to tell and listen to. While listening to their memories, you can also share your own.
Nursing Home Visiting Regulations
The Nursing Home and Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Centers Regulation includes specific provisions regarding nursing home visit regulations. The purpose of this regulation is to define the type and quality of services to be provided, determine operational principles, and regulate the duties, authorities, and responsibilities of personnel.
The provisions included in the regulation are as follows:
- The families and friends of elderly residents, as well as visitors of staff, are admitted to areas designated for guests.
- Visitors are not allowed into residents’ living areas without the consent of the elderly individuals.
- In state-run nursing homes, visitors coming from outside the province to see residents may stay in a designated room up to three times per year, for no more than three days each time, provided that a three-person room fee is paid.
What Is Required for a Nursing Home Visit?
Before visiting a nursing home, you must contact us and provide prior notice. Other than that, there are no additional requirements. So, what is needed for a nursing home visit? For our residents, nothing is needed beyond love and a warm smile.
What to Bring When Visiting a Nursing Home?
When visiting a nursing home, you may bring small gifts for our guests. Gifts such as food or clothing can make them very happy. However, when bringing food or beverages, it is important to consider the recipient’s health conditions. Some of our residents have conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure and cannot consume certain foods. Therefore, individuals who know the resident well will be better able to choose appropriate gifts. Food and beverages brought as gifts should ideally be consumed under the supervision of our nurses.
When you visit our nursing homes as a group, the various gifts you bring will make both us and our residents very happy. We have listed some gift ideas for nursing home visits, but the final choice is entirely up to the individual.
Food items: Turkish delight, fresh fruit, sweet or savory pastries, dates, dairy products such as kefir and yogurt, assorted chocolates, homemade pastries or cookies, nuts, fruit juice, non-carbonated drinks, dried fruit.
Clothing and accessories: Skirts, shirts, ties, jackets, coats, trousers, necklaces, rings, earrings, vests, cardigans, pajamas, slippers, shoes, underwear, socks, scarves.
Other gifts: Hobby supplies, wet wipes, paper towels, photographs, books, magazines, newspapers.
These gifts will greatly please our valued guests at our nursing homes (Çamlıca and Şişli). As is well known, more than gifts, sincerity, love, and a friendly smile bring the greatest happiness.
Things to Consider During a Nursing Home Visit
What should be considered during a nursing home visit? First and foremost, residents should not be overwhelmed. For this reason, visiting with very large groups is not recommended. In addition, attention should be paid to the gifts brought during the visit. Especially food and beverages should be selected carefully, taking into account the health condition of the resident.
During a nursing home visit, what elderly residents expect most is that you sit with them, listen to them, and engage in sincere conversation. Bringing small gifts is another detail that can make them happy. There is no need for extensive preparation; the spiritual importance of the visit should not be forgotten. Being understanding and listening attentively to elderly individuals throughout the visit is more than sufficient.
Nursing home visits are extremely important for our guests. No matter how much of a family atmosphere we create, visitors help reduce their longing and remind them that they are not forgotten. Therefore, you are always welcome to visit us frequently.