(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.)
Moving into an assisted living facility is a big decision. However, many families put off making a move until their loved one experiences a health crisis. There are some telltale signs to help you know when it is time to consider the move.
A nurse will assess the care a person needs through a charting system. The assessment focuses on ADLs, or activity of daily living. The concepts of ADLs was developed by a doctor named Sidney Katz in the 1960s, and it helps professionals understand how well a senior can perform day-to-day activities. The six main ADL categories are bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (in-and-out of bed), continence, and eating.
Assisted living might improve quality of life by providing the needed support. Five signs that it’s time to move are isolation, depression, unhealthy habits, mortality, and health decline.
Happy birthday this week to Ella M. Wilson and Welton Leday. Get well wishes to our loved ones in the hospital. Welcome to our home Margaret Hollier.
Our activities this week include snack wagon, in-room visits, morning strolls, manicures, beauty shop, ice cream and cake, exercise, bedside Rosary, bingo, pokeno, food committee meeting, jingo, and Church services on TV.
Congratulations to our May Resident of the Month Robert Dougia and Employee of the Month Nancy Leger - activity assistant.
June 19, 2026
