It’s no secret that moving to a senior living facility can be a scary time. Something that compounds this fear is the lack of adequate senior living furniture throughout the senior living sector. When you send your loved ones to a senior living facility, you do it with the hopes that they’ll receive care that you can’t provide.
On top of this, senior living patients are a vulnerable group and you’re placing your trust in the staff of the senior living facility. If this trust is broken, you’d want them to be held accountable. An increase in bad experiences and lack of accountability has landed the industry in the scope of the federal government.
Federal Government Eyeing in On Senior Living Industry
In 2024, a variety of legislators have put forward bills that would aim to further regulate senior living and provide a stronger level of transparency about elder care. Spawned by a January hearing held by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA); federal interest has spiked when it comes to the quality level for senior living.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) at a government hearing in January 2024 (BILL CLARK/CQ-ROLL CALL, INC. VIA GETTY IMAGES)
According to Seniors Housing Business, the push by the federal government for more senior living regulations includes the following proposed bills:
- Health Over Wealth Act: Brought forward by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), this bill aims to bring transparency regarding the ownership of senior living facilities. His goal with the bill would be to ensure it’s easier to hold someone accountable if there is inadequate care within a facility.
- Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act: This bill, presented by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) would seek to create concrete consequences to private investors if there is a resident death resulting from neglect.
Best Senior Living Practices to Ensure Patient Safety
As the government makes it clear that they intend on protecting elders, this leaves healthcare owners with one question: What do I need to do to make sure that my patients aren’t at a high risk for falls? The first step is to ensure you have senior living furniture that is designed to help patients with mobility and comfort.
It’s also important to remember is that every patient is different. Looking at Bear Creek Nursing & Rehab Center, they state that the most important thing you can do for your senior living patients is ensure you meet their personalized needs every step of the way, which includes specialized senior living furniture.
Part of this ties back to high quality senior living equipment for your facility. Since falls are the leading cause of injury for elderly Americans (over 14M reported falls by older adults), it’s important to ensure that you have the proper equipment to prevent falls from happening within your facility.
Best Ways To Prevent Patient Falls
You know that you need to prevent your patients from falling as it results in intense damage. However, you might find yourself wondering what the best way to prevent this from happening is. One of the easiest ways toprevent falling is by creating a safe-for-elders environment.
By safe-for-elders, we mean building your rooms in a way that won’t heighten the risk of falling. Avoiding loose rugs, wobbly chairs, tight walkways, and bulky furniture are all things that can decrease the chance of your patients falling. By keeping a clean, tight space you’ll make life easier and safer for your patients.
How Can Furniture Prevent Falls?
While keeping your space tight and clean can help prevent falls, the best way to help your patients is by investing in senior living furniture that is designed to help with strength and mobility issues. Furniture such as the S3 Uplifter Chair is created with the purpose of assisting seniors with sit-to-stand motions while lowering the risk of falling.
Whether your patients need assistance getting off the toilet or struggle when trying to lounge, F3 offers a variety of chairs for your senior living facility. Our S3 Uplifter Chairs from the Secure-Sit-To-Stand Series of Seating include the following options:
- S3 Uplifter Chair Toilet
- S3 Uplifter Chair Dining
- S3 Uplifter Chair Lounge
- S3 Uplifter Chair Theater
- S3 Uplifter Chair Wingback
Trust F3 Function First Furniture for Your Senior Living Furniture Needs
With over 35 years of furniture manufacturing experience, you can entrust our team to handle all your senior living furniture concerns. With the S3 Uplifter Chair, our owner designed it specifically to help his mother.
His mother’s well-being being the driving factor for our chairs ensured that we made a simple, quality product that would provide true value to seniors struggling with mobility and strength issues. Additionally, our chairs are tested for up to 350 pounds and hold FDA-approval.
Interested in how F3 Function First Furniture can provide senior living furniture for your facility? Call (888) 335-6881 and get a quote for your business today.
