stage: 4

Ready is not a word dementia uses. Here's the question to ask instead

There is rarely a single moment of readiness. The question is better framed as when a nursing home becomes the safest and most appropriate setting. Indicators include care needs that require nursing input beyond what can be provided at home, frequent falls or injuries, inability to manage nutrition and hydration safely, significant wandering, unmanageable behavioural symptoms, or a carer who has reached the limits of their capacity. Visiting specialist dementia care homes before a crisis point is reached allows families to make a considered choice rather than an emergency decision.