Starting an Institute on Aging

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If you want to start an institute on aging, you should be equipped with the right knowledge, experience, and attitude. Families usually find it hard to deal with the elderly but you should have patience in dealing with them.

Decide on the services that you want to offer and hire only competent staffs.

Starting an Institute on Aging

Some people don’t have enough patience with the elderly. Well, at some point, people will age and they too will need services that are exclusively geared to meet certain needs. If you have the heart for the aging population, you can start an institute on aging. This is a serious undertaking and you need to be equipped with the right knowledge. As the owner of the institute, you should have thorough understanding of senior care. Create a plan and you will have a guide in starting this great and caring place for the aged.

There are many things that you need to learn like care coordination, healing and counseling, day programs, in-home care, money management, memory loss, household or personal support, prevention of elderly abuse, and how to plan for long term care. You can use the internet find guides on how to identify an abused elderly, the facilities of the best home care provider, advance directives, and many others. The fact is, not all families are willing to care for the elderly in their very own homes. This is where the institute will come in. You will be providing services to these elderly people, to make them feel important once more.

Services to Offer

There are many services that you can offer like elderly day health center, healing center, prevention of elderly suicide, center for arts, friendship line, geriatric assessment, programs on senior services, psychology services, swindle center services, etc. You should know these services and how to offer them to the elderly. Find out if there are zoning requirements in your country when starting an institute of aging. You may need to apply for certain permits or licenses as the case may be. All it takes is a visit to the concerned government agency. This is important so that you can operate the institute legally.

It would also help if you maintain a website. This is great so that you can reach more clients and families. You have to provide vital information to clients when they need it. Make sure that you hire competent staffs to help you in the daily operations of the center. It can be hard to care for the aged but with the right people in your institute, you will be able to operate with ease and you will gain more clients over time. You should have patience and dedication. Promote the institute locally by visiting hospitals and the local neighborhood. Leave flyers or business cards so that clients can contact you.

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7 Comments

Rebecca del Rosario said on October 27, 2010
Because of some exposure with problems of elders, usually, STRESS OF BEING ALONE AT HOME I found it necessary to help them enjoy life while aging by establishing a Home Sweet Home for Senior Citizens - provide them work as leisure, activities and other involvements. How can I avail assistance?
Norbet Donmuaego said on January 19, 2011
Dear Rebecca, I have client who is very much interested to invest in Institute of aging but needs a capable hand that will manage the institute for mutual benefits. If you can handle the project please do write me back via paboboo1968@gmail.com so that we can discuss more. Thanks, Norbert Donmuaego
GERARD GAGNON said on May 7, 2011
My wife and I have been in the assistance home business for the past ten years outside of Baltimore. We sold one of our facilities and our daughter is going to be operating the other. We would be very interested in taking your offer. Thanks. Jerry and Judy Gagnon
Eva Reiter said on September 21, 2011
Hi, I am a nurse and worked with elderly population.This would be a great help for many families to take care their love ones. I live in Monterey ,CA. I would need more information.Is there some one who would be interested to start a business here?Thank you.Eva Reiter
MERLINDA MIGANO said on October 10, 2012
I FINISH MY GERONTOLOGY HERE IN CANADA BUT NOT WORKING IN MY FIELD , CURRENTLY I WORKED AS A HEALTH CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE AIDE SINCE 1983, I WANT TO OPERATE AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. ANY IDEA WHERE TO GET A FUND TO OPERATE A 25-30 PATIENT IN THE SMALL FACILITY. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO OPEN THE BUSINESS.
Sandra Edgecombe said on October 16, 2013
i am a health care provider now, I always want to help the elderly and a big way, I think institute on aging will make that happen. phone sandra 516-489-0957 THANKS.
pauletta handy said on July 24, 2015
I am interested in starting and aging institute. How does one make money off of this investment? Thanks, Pauletta Handy

Starting an Institute on Aging