Yosef Meystel has nearly two decades of experience in residential management including nursing homes. He founded YAM Management and developed successful nursing homes in Texas, Indiana, and Illinois. The transition to skilled nursing care can be difficult for residents and families as residents miss their old lives and roles. Families and staff can help residents adjust by empathizing with their feelings and allowing time to adapt to their new home. Involving residents in selecting and decorating their rooms with familiar items can also help them feel more at home. Continued communication like visits, calls, emails and cards reassures residents that their families still value them.

2.  Yosef Meystel has amassed nearly two
decades of experience in residential
management, including the administration
of both multi-unit buildings and nursing
home facilities. The founder of YAM
Management, Yosef Meystel spearheaded
the development of a number of successful
nursing homes in suburban Texas, Indiana,
and Illinois.
The transition to skilled nursing care can
present difficulties for residents and their
families.

3.  Many residents keenly feel the loss of the
lives they have left behind, and miss the
roles they used to play in the community or
the activities in which they used to
participate. Some feel that they did not
play an active part in choosing care, and
may be frustrated by their apparent lack of
control over their own lives. Families as well
as facility staff can help residents process
these feelings by empathizing with them
and giving them time to adjust.

4.  Families and staff can also support new
residents by involving them in the selection
of their new homes, and in decorating their
new rooms. The residents may feel more at
home with familiar knickknacks, family
photographs, or handmade gifts from loved
ones. Continued communication is also key:
New nursing home residents appreciate
visits as well as routine phone calls, emails,
and cards. These efforts to stay in touch
help them feel that their families continue
to value them.