What Is Assisted Living?
Assisted Living is a long-term care solution for your loved one that can be considered when the individual have some independence but need assistance with personal care services. Personalized care includes assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, showering and toileting. Assisted Living communities offer both apartment-style and shared rooms depending on your loved one’s needs.
These communities encourage social engagement and active living by offering a robust activities calendar which can include weekly concerts, daily physical activities, art classes and lectures, cinema room, etc.. Transportation to doctor’s offices and outings to stores or events may also be provided according to the specific community.
How Do I Know if Assisted Living Is Right for My Loved One?
Assisted Living can be an excellent option for many seniors that can improve their quality of life. This level of care is for seniors that need help with daily activities but do not need 24-hour medical nursing care. These communities provide a broad range of services such as housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry services, personal care, and grooming, medication reminders and monitoring.
Some seniors move into assisted living communities because living alone may not be safe for them due to the risk of falling, increased memory difficulty or the risk of taking the wrong medication or an incorrect dosage. Assisted Living can often deter your loved one from moving permanently into a nursing home.
What Services Are Usually Available in Assisted Living?
Assisted Living provides centralized meal preparation, personal care assistance (help with showering, dressing and personal hygiene), medication reminders, laundry services, trash removal, housekeeping, social and cultural activities and wellness programs including exercise classes, social events and family activities and events.
What Is The Average Assisted Living Resident Like?
Visions of corridors lined with wheelchairs is far from the reality of options for your family member. Most Assisted Living residents enjoy a good quality of life, have assistance with their daily living activities, and develop meaningful relationships with other residents.
Many residents have lived within a 5-mile radius of their assisted living community. Family members and friends live near and visit. Assisted Living Communities encourage independence, allowing residents to visit family and friends and enjoy their community activities. Life in an Assisted Living community has been compared to living an enhanced enjoyable lifestyle with scheduled activities and fostered socialization.
What Is The Cost Of Assisted Living?
Assisted Living prices vary greatly from community to community depending on the number of services that are offered. Companions to Care Assisted Living Advisors can direct you to an Assisted Living Community to meet your specific needs and monthly budget.
Does Medicare Or Medicaid Pay For Assisted Living?
Medicare does not pay for Assisted Living services. Medicaid may pay for some assisted living services depending on the state you live in and also if you meet the qualifications both medically and financially.