Senior Apartments
are for seniors only. There they live independently, are fairly active, and
receive additional security (physical and emotional). It is also a good
place to to live if you desire to be around other seniors.
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Retirement Communities
are for active seniors currently in good health and can live independently.
Here seniors have access to three daily cooked meals. This allows for more
time to enjoy life. Some communities require a one-time entry fee along with
monthly service charges.
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Assisted Living Homes provide
care and supervision in a home like setting. Individuals live alone or with
roommates. Care provider(s) live in the same home. In Assisted Living homes, an
elderly person lives with a family other than his or her own family. In the home
is provided meals, a comfortable home environment, and assistance with daily
living skills. Personal care can be provided such as help with dressing,
bathing, and other personal needs
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Assisted Living
Communities lie between living on your own and living in a nursing
home. Assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing,
eating, housekeeping and transportation is provided. The assistance needed
may not require 24 hour care like what a nursing home provides, yet needs
cannot be met living in a more independent setting. Choices will vary from
single or shared rooms to suites and apartments. Assisted living is
not an alternative to a nursing home, but an intermediate level of long-term
care appropriate for many seniors.
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Residential Care Homes are
typically more of a home like setting. They house six or more residents.
Residential Care many times is in a residential home allowing for the most
intimate care available, along with one to two care providers per five
residence. This allows for more intimate interaction with the care
providers.
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Alzheimer's or Dementia Care is usually provided at
a nursing home or an Alzheimer care facility that specializes in Alzheimer
care. They are for seniors exhibiting chronic confusion or forgetfulness,
having difficulty recognizing others (family members, friends), having a
tendency to wander, and/or is visibly agitated, combative or abusive to
others.
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Nursing Homes are for loved ones requiring 24-hour
nursing care. Here they aid those who cannot perform Activities of Daily
Living on his or her own. Possibly in late stages of Alzheimer's
(combative), and may need therapeutic or rehabilitative services (speech,
occupational, physical, respiration, etc.). They are good for persons who
may be afflicted with a long-term or chronic illness.
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Comparison
