The Eldercare Consultant by Feola Becky & Feola Becky

Author:Feola, Becky & Feola, Becky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FAM017000 Family & Relationships / Eldercare
ISBN: 9780814436325
Publisher: AMACOM
Published: 2015-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

This is a familiar scene across the country—children afraid or unable to convince their loved ones of the merits of assisted living. The tragedy is that the fear and frustration revolves around ignorance and misconceptions. With a proper understanding, assisted living can be a positive, life-enhancing experience.

The Purpose of Assisted Living

Assisted living can be a highly desirable solution for families. It is a bridge for that large gap between being able to live completely on your own and needing skilled nursing care. It allows residents to live as independently as possible while providing as much personal care and support services as needed. The variety of housing options provides an atmosphere suitable for all levels of care—ranging from someone who is completely independent but understands there may be a need for services in the future to a resident suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s and needing a secured environment now.

Communities are designed to provide help with the activities of daily living (ADL) such as bathing, grooming, medication management, mobility issues, and more. Usually, residents have had some sort of decline in health and need help performing one or more ADL. They may start out with minimal assistance, and as their needs increase, the support and assistance will increase accordingly.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.