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Residential Care Facilities

March 19, 2009
Author: prico

The term residential care refers to a system of non medical custodial care which can be provided in: 
  • a single family residence
  •  a retirement residence  
  • or in any appropriate care facility including a nursing home.
More than 90% of the residential care homes are licensed for six or fewer residents housed in a private residential home setting.
There are facilities licensed to care for more than six residents but they are usually retirement complexes  or specialty facilities built to care for elderly people.
 In this setting the facility is often called an Assisted Living Facility.
It is important to note that both Residential Care and Assisted Living facilities operate under the same regulations regarding care services and the differences if any are due to a particular facilities program and not differences in Community Care Licensing regulations.
Residential care facilities are not allowed to provide skilled nursing services unless there is a credentialed RN or LVN individual working in the home.
Residential care facilities can provide assistance with all daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, toileting, urinary or bowel incontinency care.
Most elderly people find that their needs fall beneath having to access skilled nursing services and therefore don’t need to be housed in a nursing home.
The small residential care home, licensed for 2 to 6 people provides a safe, comfortable and dignified environment for those who need help intermittently throughout the day and night.
Residential Care and the Alzheimer’s Patient
For those elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other kinds of dementia the small residential care facility can be an ideal care setting.
There are few people for the resident to have to deal with, the number of staff is small, one or  two people, and there is a lot of close supervision and support for the Alzheimer’s patient which can lower anxiety and stress.
The only negative is that small facilities very often have limited activities, which for some Alzheimer’s patients can be a detriment to their well being if they are active or very restless.
Some residential care facilities utilize community resources such social day care programs for their residents, which addresses the need for stimulating activity, both mental and physical.

 

 

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Lonely & Depressed?

March 19, 2009
Author: TakingCareOfMom

Getting older isn’t always a good experience. Many elderly people are lonely due to having lost their life partners. Children move away and friends die, leaving an elderly person without a support system. This is why families should consider senior housing.

Senior housing is beneficial for many older people because it puts them in proximity with the resources they need to survive. Many of these housing developments also have medical centers on site. Aging doesn’t always have to be depressing. Senior housing may be just the answer you need to improve your life.

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