| Assisted Living Nursing is for people who need | | | | The cost of assisted living nursing varies depending |
| assistance with their day to day activities but do not | | | | on the facility and the services required and offered. |
| wish to live in a nursing home or center. This service | | | | When choosing a facility it is advisable to involve your |
| is like a half way point between nursing homes and | | | | parents in the decision making process. Keep in mind |
| living independently. People who opt for this service | | | | their likes and dislikes, take them to visit the facility |
| are not able to live independently and yet do not | | | | first to see what it's like, look for a good balance of |
| need to live in a completely supervised environment. | | | | quality and cost, and most importantly take the time |
| If one or both your parents are not able to cope | | | | to help your parents and loved ones understand the |
| with living on their own, yet are insistent on | | | | reasons for them moving into this arrangement. |
| maintaining their independence, this is an option worth | | | | It may also be a great idea to opt for a facility that |
| exploring. | | | | is not too far away from you and the rest of your |
| Residents in these facilities are given assistance with | | | | family, so that you can visit them often and include |
| a plethora of daily activities such as eating, bathing, | | | | them easily in family functions and get-togethers. This |
| dressing, housekeeping, laundry and assistance with | | | | way, you are also easily reachable in case of an |
| medication. Some centers also offer basic medical | | | | emergency. |
| care, though it will be in no way comparable to those | | | | Change of this magnitude can be very scary for |
| offered by a nursing home. | | | | elderly people, or it can give them a feeling of being |
| Once a member of your family is admitted into the | | | | unwanted or unloved. In this case it is a good idea to |
| facility, the facility normally drafts a personalized | | | | ask a social worker to visit them and explain the |
| service plan of assistance required by the resident | | | | benefits of this arrangement and answer any |
| and guaranteed by the facility. This plan is updated on | | | | questions they might have. |
| a frequent basis as the resident's needs or condition | | | | It may be hard on you too and your family to opt |
| changes. It is important to keep in mind that this | | | | for this arrangement but often assisted living nursing |
| service is not for elderly people with severe medical | | | | is the best and right thing for you to do in order to |
| conditions, it is however for elderly people who are | | | | take care of your loved ones. |
| able to care for themselves barring a few activities. | | | | |