| Your choice of senior housing facilities will depend in | | | | small or large, and may offer group or individual living, |
| large part on your current lifestyle, and your ability to | | | | with staff to maintain the facility and its grounds, do |
| meet your own emotional, social, and physical needs. | | | | housekeeping, and provide personal care. |
| Your selection of senior housing facilities will be limited | | | | Nursing Homes |
| by both your financial and health status, so it is a | | | | Seniors whose chronic illness or mental impairment |
| very good idea for you to study the available options | | | | makes it impossible to live in dependently or with |
| and narrow them down to the ones which you can | | | | minor assistance are good candidates for a nursing |
| reasonably expect to be a good fit. | | | | home. Nursing homes are licensed senior housing |
| The senior housing facilities which will offer you a life | | | | facilities with professional medical staff available |
| closest to the one you now live are the independent | | | | around the clock. In additional to medical care, nursing |
| living retirement communities. If you are physically | | | | homes offer social and recreational opportunities to |
| and mentally self-sufficient, this sort of community | | | | keep their residents alert and involved with their |
| will offer secure, low maintenance environment in | | | | surroundings. Most nursing homes will accept both |
| which you can spend your time more or less as you | | | | private and government insurance as payment. |
| please. | | | | Nursing homes have become lifesavers for families |
| What Senior Housing Facilities Offer | | | | who have an elderly member suffering from |
| This facility will provide a wide range of amenities, | | | | Alzheimer's disease. Those with Alzheimer's Units |
| from fitness centers to organized social activities and | | | | have staff which specializes in treating the unique |
| travel outings: there are even some independent | | | | needs of Alzheimer's victims; they are proficient in |
| living senior housing facilities available for low-income | | | | caring for those who have other mental impairments |
| seniors through the Department of Housing and | | | | like dementia. |
| Urban Development Section 202 program. | | | | Because of the wide range of senior housing facilities |
| Amenities at these senior housing facilities may | | | | [ |
| include tennis or handball courts, swimming pools or | | | | , those considering them should look at a variety of |
| spas, housekeeping, meal, and transportation | | | | factors before making a decision. The length of care |
| services; anything, in short, to keep seniors busy and | | | | offered, the social and recreational activities provided, |
| well-cared for. | | | | the medical needs of the applicant, and the availability |
| Assisted living retirement communities are senior | | | | of off-site medical care are all extremely important. |
| housing facilities planned for those who require help | | | | The purpose of senior housing facilities is to allow |
| with things like cooking, hygiene, and other daily | | | | seniors to live in a safe, clean, comfortable |
| tasks. They have trained staff available to monitor | | | | environment with whatever degree of independence |
| the residents while allowing them to remain as | | | | and privacy is appropriate, and to be there with |
| independent as possible. | | | | assistance when needed. |
| Assisted living senior housing facilities can be either | | | | |