Assisted Living in Los Angeles

By: Bobbie Trifon
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:22:48
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CONTINUING-CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES (CCRCS)

Continuing Care Retirement Communities are designed to allow seniors to “age in place”. The senior resident can choice from many coordinated activities that are offered throughout the week. This type of community offers the resident a long-term contract that provides different types of senior housing options (Independent, assisted living and Nursing Care), usually all in one location. This type of community offers seniors that are currently living independently, the security of continuing elder care services for as long as their needs might change. Starting with living on ones own, then transferring to assisted living and later to Nursing care all onsite, not moving to another location. The retirement living community in Los Angeles may range from high rise apartments and condos to cottages and duplexes or sometimes single family homes. These Continuing-Care Communities require an entry or life-time commitment contract, regardless of their future needs. They are the most expensive type of senior housing long-term-care available and should be given much consideration before making a decision of the elder care cost.

Assisted Living in Los Angeles

Assisted Senior Living Facilities usually refer to a facility that is non-medical and provides elder care for seniors needing assistance with activities of daily living, but not the need for constant care as in a skilled Nursing Facility. Some senior assisted living facilities in Los Angeles offer medical care, (LVNS or RNS) but often it is not the same level of care that is found in a Nursing Home. Some places have trained staff on-site during the day hours and less at night (depending on the amount of residents).They are not required to have a nurse on staff. Some assisted living facilities have private or semi-private apartments. They usually have a small kitchen area, handicap accessed bathroom and are a self-contained unit or can have additional bedrooms.

In this type of senior retirement living a resident would not have to be concerned with having to prepare meals every day, these places usually offer three balanced meals a day served in a central dining room. Family members often visit and can dine with their family member with notice. As well as the senior resident visiting with others at the residential care home.

Most senior citizen housing offers assistance for persons who are able to care for themselves except for a few activities, such as preparing meals, cleaning, bathing. dressing, personal hygiene. They usually offer different levels of senior care (for a additional costs) depending on the needs of the resident.

Bobbie Trifon
Los Angeles Professional Senior Home Placement Consultant
Assisted Living in Los Angeles

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