SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES - Senior housing includes a variety of retirement communities for independent living as well as numerous options for many people. Senior housing ranges from single-family homes in a senior community to large group living facilities.
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES - A Long Term Care nursing home (LTC), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), or skilled Nursing Unit (SNU), also known as a rest home, is a type of care for residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities. Adults 18 or older can stay in a Skilled Nursing Facility to receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness.
PERSONAL CARE & ASSISTED LIVING - Personal Care Homes (PCHs) / Assisted Living Facilities are for people needing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) but wishing to live as independently as possible for as long as possible. Personal Care / Assisted Living exists to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing homes. Residents in Personal Care / Assisted Living centers are not able to live by themselves but do not require constant care either. Personal Care / Assisted Living Facilities offer assistance with ADLs such as eating, bathing, dressing, laundry, housekeeping, and medications. Many facilities also have centers for medical care; however, the care offered may not be as intensive or available to residents as the care offered at a nursing home.
HOSPITALS - Hospitals are institutions comprising basic services and personnel—usually departments of medicine and surgery—that administer clinical and other services for specific diseases and conditions, as well as emergency services. Hospital services cover a range of medical offerings from basic health care necessities or training and research for major medical school centers to services designed by an industry-owned network of such institutions as health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Some other hospital service areas include Oncology, Orthopedic, and Cancer Research.
ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS - Elder Law attorneys legal practices are applicable to a range of issues affecting individuals aged 65 and over. Issues found under the umbrella of elder law include areas such as estate planning, wills, trusts, guardianships, protection against elder abuse, neglect, and fraud, end-of-life planning, all levels of disability and medical care, retirement planning, Social Security benefits, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, Medicaid planning, consumer protection, nursing homes and in-home care, powers of attorney, physicians' or medical care directives, declarations and powers of attorney, landlord/tenant needs, real estate, and discrimination.
HOME HEALTH CARE - Some States operate a Home Health Agency which is either a state-owned and operated agency, often part of social services, or a private nonprofit organization, or a proprietary organization which provides skilled home health care to the public. This is usually initiated by a physician and is provided in the place of residence of the person receiving the care. This care includes at least skilled nursing and other services, depending on the State, which may be physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aides. Services may include intravenous therapy, respiratory/inhalation therapy, electrocardiogram and hospice services.
ADULT DAY CARE - An Adult Day Care is a group program designed to meet the individual needs of functionally impaired adults, which is both structured and comprehensive, and which provides a variety of health, social, and related support services in a protective setting.
HOME CAREGIVERS - This service is required when total home management is needed and when the client is no longer able to look physically after him or herself. Overnight supervision might be provided by relatives or in-laws.
55 AND OLDER COMMUNITIES - Retirement for the 77 million baby-boomers entering their 60s will be an experience far different than previous generations. This active group is not content to retire to the constraints of a nursing home. Instead, seniors are traveling abroad to destinations that reflect their interests, desires and needs. Aging Baby Boomers are creating new options that promise more freedom and fun. Today's retirees live more fun and active lives.