Active Lifestyle
Seniors who live independently with an active lifestyle. The senior is no longer working, but is ready to retire? There is still plenty more to get out of life, they just need to find the perfect place to do it.

Independent Living
Seniors who are able to continue living at home but need some help. The senior is still independent and does not have any serious medical problems. Independent Living Communities are designed for seniors who are able to live on their own, but desire the security and conveniences of community living. The senior will live in a private apartment that can vary in size depending on their needs and budget.

Most communities provide organized social recreational programs and activities. Dining services are available as well as custom meal plans. Health care is not provided with your normal fees but can generally be arranged if needed. Prices are dependent upon the geographic location and individuals normally use private funds, however, some senior apartments cater to limited income seniors.

Congregate Living
Seniors in good health who want independence and companionship. The term "congregate living" refers to a form of senior housing where seniors live independently on their own usually in one building, share common areas, social activities and amenities and eat most of their meals in a common dining room. Generally speaking the residences are apartment style residences, rented on a monthly basis, with interior corridors, elevators small kitchenettes and emergency intercoms or pull cord systems. There may also be special wheelchair access rooms or other amenities designed to make it easier for elderly to reside comfortably and safely in their apartments.

Assisted Living
Seniors who need help bathing, dressing, or other daily activities. Assisted Living is designed for those who can no longer live on their own, but don't require a high level of assistance. These residential settings maximize independence and do not always provide skilled nursing care. Assistance with medications, activities of daily living, three meals a day and housekeeping are provided in these communities. Residents live in their own private apartments, which often have a kitchen area.

Social activities, entertainment, laundry and scheduled transportation are normally provided. Some communities provide a special unit for Alzheimer's. Staff is normally available twenty-four hours per day. The cost for Assisted Living will vary depending on the number of services and accommodations that you have access to. Many of these communities accept private pay only, however some states and long-term care insurance policies may help cover the cost.

Continuing Care
Seniors who want to provide for aging health needs without having to relocate. Continuing Care facilities are designed for elderly clients who require a high level of medical care and assistance. Twenty-four hour skilled nursing services are available in all of these communities. Residents generally have high care needs and complex medical conditions that require routine skilled nursing.

Continuing Care facilities provide many of the same residential components of other senior care options including housekeeping, medication, laundry service and protection supervision. Residents normally share a room and are served meals in a central dining area unless they are too ill to participate. Activities and Entertainment are also available in these communities. Continuing Care facilities charge a basic daily or monthly fee. Often families purchase long-term care insurance in anticipation of the cost. Facilities also accept a variety of Medicare, Medicaid and insurance carriers.

Nursing Care
Seniors with deteriorating mental and physical abilities requiring a skilled nursing facility. Nursing Care is a term used by Medicare to define nursing services that must be supervised by a registered nurse. Such care is usually critical in nature, and must be required 24 hours a day. Nursing Care can also involve the rehabilitative potential of a resident who needs physical therapy and other ancillary services.

Alzheimers Care
Seniors with Alzheimer's Disease. The needs of persons with Alzheimer's Disease present unique challenges to health care professionals. Although there is presently no cure for Alzheimer's Disease, treatment is available. Contemporary interventions are increasingly person-centered--the goals are to maintain a familiar lifestyle, maximize quality of life and independence, and make use of the continuing strengths of persons with Alzheimer's Disease, thereby reducing excess disability.

Rehabilitation Care
Seniors who require physical Seniors who require physical rehabilitation care after a medical event. Rehabilitation Care is the maintenance and restoration of physical and psychological health necessary for independent living and functional independence. Access to comprehensive rehabilitative services is critical to the attainment of independent living and functional independence.

Certain illnesses that occur commonly in older persons can be associated with a decline in the individual's ability to function independently. Medical and social support services, including rehabilitative programs, are most effective when they are delivered in a timely and coordinated fashion. Geriatric rehabilitation services designed to enhance and restore functional ability may enable many older people to live in less restrictive environments.

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