Adult Care Homes go by many different names. Board and Care Homes, Adult Family Homes, Residential Care and Adult Day Care.
This senior option can also be group into a couple categories. Short or Long term Term, and Adult Day Care. First we will take a look at the Short and Long Term Care.
Care Homes
Basically Adult Care Homes offer care to a small group of older adults living together in a home environment. Often the resident’s are provided with assistance with ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living) meal preparation, cleaning and other helpful tasks.
Accommodations
- Private of semi-private rooms
- Home Cooked Meals
- Medicene Management
- Cleaning and Laundry Service
- Social and Mental Activities
- Transportation to Doctors
Most have a family-like atmosphere and a high staff-to-patient ratio. Often it is not uncommon to have a ratio of one caregiver for every four residents.
Additionally, care homes are not all the same. Decorations and furniture quality may vary just as much as the levels of care and professionalism. The big question for anyone considering living in a care home is: Is this arrangement similar to what you’ve been living like and will you be comfortable living here with these other residents?
Adult Care Homes are typically not as expensive as other types of retirement communities. Additionally, they appeal to a different type of person that may not feel comfortable in a larger retirement community. As with each Charleston Senior Living Option, one should do their research and visit several homes. When you visit ask plenty of questions and make sure it’s the right choice before making any decisions.
Adult Day Care Homes
Activities and Care
Adult Day Care offers planned activities and programs. Designed engage older adults socially and mentally in group settings. The importance of these activities is to get the older adult out of the house and engaged with others social. Because isolation is a leading cause of cognitive decline, keeping seniors active both physically and mentally is a top priority.
Services and levels of care can vary greatly from one to the next. One home may focus on recreation and social activities. Another home may specialize in more therapeutic and medical patient needs. While a third may work primarily with occupational or speech therapy patients. So you see, care homes in the Charleston area fill the needs of many people. So what ever your need is, if you look hard enough, you’ll find the solution here in the Charleston area.
Most Adult Day Cares tend to operate during normal business hours and possibly on weekends.
Adult Day Care Goals
- To provide a safe place where an older adult can go to get out of the house and receive continuing care. While receiving additional social and mental stimulation by participation in organized activities developed and administered by health care professionals.
- To allow the family care givers a chance to take a break from the day in day out stress of care giving. A chance to take care of personal chores or simply de-stress and take a break.
Services Provided By Day Care Homes
- Social Activities
- Nutrition
- Personal Care
- Health Services
- Transportation
- Caregiver Support
Adult Day Care Home Benefits
Everyone wins! The older adult gets out of the house and receives care, mental and social stimulation. The caregiver gets a break from providing round the clock care. What a great solution!
Conclusion
So what type of care is the right Charleston Senior Living Option for you or your loved one? That’s a question that only you can answer. As always, you will need to do the research, visit several properties and determine if a Care Home is the right solution. Also, while you’re doing your research, check out more Senior Living Lifestyle Options like Downsizing, Retirement Communities and Aging in Place too!
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