Emergency room physicians and staff practically know them by name. Primary care physician offices receive multiple calls from them and about them every week. They are older adults living alone in their own home in the community. They arrive at the ER because they have mixed up their medications and had a bad reaction from it. Or because they had an untreated infection that led to pneumonia because they don’t have adequate transportation to get to their physician’s office or to their pharmacy. And then there are the seniors who have experienced a fall in their home. Again.
You know they need more help, but aren’t quite sure what you can do…
Assisted Living may be the answer for your patient or client.
An assisted living community can help by providing:
- Restaurant style dining with three meals daily, plus snacks available throughout the day.
- Transportation to physician appointments and other community locations.
- An environment designed to help with fall prevention. Everything from grab bars to handicapped accessible showers.
- Medication management.
- On-site supervision 24-hours a day, plus secured memory care may be available as well.
- Socialization in the form of neighbors and friends to help combat loneliness and depression.
- Emergency call system and personal pendants for assistance from the care staff.
- Assistance with laundry and housekeeping.
- Daily activities may include book, gardening and card groups, live music and concerts, discussion groups, daily exercise, painting, pottery and crafts as well as outings to local museums, theaters and restaurants.
If you believe an elderly patient you work with may be benefit from assisted living, Senior Living Options can help. Our free service offers education and guidance for those exploring their choices senior living.
Please call us (203)359-5777 to learn more today!
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Author: Ann Jamison
Ann Jamison is an experienced senior advisor who has successfully worked with hundreds of families to help them find the best care and home-like environment for themselves or their loved ones. Prior to launching Senior Living Options, Ann was an eldercare advisor for a national placement agency and served as sales director at a senior living community. Thanks to her 25-year career in advertising sales and marketing, Ann is able to discern between hype and reality for her clients. Ann recognizes that there are objective factors that need to be weighed when making a life-changing decision, but she can also assess the important softer attributes by getting to know her clients and by using the gut instincts that can only come through extended experience.
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