Esperanza

Seniors who opt for Independent Living must be able to manage their home and personal needs on their own. In an Assisted Living facility, by contrast, residents require and receive some custodial care, such as help with bathing, dressing, grooming and eating. Medical care is limited. CCRC’s allow for independent living in separate houses or apartments, with the addition of both custodial (Assisted Living) care and medical (Nursing Home) care as necessary. CCRC residents can move back and forth between various facilities in the same general location, as their needs for care change over time. Unlike CCRC’s, Independent Living by itself is entirely separate from nursing homes or assisted living facilities, which may be quite a distance away from the independent living community. Back

There are many typical features in assisted living communities. Residences can be free-standing, like cottages, or apartments within a larger building or campus. Living spaces are specially designed with custom handrails, wheelchair accessible rooms, corridors and bathtubs, emergency-call devices, etc. Most important, these communities are created to respect residents’ privacy, independence and lifestyle preferences. Most communities have personal care professionals to help residents manage their most basic daily activities.

For loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, there are more care options to be considered than just home care assistance. Assisted living facilities have become an attractive alternative in recent years, as some are specially equipped and staffed to attend to Alzheimer’s patients.

Assisted living facilities are for people needing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing homes. Residents in assisted living centers are not able to live by themselves, but do not require constant care either. Assisted living facilities offer help with ADLs such as eating, bathing, dressing, laundry, housekeeping and assistance with 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. Assisted living is not an alternative to a nursing home, but an intermediate level of long-term care appropriate for many seniors.

Most assisted living facilities create a service plan for each individual resident upon admission. The plan is updated regularly to assure that the resident receives the appropriate care as his or her condition changes. Back

Assisted living provide Alzheimer’s care are usually referred to as Special Care Units (SCUs). These assisted living facilities are often considered the best choice for those who are in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s. SCUs are designed to suit the needs of Alzheimer’s patients, particularly by employing staff that is expressly trained to work with people with dementia.

Esperanza Senior Living provides patient’s in need of Alzheimer’s care with a safe, supervised, and comfortable environment that can handle wandering patients; a structured routine; and activities that echo the habits the individual residents have established over a lifetime.

Esperanza’s Alzheimer’s care staffers take the time to get to know an individual so that their specific needs can be catered to. Esperanza provides daily activities, such as making the bed or even baking cookies. All of which are encouraged and practiced in order to give patients an opportunity to succeed at familiar tasks.Back