What Does Arlington Senior Care Offer

By Marissa Velazquez


Arlington senior care has many types of assistance for people over sixty five. Most of these people do not consider themselves elderly and unless something drastic occurs, will not avail themselves of the services. In the event they find that they are in need of these services they will find that there is ample support here to get them back to normal quickly.

In home non-medical assistance is the most common service available. The people who do this work are trained to help with household chores, do the shopping, run errands and the like. They are not qualified to do anything associated with medications, wound cleansing, or treatments that typically would be done by a specialist.

An adult day support center tends to take charge of older and younger adults that may be suffering from neurological issues. Many times they cannot be left alone at home while other family members are working. There is usually a social director that schedules activities for participants and the staff provides transport to and from the facility.

Next would be an in home nursing attendant who lives with or rotates shifts with other attendants to cover the waking hours of their client. The duties are much the same as non-medical but more personal in treatment. Medications are part of this job description as well as bathing, dressing, feeding and assistance with any mobility issues that may be present.

The next level will be an assisted living facility. In this type of housing all of the client's ADL's are handled. The resident dines in the common area dining room and all housekeeping duties are tended to for them. There are buses that will take them to the doctor and shopping each week. There are beauty shops on the premises for resident use and a social director to help everyone stay active and connected.

Most assisted living facilities are connected to a memory wing where persons who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's disease can live out their days in relative peace. These are usually locked units to help keep the residents from wandering away. In these wings all needs are tended to by staff and medical specialists.

Another level of support available to seniors as well as all other individuals with terminal cancer or other diseases is hospice. Hospice is designed to allow loved ones the opportunity to deal with concerns other than caring for their dying family member. This is short term relief lasting eight to ten hours at a time and the assistant administers medications, bathes, feeds and generally tends to all needs of the patient.

Regardless of what level of assistance you may need Arlington senior care has the answer you are looking for. Financial assistance is available for most options from various Federal programs. Assistance is available from Medicare for medical assistance and HUD for housing options at subsidized rental rates.




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