What To Expect From Arlington Senior Care

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.

Adult day centers are a valuable resource for families whose elders are not incapable of caring for themselves but who may be showing the first signs of dementia or other neurological issues such as Parkinson's disease, MS or Alzheimer's. Adult day centers assist by entertaining the client while family members work or tend to other obligations. The centers usually have a bus that will pick up the client and bring them home at the end of each day.

One of the higher levels of support for elders would be a live-in nurse or an in home nurse who works in shifts that give maximum attention for the client during day light hours and up to the client retires for the night. The live in nurse would naturally be in the home on a full time basis and would be responsible for all needs of the client. They should be able to assist with bathing, eating, walking and any medical duties such as shots or wound care.

In an assisted living facility the residents have maid service, laundry service, transportation to appointments and shopping and they have meals prepared for them in the main dining room. The staff includes social workers, nurses, physical therapists and a social activities director. The goal here is to be certain that all of a residents ADL's are taken care of and they can enjoy the golden years of their lives.

There is usually a memory wing attached to the buildings of assisted living facilities. The residents, once established in the facility can age in place by changing levels of support as the need arises. The memory wing is a locked wing but there are hospice wings and temporary skilled nursing facilities as well that are not locked.

There are also hospice facilities that are independent of other affiliations. The Medicare system pays for six months of hospice support for persons who have cancer or other terminal diseases and have been given six months to live. Some hospice services come to the home of the patient while other services have their own facilities. If your loved one is at home during this time the support nurse will come there and relieve you for several hours so you can have some respite from the daily work of caring for your family member.

You will find a wide variety of services when you look at Arlington senior care options. There are many levels of support available and all are accessible to all of the senior population in the city. Those who wish to remain in independent housing can do so and those who prefer the security of assisted living are able to access that just as easily.




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