aSenior care is simply taking care of the personal, medical and social needs of the elderly. Such used to be the primary responsibility of adult children but due to present day demanding work schedules family members have now resorted to seeking the services professional senior care agencies and organizations. Care provided may include assistance with day-to-day activities like bathing, eating, getting dressed, using the toilet, etc.; or medical care like give intravenous medications, respiratory or speech-language therapies, etc. While most seniors will generally prefer to continue living in their homes, they gradually lose their ability to function independently. Call (916) 993-6298.
Types of Senior Care
There are several types of Sacramento senior care facilities which can be provided at home or in licensed elderly facilities
- Unskilled or Custodial Care which involves helping the elderly to carry out regular daily activities like eating, bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning, laundry, accompanying them to doctor’s appointments, running errands, etc. and elderly family members needing this type of assistance can be taken to residential homes and communities, or such care can be administered at home(Home Care).
- Skilled Care refers to elderly services provided by only skilled and licensed medical personnel whether in the comfort of their homes or in an elderly facility. The services may include occupational or respiratory therapy,
- Adult Day Care is a type of senior care that provides both skilled medical and custodial care for aged persons in order to allow their caregivers go to work or on vacation with full confidence that their elderly loved ones are fine.
- Hospice Care: is care given to terminally ill persons during the last periods (usually 6 months) of their life. It involves catering to both their medical and emotional needs with a view to relieving their pain and suffering.
Types of Residential Care
- Independent Living: This is a type of residential care community with homes for the aged persons who can still carry out their regular daily activities. Such residences provide things like security, transportation and recreational activities (to cater to the social needs of seniors) and encourage the elderly to remain independent and in sound mind.
- Assisted Living: This is a type of residential care facility that provides aged persons who can no longer function independently with help in carrying out daily activities, including basic health services, recreational and social services.
- Nursing Homes: This is a type of residential care that provides 24 hours professional health care including all medical, housekeeping and social needs.
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC): These are residences that provide the elderly with a wide range of care from independent living to assisted living to skilled nursing. These communities are designed to assist seniors with progressively declining health to stay in a single residential location while receiving care and give healthy seniors the needed social and emotional help to age in dignity.
Some types of Sacramento senior care facilities can be covered by insurance and Medicare and Medicaid. We can assist you with whatever senior care you need. Call us today on (916) 993-6298 and get a free quote.