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Personal Care Homes - When You Want Homelike Assisted Living

Because the senior population increases, and many families no more accept or near their aging parents, for those who need a bit of assistance the personal care home concept has become popular as a small and homelike alternative to the larger and more formally organized assisted living residence.

Depending on where in the country you live, personal care homes can be referred to as board and care homes, foster homes, residential care facilities, as well as - just to add to the confusion - assisted living homes.

In general, a "pc home" looks like every other home inside a residential neighborhood. Most have from two to ten residents who have their very own bedroom, or they tell a roommate. Their very own personal furnishings decorate their rooms, plus they gather in the kitchen area or dining area to see relatives style meals as well as in the den for watching tv or other group activities. Living in an individual care home is very similar to living in any private home.

The difference is that these care residences provide varying amounts of trained supervision and help with personal care needs (toileting, bathing and grooming, dressing, eating, supervision of medications). Personal care homes aren't licensed to provide medical or nursing care.

Most states have some type of licensing or certification for these homes, but not all such homes have undergone the process of becoming licensed or certified. Small pc homes with only 2 or 3 residents are often exempt from these requirements. Some authorities think that as much as half of all care homes are not licensed or certified.

The unlicensed/uncertified personal care homes may be difficult to locate since the regulatory agencies do not include them on their own data lists. Person to person, local resource booklets, professional advisors, and the Internet are all means of locating personal care homes in your town.

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What to Look For in a Personal Care Home:

Are there enough caregivers? There must be a minumum of one caregiver to three residents.
Is the house clean and neat? Browse the kitchen and resident bathrooms.
Are all bathrooms designed with protection devices for example grab rails, hand-held shower wands and shower stools/benches? Is the home free from obstacles, throw rugs, raised thresholds and steps? Are doorways wide enough for any wheelchair to easily go through?
Is the house over-decorated? Some newer homes are showplaces that could easily be featured in a home & garden magazine. That's lovely for a photo, but could it be livable? If the residents must be cautious about disturbing or smashing the decor, the home isn't resident-friendly.
Who is responsible for administering medications and what training does this person have? Where are medications stored? Who calls a doctor or even the pharmacy for refills?
Are special diets available? Is the kitchen open to the residents anytime for snacks?
Are there organized activities? Would be the residents ever removed for recreation?
Are caregivers interacting with residents outside of meals or personal care activities? In a personal care home a caregiver who sits and chats with residents in the common area provides valuable socialization, particularly if the TV isn't on simultaneously.
Does the residence make use of a physician or nurse practitioner who makes house calls? If not, who takes the resident to the doctor? If they provide this service, how do they report to the family?
Is there an evacuation plan in the event of emergencies? Which side residents go when the home cannot immediately be re-entered?

Visit 2 or 3 times, if you're able to. Whenever you find a residence you like, be sure to carefully review the admission agreement and any other documents. Keep in mind that attachments, handbooks, or other documents may be just like legally binding because the personal care home "agreement."

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