Discover What Assisted Living Facilities Enumclaw Offer

By Shirley Kennedy


Assisted living facilities are ideal for people who need less daily care such as assistance with taking medication and intermittent skilled nursing care. People who need a wheelchair to move, have serious cognitive impairment or show behavioral symptoms like wandering are discouraged from residing in assisted living facilities. The other names used to refer to these facilities include residential care, congregate housing, domiciliary care and boarding home. By residing in assisted living facilities Enumclaw dwellers can have a better quality of life.

Most people live in a boarding home for two to three years. The majority of these people relocate to a nursing home. The residents can also be discharged from boarding homes due to financial problems, to relocate to another boarding facility, for a hospital stay or to return home.

The residents of boarding homes are allowed to remain independent for as long as they wish in a place that maximizes their safety, privacy, autonomy and dignity. Boarding homes also give a high priority to family and community involvement, meaning that if the residents become incapacitated, they can still live in the facility or they can be readmitted once they receive the needed outside services. Even when death is imminent, congregate care homes allow the residents to continue living there as long as they are able to get the needed services.

In a congregate care home, you will have several rights like the right to be treated in a respectful and dignified manner and the right to enjoy privacy, and interact with other people both inside and outside the congregate care home. You can also bring and use personal items. If you practice religion, you can continue doing so. You also have a right to get health related services and medical care.

The residents of assisted living facilities live in their own private or semi-private apartments. These apartments usually have a kitchen area, a furnished or unfurnished bedroom and bathroom. Different kinds of apartments are available, such as one-bedroom private apartments, private studio apartments, dormitory-style bedroom apartments and one-bedroom shared apartments.

Although congregate care homes are different, their services are similar. They usually assist the care recipients to carry out activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, bathing and dressing. They also provide the residents with educational activities, organized recreational activities and exercise. These homes also provide round the clock security, wellness programs and housekeeping. Many of them enter into a contract with home health agencies to provide skilled nursing care and hospices to offer hospice services.

As you search for a facility that offers assisted living, it is critical to find out about the regulations, which govern such facilities in the area where your loved one lives. Choose the facility that complies with the relevant regulations. It is also essential to check the competency of the administrator and the staff of a residential care home. Find out if they have adequate education and are experienced in this field.

You should also contemplate on the fees and payment terms of a congregate care home. Many of these facilities include all their services in the primary service costs. Nonetheless, they may offer additional services and charge the residents extra fees for them.




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