What Kinds Of Arlington Senior Care Are Available

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.

An attendant who lives in the home with the client is in charge of medical issues and trained to administer shots, medication, and other health issues their client may have. They do not always live at the residence but instead work eight hour shifts that cover times when the client is awake or alone. This person will generally need a nursing degree that entitles them to do the medical procedures.

Assisted living facilities are an alternative to the live in aide. There are twenty four hour attendants as well as physical therapists and nurses. As a rule these facilities are affiliated with at least one doctor and a hospital that is nearby. Here all of the ADL's or activities of daily living are taken care of and a schedule of social activities is available for all residents and guests.

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.

Hospice is the final level of support available to the older generation. Hospice is given to persons who have been diagnosed with less than six months left in their lives. Some hospice workers come to the home of the person who is suffering and others work in a facility that houses the cancer victims until they pass. Many times the worker that goes by the home is there as much for the family as for the victim. They both get a short period of respite.

Arlington senior care offers a full spectrum of services and all levels of support for the client and their families. Many of these services are partially or fully paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. For persons who wish to remain living independently there are housing programs sponsored by HUD that offer reduced rental costs. The seniors in this city need not worry about assistance options available to them.




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