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Long-Term Care Options: Needs & Services
When there is a need to find support & assistance for a elderly spouse, family member or friend, where should one find relevant information about
- What services are needed?
- What services are available and where?
- How can one evaluate such services?
[Seven Tips to Help Boomer Children Communicate With Their Aging Parents:
Many adult children of aging adults know how difficult it can be to talk with their parents about certain topics. Following, from Home Instead Senior Care and communication expert Jake Harwood, Ph.D., from the University of Arizona, are tips to help family caregivers communicate with their aging parents on sensitive subjects]
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3. What services are available and where?
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a) Search, Find & Compare
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- Snap for Seniors
SNAPforSeniors offers a searchable database of listings for over 60,000
senior service providers in the U.S.
Online Downloadable Resources and Tools are provided:
With the help of leading senior housing, independent, assisted living,
skilled nursing care, and continuing care retirement community
professionals, SNAP has assembled the best resources available to help
you learn about, assess, and choose the right living options for your
needs. Each checklist, worksheet, test, or booklet can be downloaded
and printed from the website. You'll find them invaluable tools when
evaluating a community you are interested in and determining the costs
you can expect. SNAP's Glossary and Frequently Asked Questions
sections are also great resources.
- Caregiver Stress Test
[Snap for Seniors]
"Caregivers are usually so involved in caring for the needs of their loved ones that they can easily lose sight of their own needs. To get a better idea of the level of
stress you are dealing with as a primary caregiver, please answer the following questions as honestly as possible. Taking this test periodically as you are caring for
your loved one will also help you to recognize changing stress levels which can be addressed before feeling too overwhelmed."
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Long-term Care Conversation Checklist: This conversation guide offers
helpful tips for family members to begin talking about senior care and
senior housing with their loved ones
- Caregiver Stress Test: Taking this test allows you to periodically
assess the amount of stress you are dealing with as a primary caregiver
- Tour Checklists for Independent and Assisted Living or Skilled
Nursing
Facility: Print out and take these checklists with you when touring
independent and assisted living communities or skilled nursing
facilities. Each checklist helps you evaluate each option for important
factors such as location, amenities, security, and general atmosphere.
- Cost Worksheets for Independent and Assisted Living or Skilled
Nursing
Facility: Each worksheet is a helpful tool for you to determine what
costs you can expect each month from the community you are interested
in.
- In Case of Emergency Checklist: A vital health history form to keep
up-to-date and readily accessible in case of an emergency
- Fall Prevention Checklist: Make your home safer for seniors and
print
out this checklist for important safety considerations
- Senior Housing: What You Need to Know: This 12-page booklet offers
information about assessing your housing needs, considering certain
housing factors, and determining your most important personal
preferences in senior housing.
- Senior Housing Selection Tool: Unsure what type of senior housing
is
right for you or a loved one? This chart will help you determine what
senior housing and level of care options might be most appropriate
based on your personal situation.
- Home Care & Home Healthcare Provider Assessment: This checklist
allows
you to get more information about the care provide you are interested
in. Questions about business practices, caregiver training, health care,
transportaion, and vairous policies are covered in this form.
- Ombudsman Services
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c) Assisted Living (with or without Dementia or Hospice Care)
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d) Nursing Homes (with or without Skilled Nursing/Rehab Services, Dementia or Hospice Care)
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- Search & Decision Aids
- Nursing Home Locator: Washington State (DSHS)
[Search for licensed nursing homes by geographic location]
- Nursing Home Watch List for Washington State [MemberoftheFamily.net]
"... provides information about 16,000 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes in the United States, including easy-to-understand reports based on
recent government surveys. We also compile a National Watch List of homes recently cited for violations or that have had substantiated complaints made against them.
Additionally we maintain an Honor Roll of facilities found to be deficiency-free."
- Washington (WA) Nursing Homes / Skilled Care Facilities by County
[CarePathways / "Nursing Home Inspector"]
"Finding the best nursing home care among the 240 in Washington may often be a very time consuming and tedious chore. Know the facts before making your decision. You will
not find a more thorough and informative research tool on the net than Nursing Home InspectorTM! We are confident it can reduce your task considerably."
- How does one evaluate nursing home services?
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"Nursing Home Compare" (Quality Database) [HCFA/Medicare];
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1: Find Nursing Homes in your area. Search by name, city,
county,
state, or ZIP code.
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Step 2: Compare the quality of the nursing Homes you're considering
using the Five-Star Quality Ratings, health inspection results, nursing
home staff data, quality measures, and fire safety inspection results.
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Step 3: Visit the nursing homes you're considering or have someone
visit for you. Use the Nursing Home Checklist and other resources under
“ Additional information ” below.
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Step 4: Choose the nursing home that best meets your needs. Talk to
your doctor or other healthcare practitioner, your family, friends, or
others about your nursing home choices. Contact the Long-Term Ombudsman
or State Survey Agency before you make a decision.
- Nursing Homes in Kitsap County [Kitsap Sun, Nov. 2011]
- Nursing Homes "around" Port Ludlow
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e) Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)
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- Pacific Retirement Services, Inc: Continuing Care
- Washington Retirement Communities
"Washington is quickly becoming a top choice for many retirees as cities and retirement communities throughout the state receive high rankings in the lists of best places
to retire." [Love-to-know for Seniors]
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Seaport Landing (Bonaventure) Port Townsend [Retirement & Assisted
Living Community]
- Washington Senior Living Communities
If you’re looking for detailed information about Washington State’s
3782 senior living communities, we’re here to help you! Senior Living
website offers the most comprehensive look at Washington’s active adult
retirement communities as well as a whole range of assisted-care
situations. Since we’re not affiliated with any specific providers, we
can offer totally unbiased and trustworthy information, including
reviews by seniors citizens with direct experience of various
facilities.
Reviews
- Mirabella (Seattle)
Mirabella is the first all-new CCRC built in Seattle in nearly 35 years. As such, Mirabella is state-of-the-art in everything. From the spacious apartments to the host of
outstanding services, fine amenities, and on-site health care it offers, this new community truly stands alone.
- Horizon House, Seattle
"...is a Continuing Care Retirement Community, designed to provide a spectrum of services and care for residents, from complete independence to individualized care in
Supported Living ranging from light assistance to daily living to 24-hour-a-day nursing care..".
What is Hospice? "Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer
responds to cure-oriented treatments." [
Hospice Foundation of America]
Palliative care is all about improving quality of life, whatever the illness. That may be through the relief of pain and
stress, and it addresses both the patient and the family. It is a growing and evolving specialty, and it is not just for
hospice situations.
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