01 Nov 2018 
Assisted living is a type of housing designed for people who need various levels of medical and personal care. Living spaces can be individual rooms, apartments, or shared quarters. The facilities generally provide a home-like setting and are physically designed to promote the resident’s independence. Services are offered to assist (senior) residents with daily living.
If you have senior family members suffering from mobility or memory issues, you can move them to the acclaimed Anthem Senior Living in Phoenix, AZ. It is an award-winning assisted living Anthem provider in the region.
Services provided by assisted living communities:
It is important for older adults to talk with their family members and caregivers with regards the services that they need. Prior to visiting an assisted facility, just take out time to consider what services are important to you like what daily activities do you need help with or how often do you need help. Make an informed decision.
Things to look for in an assisted facility:
General– Go for a licensed facility, inquire about the type of insurance that the facility carries on personal property, how they respond to medical emergencies and visitation policy.
Staff– Are the staff members trained, is staff turnover rapid or slow, are staff members available to meet scheduled and unscheduled needs, whether the staff members become available to assist residents who experience memory, orientation, or judgment losses.
Atmosphere and Residents– Check whether the existing residents, other visitors, and volunteers speak favorably about the facility, check whether the residents socialize with each other and appear happy and comfortable, do the residents seem to be appropriate housemates for you or your loved one.
Design of the Facility– You should be impressed with the appearance of the building and its surroundings, check if the decor is attractive and home-like, is the floor plan easy to follow, check whether elevators or handrails are available to aid in walking, whether the cupboards and shelves easy to reach, whether doorways, hallways, and rooms accommodate wheelchairs and walkers, check for good natural and artificial lighting, last, but not the least check whether the residence is clean, odor free, and appropriately heated/cooled.
Services– Inquire whether staff members are available to provide 24-hour assistance with activities of daily living. Some of the daily activities include dressing, eating, walking around, hygiene and grooming, bathing, toileting, and incontinence, laundry, shopping, housekeeping in unit, transportation to doctor, hairdresser, or other activities and pharmacy medication delivery.
Medication and Healthcare– What is the residence policy regarding storage of medication, assistance with medications, and medication record keeping? Who coordinates visits from a nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, or other specialist, if needed? Does a physician or nurse visit the resident regularly to provide medical checkups?
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