Analysis Of American Assisted Living

Assisted living is a fairly new and unique part of the long term care continuum of services. The goal of assisted living is to maximize the independence of older adults while living in a homelike environment. This paper will provide an overview of assisted living facilities including the number of facilities and residents, costs, services, and growth expectations. Challenges with oversight and regulations will be discussed as well as solutions to the problem. Challenges and solutions for staffing and training issues will also be discussed. The paper will also highlight “In Loving Hands Assisted Living” which is a local assisted living facility that I called and visited to aid in my research. I will give an overview of the

Taking care of the individuals that are getting older takes many different needs. Most of these needs cannot be given from the help of a family. This causes the need of having to put your love one into a home and causing for the worry of how they will be treated. It is important for the family and also the soon to be client to feel at home in their new environment. This has been an issue with the care being provided for each individual, which has lead to the need of making sure individuals have their own health care plan.

From the beginning of this year, and into the summer I worked as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) at an assisted living facility in Colorado. It was a great experience and it made me realize that helping people is something that I want to do no matter what. Working as a CNA has taught me so many things, but something that stands out to me is that I learned to have patience so that I could understand what someone is communicating, or trying to communicate.

The mall is located just north of the Pocatello border in Chubbuck. The mall is home to over 70 stores, and is anhored by four major retailers: C-A-L Ranch, Herberger's, JCPenney, and Shopko. The mall boasts an eclectic array of store such as Aéropostale, Bath & Body Works, Buckle, Foot Locker, and JCPenny. Adjacent to the mall residents enjoy catching a show at Carmike's Pine Ridge 11. The theatre offers the perfect distrocation from shopping and allows shoppers to break up their shopping with a little entertainment.

I attended Tabitha Square Gardens for my service learning. Tabitha Square Gardens is an assisted living facility in Crete. Assisted living is a philosophy of service that focuses on maximizing each resident's independence and dignity. This emphasizes flexibility, individualized supportive services and health care. Involvement of the community, as well as the residents' family, neighbors and friends is encouraged. The availability of staff to meet scheduled and unexpected care needs is a major aspect of assisted living caregiving. Assisted living serves a broad range of elderly (70 to 90+ years of age) becoming, in effect, a bridge between active retirement living and, for some, care in a nursing facility. Here I met Lillian and Jacky, both

However, he does describe where the store is in the town stating, “As I say, we're right in the middle of town, and if you stand at our front doors you can see two banks and the Congregational church and the newspaper store and three real-estate offices and about twenty-seven old free-loaders tearing up Central Street because the sewer broke again” (Updike 807). This was included to show that Sammy is in a way bored of the same old A&P and same routine everyday. Sammy, is a young man who wants a way to break free from it all, but doesn’t know how to do so. In addition to this, the time this story takes place in is the late 60s to early 70s, a time that wasn’t filled with technology or an abundance of ways to kill time like those of

Assisted Living Concepts Inc., hereafter referred to as ALC, was a Nevada corporation formed in 1994 with its principal place of business in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. ALC provides senior assisted living residences that provide multiple personal services for their residences. ALC was purchased by Extendicare Health Services, Inc. in January 2005. In 2006 ALC was spun off from Extendicare as a publicly traded company. As of December 31, 2012 ALC had 211 assisted and independent living residences in 20 states totaling 9,348 units with 4,600 employees. ALC generated revenues in excess of $228 million dollars for year-end 2012 (Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. 2013). In July 2013, ALC was acquired by the private equity firm TPG Capital, L.P. for $278.3 million dollars (Boulton 2013). In March 2014 ALC changed their name to Enlivant (Enlivant 2014).

The Warringah Mall is partially in Beacon Hill on Warringah Road, and where many locals go to shop for clothing, accessories, and more. Some of the shops in this mall include The Body Shop, Swarovski, ANZ, and Strandbags. Free Wi-Fi, valet parking, a kids’ indoor play area, and concierge services are part of the mall

Another important aspect is long-term care in the Unites States. Some long-term care facilities in the United States are considered either private or state owned. The state-owned facilities need to improve the quality of care. Due to people living longer have put a large demand on long-term facilities. A lot of state owned facilities are unstaffed and over pullulated. Americans should have access to universal healthcare coverage and log-term coverage care from a quality long-term facility.

When it comes to golf, the area has lots of courses to choose from, but one of the more unique options is IMG Academy Golf Club. You may be familiar with IMG, a world-renowned boarding school and athletic training facility, because it’s bred golf talent from Michelle Wie to Paula Creamer. It’s also the training ground of superstar athletes in other sports including Serena Williams and Cam Newton.

The town center is the best place to locate top shops and dining options. In addition to standard options like Chevron, Albertson's, dry cleaners and banks, you can check out Soul Shine Yoga and A Colorful Universe. Dining options include Yogurt Utopia, Hendo's Local Pizza & Pints, Cafe Stoked and the Relm Wine & Beer Bistro. Other stores in the area include French's Color Nails & Spa, the Scott Jacobs Studio Art Gallery and Silk Hair. If you are looking for a more unique experience, check out the cafes and boutiques in nearby

For this assignment I decided to write my reflection paper on the “Life and Death in Assisted Living” video. Out of all the videos that were presented to me, I felt this video was the most interesting to me. This video showed many different incidents that happen assisted living facility on the day to day, that many people including myself was not aware of. One of the main reasons I find this video interesting is, because one day I plan to be an administrator at an assisted living. I preferably want to be an administrator of an assisted living with a hundred beds or more. As an administrator I want to make sure I understand the positions, feelings, and point of views from everyone involved in the facility, including from the residents as well.

The Topic of my research paper is How to Start Your Own Assisted Living Business. I choose this topic because I have some experience in the health care field. I am a certified Medical Assistant and I wanted to take my education to the next level. The Health care job market is on high demand and is one of today’s most dynamic fields with a wide range of opportunities. I came to realize that the older you get in this country options for housing, health and personal care services become limited.

| Children and youth primarily play in the recreational park, whereas adults tend to spend time in the park with the gazebo and benches. Although children from a nearby day care center can be seen walking in line through the gazebo park. A bar/restaurant on the main street is a busy establishment for adults. A 24 –hour convenient store is a popular hangout for teenagers who stand outside smoking cigarettes and socializing. A school on the east edge of town has school-aged children practicing on the fields.

Senior living communities involve a various level of care and offer different services among the assisted living, independent living, Alzheimer’s and memory care, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRCs), active adult, nursing and long-term care, and respite care services.