Kuna, ID Case Study

At our care home we provide and assist our residents with all the support and care alongside the company and security they need, to help the residents live their lives to the fullest.

Staff working in partnership with a service user’s family will become more aware of families' individual needs, and know more about an elderly person's home context, thus enabling them to be aware of how the care home is different or similar to their own home and understand the elderly person’s behaviour with this in mind.

Creating new support for modernizing multipurpose senior centers including a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in pain and unpaid

Assisted living is an effective type of care facility programmed towards helping older individuals with their increasing disabilities. “The fit between individual capacity and the availability of satisfying activities

Our agency assists low income seniors living on fixed incomes with mental health services. Our services include screenings for depression, dementia, and early onset of Alzheimer’s. We also provide mental health counseling services for grieving widows and work towards reconnecting individuals with support services in the community.

Which is why after reading this, I think what matters most when I envision eldercare is not only having a variety of engaging activities but also having family members visit them often and to even take them out for lunch or home for the

Abundant Living is an Adult Family Home located in Stanwood Washington. It “offers assisted living services for seniors who need help with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, mobility, and medication assistance.” Their staff are “...specially trained to care for residents with Alzheimer 's and other forms of dementia” (Abundant

Sunrise Senior Living Inc. is one of the top firms in the rapidly growing long-term care industry. They provided a number of services for senior citizens including assisted living, meals, transportation, housekeeping, and licensed and highly skilled nurses for certain residents who require 24 hour care. The company was started in 1981 in Fairfax, Virginia by married couple Paul and Terry Klaassen who had a vision of creating alternative senior living options that emphasize quality of life. They have started what is now the most recognized company in the industry boasting innovative products and services

This Senior Center offers multi-services such as congregate dining and Spanish, Creole and American meals cooked fresh on site. Recreational activities include Zumba, bingo, Pokeno, dominoes, billiards, arts & crafts and more. Professional services include legal aid, podiatry care, health screenings, education counseling and programs on spirituality. The volunteer program offers opportunities to give back to the community through advocacy work as well as aid in the daily function of center activities. For spiritual well-being, the center offers mass and worship services. Outings include trips to casinos, malls and local shopping centers. Eligible members receive subsidized para-transit rides or center van services when available. Counseling includes individual sessions, mental health group work, and peer support groups as well as therapeutic activities offered by the Alzheimer’s Association. Languages spoken by staff include Spanish and English, Mon. to Fri. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Assisted living facilities offer 24-hour supervision, personalized care for each individual, social activities, limited nursing

Assisted Living Homes are designed to provide residents with basic everyday assistance. An important aspect is that assisted care facilities provide a safe and comfortable environment for older adults who need assistance with duties such as bathing, dressing, shopping, cooking, grooming, arranging doctor’s appointments, medication administration and laundry services. These facilities have social and recreational activity programs designed to keep the residents active. The recreation groups provide residents with activities for enjoyment, exercise, and interactions with others to build character. Special activities such as luncheon,

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.

San Marcos Senior Activity Center (SAC) “offers access to community resources, services, nutrition and leisure interests that help foster social connection, vibrant aging, personal autonomy and life-long learning” (“Welcome to the Senior Center”). The Senior Activity Center “provides resources, information and referrals such as AARP safe driving classes, food and housing resources, Veteran’s assistance, HICAP” (Atwan, 2016). Free services of SAC also include “legal consultations, auditory, dietary, dental, and blood pressure screenings” (Atwan, 2016). The San Marcos Senior Activity Center regularly offers events toward elderly that includes “dances, movie nights, parties and more” (“Senior Activity Center Events”). Interfaith senior programs provide services for low and moderately low-income seniors which include referrals, project C.A.R.E., senior connection lunches, and minor home repairs (“Interfaith Community Services”). These services are

Aging in place is a concept that is frequently referred to in assisted living policy and literature. Aging in place is define as “enabling older adults to remain in their current or preferred environment, with necessary adaptations and support services, to the end of their lives (Singh, 2016). Facilities accommodating residents under this concept are: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) mostly owned and operated by nonprofit organizations. It consists of different levels of services are in separate buildings, but in one location. “The range of services is based on the concept of aging in place, which accommodates the changing needs of older adults while living in familiar surroundings.” (Singh, 2016 p. 516). The services include: housing, health care, social services, and health and wellness programs. Resident are encouraged an independence lifestyle but assistance and nursing care are available when needed. Singh, 2016).

The Rouseau Foundation works to help foster development and well-being for the homeless and the youth, in addition to the elderly. Their Senior Well-Bring Assurance program seeks to not only help bring joy to the lives of the elderly but also provides an opportunity for younger generations to interact and learn from them.