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This attitude towards assisting living "lifestyle" is exactly why I am considering getting back into gerontology! I believed 25 years ago that two thing make all the difference in how folks feel about aging: connections with others (support system) and freedom to choose -- and help create -- their daily activities (wh/ should include a range of low to moderate physical activity). My premise was that MUSIC is the number one "great equalizer" as studies show the brain -- and heart -- respond positively to music . So I wanted to have a robust art/music program in place at every facility, with at least part of it being led and directed by the residents themselves.
I have a lot of other ideas, too, about "pods" rather than apartments for living space . . . and the research in years since receiving my nursing home license seems to verify that my initial thoughts were correct. I would just love to see folks engaged, active (mentally and within their capabilities, physically, as well). There is no reason the elderly should be essentially warehoused.
Love the video! I found there was a lot of talent and expertise amongst folks in the nursing homes where I spent time -- and even moreso -- in assisted living facilities. But so many were just wasting away in their rooms, or spending time watching TV or playing Bingo. What about a choral group? Yoga? Meditation? Armomatherapy? Dance Class? and the list goes on and on.
When my mother was in Assisted Living the director told me 90+% of the residents in Assisted Living all over the country suffer from some sort of dementia. they certainly did where my mother was and she did too. Of course most of us would like to live in such a fun facility but you know it has to be very expensive and most of us aren't prepared for that kind of expense and our families aren't either.
When my mother was in Assisted Living the director told me 90+% of the residents in Assisted Living all over the country suffer from some sort of dementia. they certainly did where my mother was and she did too. Of course most of us would like to live in such a fun facility but you know it has to be very expensive and most of us aren't prepared for that kind of expense and our families aren't either.
What I noted when my mom was in assisted care was that she benefited from social interactions and activities more when she first entered care. As she progressed, she became less socially involved.
Many ALFs accept Medicaid patients. But you are right in that the services are expensive. But often there is no other option for folks.
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