Alzheimer Disease: First Steps for Families
When someone has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease, the news may be upsetting for both the individual and those who care about her. Most likely you have been worried about the changes you have been seeing in the person and you may also be anxious about the future.
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Assisted Living in British Columbia
Assisted Living Residences provide accommodation and varying levels of care and supportive services in a home-like, residential setting. Services typically include meals, social and recreational programs, 24-hour emergency response, laundry and housekeeping services, supervision or administration of medications and varying degrees of assistance with the activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and routines.
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Retirement Residences in Ontario
Retirement Residences meet the needs of those individuals who need greater security or who are no longer able to manage all the activities of daily living by themselves. These facilities aim to allow residents to continue to live with dignity and as independently as possible, while providing the security, care and supportive services necessary.
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Tips on Choosing Long-Term Care in Alberta
Admission to the continuing care system in Alberta, which includes long term care centres, is based on a functional assessment of the individual's need, using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). The Single Point of Entry (SPE) process, which is currently in use, was developed to provide a single point of access to individuals seeking facility or community-based long-term care...
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