Assisted Living
Welcome to Assisted Living Source. Using this free, private service, you can find the right senior living option to suit your needs. To begin your search for assisted living, simply select a city from the list on the left, or enter your location in the space above. You may also search for a particular type of senior housing by clicking one of the category tabs. Once you find an assisted living community that captures your interest, feel free to inquire with them directly by using our 'Contact Us' form.
Not sure assisted living is what you need? Perhaps this description will help.
Assisted living is a type of care designed for people who are able to live and function on their own, but who need some assistance with activities of daily living, 'ADLs' for short. Assisted living care typically involves meal preparation, some housekeeping and laundry services, and may also include personal assistance with bathing, dressing, ambulating, and medication. For seniors suffering from dementia, some senior assisted living communities have memory care units specially equipped with safety features. Oftentimes, these assisted living homes also offer memory care programs customized to maintain or improve cognitive function for assisted living residents.
Most senior assisted living facilities create a unique service plan that allows residents to maintain their current lifestyle while receiving the specific services they need. These assisted living centers regularly evaluate their residents so they can continue tailoring services to their changing needs. Costs often vary for assisted living services, as does the level of care available in an assisted living facility. Assisted living costs may be part of an all-inclusive plan, or the costs of assisted living services may be charged as part of a base monthly fee.
Assisted living homes may also be referred to as a Personal Care Home, Adult Family Home, Residential Care Facility, Board and Care, Long Term Care Facilities, or Adult Congregate Care.
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To find the right assisted living community enter a location to search for communities in the area. Start by perusing the pictures and descriptions of each community in the area.
Make sure to review amenities and services to find out what each facility has to offer, and the level of care services available. Most facilities will give you pricing and payment information up front as well as important information such as whether they allow pets, or are well suited for couples.
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Counseling Required for Assisted Living?
There's been much talk about a law passed in the state of Assisted Living Minnesota Minnesota requiring that families receive counseling before moving into assisted living. Will this gain popularity and other states follow suit?
The law has received much criticism both from the assisted living industry and the public. It may seem to stem from the good intention of helping seniors and their families to determine whether assisted living is the most affordable and most appropriate option for them. Indeed counseling may be a good idea for seniors considering assisted living. However, as with many mandates of this sort the driver behind it is primarily monetary. The state seeks to save money through this measure by presumably preventing unnecessary assisted living placements, and where assisted living is deemed necessary steering seniors to more affordable options.
Most assisted living residents pay with private funds so seniors and their families are rejecting the counseling requirement with the argument that the government should have no control over how they spend their own money. The government however argues that some assisted living residents will eventually utilize public funds when their own funds are depleted (12% currently in MN), therefore a families decision to place a loved one in assisted living can impact the state's budget. Lastly, assisted living communities are concerned about how this will impact their business and argue that at this point in the decision making process the counseling is too late to be helpful.