By Joseph A. Benanti Jr., PT It’s 7:45 AM at the Shady Grove Assisted Living Community, and like clockwork, Mrs. Smith steps out of her room with the assistance of her rolling walker, headed for the dining room. It’s a walk that she has taken literally hundreds of times; why on this day does she […]
Preventing Falls in the Senior Population: An ounce of Prevention . . . Read More »
What does an assisted living community do to protect its residents? There are some obvious answers that all assisted livings will be able to provide; round the clock staffing, 2 hour checks through the night, call lights and/or pendants to call for assistance and more. But what else can an assisted living do to protect you or your parent?
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The ALF exists to provide uniform standards of excellence for Assisted Living Facilities. A recent article on the ALF site states “Assisted living is a residential alternative to nursing home care. There are 36,000+ assisted living communities nationwide serving more than one million seniors. A relatively new concept twenty-five years ago, today assisted living is
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