{"id":1057,"date":"2014-08-12T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:32:45","slug":"in-home-care-or-assisted-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/in-home-care-or-assisted-living\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Home Care or Assisted Living?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weigh all of your options when deciding on your home living situation.<\/p><\/div>\n

When to consider assisted living<\/a> is a topic on most of the minds of children with aging loved ones. If you have an aging relative, you have likely already come to terms with the fact that they may not always be able to fully take care of themselves on their own.\u00a0 When that time arrives, and you are faced with a choice between in-home care or assisted living, how do you know which is the best option for your loved one?\u00a0 Read on to learn more about them.<\/p>\n

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The first option you may consider is in-home care.\u00a0 With this, you will hire someone to come into your loved one\u2019s home, on a regular basis, to assist them with housekeeping, errands, medications, and more.\u00a0 This type of care has several benefits, and here are a few:<\/p>\n

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  1. It allows your senior relative to continue to live in the comfort of the home they know and love<\/li>\n
  2. It affords them control of their schedule and routine<\/li>\n
  3. It allows them to continue to live somewhat independently<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    On the other hand, some seniors are not interested in having strangers in their home, and the hours in which an in-come care specialist provide support are limited.\u00a0 Furthermore, in-home care can be quite expensive to some, at an average of $15 per hour. You will also need to factor in Life Alert cost <\/a>to have the peace of mind of having a medical alert device.<\/p>\n

    Another option for your loved one is assisted living.\u00a0 This is ideal for seniors who need assistance with daily tasks, but do not have medical assistance needs.\u00a0 An assisted living community generally has buildings with individual and shared rooms, with community spaces and options for group recreation and socialization.\u00a0 They usually offer nutritional and fitness support options as well.<\/p>\n

    These communities typically provide meals, transportation, laundry, housekeeping, and basic healthcare services.\u00a0 \u00a0Assisted living communities have the added benefit of providing 24 hour supervision and support for your loved one.\u00a0 However, you may find that seniors are resistant to move to an assisted living facility, as it will mean leaving the comfort and familiarity of home, and giving up some control over their own schedules and daily routines.\u00a0 You can expect these facilities to cost approximately $3,350 per month., depending on amenities and where you live<\/p>\n

    In both cases, some costs may be covered under Medicaid, Long Term Care Insurance, Social Security Income, or Veteran\u2019s Benefits.\u00a0 It will be important to thoroughly do your research to find out how much of the cost you would be required to pay out of pocket.<\/p>\n

    With this information in mind, you should speak to your loved one about their wants and needs for their care and have a plan in place before it becomes necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When to consider assisted living is a topic on most of the minds of children with aging loved ones. If you have an aging relative, you have likely already come to terms with the fact that they may not always be able to fully take care of themselves on their own.\u00a0 When that time arrives, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[34,149,267],"acf":[],"modified_by":"ArticlesTips","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6440,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057\/revisions\/6440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}