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| − | Personal Care Homes - A Better Alternative to Nursing facilities
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| − | In lots of families there comes a time when seniors have to move out of the house and right into a long-term care facility. This transition time that it is usually a hard time, sometimes even traumatic for the whole family. However, with understanding, help and planning, the uncertainty of entering and adapting to a life in long-term facility could be greatly minimized.
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| − | In order to make the move easier for the family members you have to plan ahead and when possible, allow the resident to become involved with picking out a long-term care facility. With respect to the condition from the resident, there may be different options when selecting a nursing facility. The most common kind of facilities are nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and private care homes or residential care homes. Most people have heard about nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. However, personal care homes are not as popular even though they are a good alternative to nursing facilities.
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| − | In this article I would like to give you an overview of an individual care home and also let you know concerning the benefits you will get when considering this kind of long-term option.
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| − | An individual Care House is a perfect environment for residents who do not want to reside in a large community such a elderly care and should you prefer a homelike setting. It's very tough for the family members to become removed from their house and put into an elderly care facility. A proceed to a residential care house is much easier because the homelike setting is very similar to their own home.
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| − | [http://www.madville.com/blogs/377197_assisted_living_atlanta Assisted Living Atlanta]
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| − | • The cost of a Personal Care House is about 50 % the cost of a nursing home.
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| − | • All your family members get a higher quality care. Inside a typical Home in Georgia, the number of residents is about 3-6. The number of residents per caregiver is much smaller meaning the residents are better cared for.
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| − | • Inside a Personal Care Home your loved ones seem like home. They are doing anything they want whenever they want. There is a more enjoyable schedule that fits their needs and desires. In a homelike setting they have a a lot more peace and quiet which is very important for them in this stage in life.
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| − | • A Residential Care Home provide all of the necessary services for the family members, services for example: three meals daily and snacks, laundry services, housekeeping, utilities and transportation, help with medication and private care.
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| − | A Residential Care Home could be the perfect long term care facility for your loved ones. You receive better care for a very economical fee, often times just half of the fee charged by nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
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