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| − | Personal Care Homes - A much better Option to Nursing Homes
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| − | In many families there comes a time when seniors need to move out of the home and right into a long term care facility. This transition time that it is generally a hard time, sometimes even traumatic for the entire 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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| − | To make the move easier for your family members you must plan in advance and when possible, let the resident to be involved in selecting a long term care facility. With respect to the condition of the resident, there may be different options when choosing a nursing facility. The most typical type of facilities are nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and personal care homes or residential care homes. Most people have learned about nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. However, personal care homes aren't as popular while they are a good alternative to nursing facilities.
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| − | In this article I would like to provide you with an overview of a personal care home and also let you know about the benefits you're going to get when considering this type of long term option.
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| − | An individual Care House is a perfect environment for residents who do not wish to live in a large community such a elderly care and prefer a homelike setting. It is very tough for your loved ones to be removed from their home and put into a nursing home. A move to a residential care home is easier because the homelike setting is extremely similar to their home.
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| − | [http://www.11alive.com/life/community/persona.aspx? Assisted Living Atlanta]
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| − | • The price of a Personal Care House is about 50 % the cost of an elderly care facility.
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| − | • All your family members get a higher quality care. Inside a typical Home in Georgia, the amount of residents is about 3-6. The number of residents per caregiver is much smaller meaning the residents are better looked after.
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| − | • In a Personal Care Home all your family members feel like home. They are doing anything they want every time they want. There is a more enjoyable schedule that fits their demands and desires. In a homelike setting they have a much more peace and quiet which is extremely important for them in this stage in everyday life.
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| − | • A Residential Care Home provide all of the necessary services for the family members, services for example: three meals per day and snacks, laundry services, housekeeping, utilities and transportation, help with medication and personal care.
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| − | A Residential Care Home could be the perfect long-term care facility for the loved ones. You receive better take care of a very affordable fee, quite often just half of the fee charged by nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
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