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How to Choose a Senior Housing Level of Care

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Retirement Residence

Assisted Living

Skilled Nursing

 

 

Level I

Level II

 

Lakeside Village

Le Chateau at Brickyard Plaza

Golden Living - Orem

Heritage Place

Golden Living - Orem

Golden Living - Taylorsville

Heritage Place

Golden Living - Orem

Heritage Place

Independent

Minimum Assist

Stand-by Assist

Hands-on Assist

Total Assist

Does not medically need to move

Family “slightly concerned”

Family “concerned”

Family “very concerned,” “Have to do something”

Needs Continuous Assistance

Independent in an emergency, able to negotiate stairs in an emergency

Able to respond in an emergency

May need assistance in an emergency

Needs assistance in an emergency

Needs supervision in an emergency

Highly mobile

Walks/transfers independently, infrequent falls

Transfer/stand-by assist may be needed

1 Person assist often needed for transfer

Mechanical lift/2 person transfer, or bedfast

Resident is able to accomplish Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) without intervention from staff or family:
1. Bathe, dress, groom
2. Transfer & ambulate
3. Toilet
4. Eat/take medications
5. Communicate

Independent to verbal reminders for ADL’s

Reminders to verbal cues for ADL’s

Verbal Cues to hands-on assistance with ADL’s

Hands-on assistance with ADL’s

Independent with medications. May need transport to doctor appointments.

Medication management helpful

Medication management needed

Medication/behavior management needed

Continent bowel/bladder

Occasional incontinence assistance

Incontinence management

Incontinence management

Independently bathes

Bathing set-up helpful

Bathing assistance

Bathing assistance

Meals/housekeeping assistance is helpful

Meals nutrition/housekeeping assistance is helpful

Meals nutrition/housekeeping assistance is needed

Verbal cues/hands-on assistance to eat

Able to independently plan social activities

Would benefit from minor encouragement to socialization & activities

Reminders/encouragement to participate in activities

Encouragement/escort to participate in activities

Encouragement/escort to activities or “1 on 1” visits

Good memory

Oriented to self & place/ little memory impairment

Mild memory impairment/ sometimes disoriented

Impaired memory/ disoriented/confused

Needs 24-hour nursing supervision or skilled services

Retirement Living Group

Member of Utah Assisted Living Association

Licensed by State of Utah Health Facility Licensing, Certification and Resident Assessment,

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