Before moving someone into an assisted living community, be certain that you have considered all of the available options. The guide below will help you make sure that you have reviewed all reasonable alternatives and determine the best solution for your elderly loved ones.

1. Assisted Living for the Elderly
Reviewing Your Options

2. Summary
 Before moving someone
into an assisted living
community, be certain
that you have
considered all of the
available options. The
guide below will help
you make sure that you
have reviewed all
reasonable alternatives
and determine the best
solution for your elderly
loved ones.

3. Senior Care Services
 Moving a loved one into an assisted living home is a
very difficult decision to make. It is very common for
older family members to strongly resist these efforts
without knowing about all of the opportunities that
are available to them through assisted living.
Appropriately researching these options to determine
all of the potential benefits your family member(s)
can receive from this type of care will make the
process of transitioning into assisted living much
easier. The following options should all be
considered before solidifying your decision.

4. Research all of the
options available so you
can figure out which
community offers the
best housing amenities
and services for your
loved ones.

5. Things to Consider
 There is a long list of things to take into
consideration when moving a loved one to an
assisted living community. As all of the available
options can be classified somewhere in the
continuum of care, it is important to determine the
level of hands-on help your loved ones need.
Different options exist for those that can still perform
their daily routines independently versus those that
need constant attention to live comfortably. This
spectrum starts with home care services, moves
towards independent living options, and spans all the
way to communities offering assisted living for the
elderly.

6. Three Main Options
 Each of these types of communities offers a certain
subset of services that are geared to satisfy the
population that they attract. Whereas each self-
standing institute may present these amenities in
different ways, the first step is to determine the
general set of offerings your loved ones need so you
can determine what types of facilities are worth
further research. If one of your loved ones is
pursuing assisted living for the elderly, there are
three housing situations across the continuum of
care that ought to be compared: home care services,
independent living, and assisted living.

7. Home Health Care Services
 Many people of the older generation are completely
capable of living on their own. Oftentimes, these are
the ones that are most resistant to considering
assisted living options. However, they also do not
realize that they can receive some of the associated
amenities while remaining in their own home. This is
a viable option for the elderly that have strong local
networks, are not shy in pursuing help, and can
move around without aid. Given the limited aid in
these situations, they are often considered to be the
most affordable options available.

8. Home Health Care Services
 Depending on the situation, aides can live in with
your loved one or be hired on a daily basis to make
sure they are taken care of. However, when they are
not around, remaining at home can become more
risky as the elderly remain responsible for
themselves. To combat this downfall, two concepts
have arisen to keep the older generation in a more
tight-knit community that is based around their
needs: the “village” concept and Naturally Occurring
Retirement Communities (NORC). Villages and
NORCs allow older people to remain in their own
homes and still access many of the communal
amenities that are offered by retirement

9. Independent Living
 If home healthcare, villages, and NORCs are not
providing a comfortable enough level of support for
your loved ones, consider one of the many types of
independent living communities. These
arrangements are designed to offer a necessary
helping hand to the seniors, which they house
exclusively. Thus, these are good opportunities for
elderly folk that need minor aid in performing daily
activities as they foster the consolidation of
accessible services, transportation, and
socialization.

10. Independent Living
 These facilities—e.g. retirement communities, senior
apartments, etc.—are often designed specifically to
be easy for seniors to navigate around and access
everything they need. Yet, they are also geared
towards independence. Therefore, if your loved one
consistently needs more strict attention
physically, mentally, and/or medically, independent
living communities may not offer them the level of
care that is necessary to preserve their lifestyle.

11. Assisted Living
 Hence, assisted living opportunities exist for seniors
that need more attention on a daily basis. Spanning
from continuing-care retirement facilities to nursing
homes, these housing options offer aid in daily living
activities and elder healthcare. If your loved one is
less capable of living independently and is in need of
personal care services, these housing opportunities
will make sure they are as healthy as possible on
both a daily and a long-term basis.

12. Assisted Living
 Consequently, there is a price that must be paid for
these services, as these more hands-on facilities are
the most expensive of the assisted living
opportunities. Alongside the associated cost, these
options also take the elderly farther away from the
lives they are used to living when compared to the
less hands-on alternatives. Ultimately, seniors find
themselves in these types of situations when they
suffer from conditions that require them to have
continuous care.

13. About Mazur Care Services
 Mazur Care Services owns and operates assisted
living facilities and homes throughout Southeastern
Michigan. In addition to owning our own homes, we
also work directly with hundreds of other homes in
this area and in almost every situation we can help
you find the perfect fit for your loved ones Assisted
Living needs. Our approach is unique in that we will
show you options that we own, and options that we
don’t. In the end, the final decision is yours which
home is the best fit for you and your loved one, give
us a call. We’re here to help!