{"id":1540,"date":"2015-05-14T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T17:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2024-01-12T07:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T07:09:42","slug":"what-is-the-best-care-option-for-my-love-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/what-is-the-best-care-option-for-my-love-one\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best care option for my loved one?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Deciding whether or not to move a loved one into a residential care for the elderly (RCFE), assisted living (AL), adult family home (AFH), memory care or to utilize home care depends on what type of care he or she will need. An RCFE, Al, AFH, Memory Care is where your loved one would live to receive care. In California, larger RCFE buildings are called assisted livings or memory care and houses licensed to care for seniors are called board & care homes. In the state of Washington, the licensed homes are called adult family homes. Home Care companies have trained, insured, background checked caregivers to provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) eating, bathing, dressing, and toileting in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So plan ahead, the level of care needed will most likely increase over time. Many families wait until there is a major health crisis to make a decision. Review current condition with loved one\u2019s physician by asking, \u201cWhat might this illness look like in six months, a year, or even two years from now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These options are out-of-pocket expenses unless an individual has long term care insurance or assistance from VA benefits. Even with these benefits, many times not all cost are covered. According to Genworth\u2019s 2016 San Diego Area Long Term Care Costs; cost start at $54,912 a year depending on what level of care is needed. However, you could end up paying a heavier price in terms of time, loss of employment, stress and fatigue by trying to provide all of the care yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, the goal is to keep your loved one in his or her home for as long as it is possible and safe. But unless you hire a full time in-home caregiver, you will need to supplement care. This may mean your loved one moves in with you or you move in with them. Ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are working a full time job, attending school or raising children sometimes the option of assisted living, adult family home or a board & care can alleviate the stress and uncertainty of caring for a loved one. Knowing that he or she will be receiving 24\/7 care and supervision adds to their quality of life as well as your own. There are thousands of senior care options in California and Washington. Not every memory care, assisted living, board & care or adult family home is equipped or licensed to serve all levels of care, don\u2019t make decisions without being well informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How will I know if my loved one is ready?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To know if moving your loved one is the best option, ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It can be overwhelming to determine the best level of care for your loved one. Best Senior Care Choices by: BTSS utilizes the BEST-FIT Placement Model, a hands on service in obtaining the best senior care with high care standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Mission<\/strong> is to support the partnership between care providers, families and residents to assist in quality care delivery through the educational and solution based programs we offer. Learn more by calling (888)294-1488.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Deciding whether or not to move a loved one into a residential care for the elderly (RCFE), assisted living (AL), adult family home (AFH), memory care or to utilize home care depends on what type of care he or she will need. An RCFE, Al, AFH, Memory Care is where your loved one would live […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,53,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1540"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2033,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions\/2033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestseniorcare.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}