“There are hundreds of Personal Care Homes in Allison Park. We didn’t know how to tell which ones were a quality, safe place for my father. Thank you CarePatrol of Pittsburgh for personally meeting with us and touring us to the violation-free homes.”.
Families looking for Personal Care Homes in Allison Park usually do not start their
search in hopes to find the assisted living facility with:
- The most citations or violations
- The worst care history or
- The highest staff turnover
But that is exactly what can happen when you request a list of assisted living facilities
from other websites.
After all, with those other websites, you are dealing with a computer program, not
a professionally certified senior care consultant.
We know that you expect and deserve more. That’s why CarePatrol of Pittsburgh looks
beyond the chandeliers and fancy lobbies and focuses on each community’s care history.
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Personal Care Homes in Allison Park
Personal Care Homes are residences in which food, shelter, and personal assistance or supervision are provided for a period exceeding 24 hours, for four or more adults who are not relatives of the operator, who do not require the services in or of a licensed long-term care facility, but who do require assistance or supervision in ADLs or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The term includes a residence that has held or presently holds itself out as a personal care home and provides food and shelter to four or more adults who need personal care services, but who are not receiving the services.
A written contract is required between the home and the resident. Specific information must be included in the contract such as: a fee schedule that lists the actual charges for each service; the party responsible for payment; refund policy; method of payment for long distance phone calls; arrangements for financial management; house rules; termination conditions; a list of personal care services to be provided based on the outcome of the support plan; bed hold charges; and a 30-day notice of changes in the contract. Additionally, upon admission each resident must be informed of residents' rights and complaint procedures available through the Department of Public Welfare. The facility may provide assistance with ADLs, IADLs, and medications. ADLs include eating, drinking, ambulating, transferring in and out of a bed or chair, toileting, bladder and bowel management, personal hygiene, securing health care, managing health care, self-administering medication, and proper turning and positioning in a bed or chair.
We are in an exciting and important time for assisted living! Millions of baby-boomers are getting ready to retire (if they haven't already), and although many of these people are healthy and in great shape, there are thousands in each state who have health issues that make them require assistance in one form or another. This assistance may be simply needing help with day to day tasks such as personal hygiene, or paying bills. Maybe getting around town isn't as easy as it used to be, or help is needed with shopping for groceries.
On the more serious end, there are millions of people that have debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. These people need around-the-clock supervision, medication management, and help with just about every daily activity.
This is where an assisted living facility can help.
Assisted Living comes in many forms and settings, with widely varying degrees of services, amenities and cost, depending on the facility. An assisted living facility may be in a more rural or country setting that is very home-like. Statistically, an assisted living resident needs assistance with an average of three ADLs.
The Assisted Living Federation of America reports that the average age of assisted living residents is 86.9 years (female average age, 87.3; male average age, 85.7). Female residents (73.6%) outnumber male residents by almost 3 to 1. The majority (76.6%) of assisted living residents are widowed, and just over 12% are still married or have a significant other. The average length of stay for assisted living residents is 28.3 months (the median is 21.0 months).
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