Assisted Living is apartment living for fairly independent seniors who need no care, little care or moderate care and includes activities, a mini bus to take them to events and shopping, a small kitchenette in their apartments (but no stove), and happy hour on Friday night with musical entertainment, etc. A nursing home is for an ill senior who requires a much higher level of care from a nursing staff 24/7 and may need 2 people to lift him up or a hoyer mechanical lift in some cases. Wheelchair bound residents can be wheeled directly into the shower in a nursing home and they can get their foods pureed and fed to them by the staff.
There is nothing in between AL and Skilled Nursing that I know of. There are ALs out there that do provide more care than the standard AL, however, for those residents that don't want Skilled Nursing but are a two-person assist, for instance. Morningstar is one of those chains of ALs that provide a higher level of care than most, at a cost, naturally.
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Not to be nit-picky but Skilled Nursing facilities are not just for “ill seniors” Skilled Nursing facility would be for anyone that needs a higher level of care. It just happens that most of the residents are seniors.
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There is nothing in between AL and Skilled Nursing that I know of. There are ALs out there that do provide more care than the standard AL, however, for those residents that don't want Skilled Nursing but are a two-person assist, for instance. Morningstar is one of those chains of ALs that provide a higher level of care than most, at a cost, naturally.
On the right hand side of this page is a box for getting free help from Karen the Care Advisor for AgingCare who can answer questions and/or guide you to facilities in your area, free of charge.
Skilled Nursing facilities are not just for “ill seniors”
Skilled Nursing facility would be for anyone that needs a higher level of care.
It just happens that most of the residents are seniors.