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Summary: Understanding Senior Living Care Levels
Choosing the right senior living option starts with understanding the differences between Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. Each provides unique levels of support from independence and convenience to personalized assistance and specialized memory programs. Allegro Senior Living helps families navigate these choices with expert guidance and compassionate care.
Table of Contents
How to Decide What Level of Care is Right for You
When to Consider Independent Living
When to Consider Assisted Living
Let Allegro Help You and Your Family Find the Right Senior Living Option
Many senior living communities offer several living options to meet the wide-ranging needs of each resident. Without understanding the choices available, it can be difficult to determine which level of care will benefit you or your senior loved one.
Three common care levels offered are Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. Communities may offer one or all three levels of care. It's important to understand which is right and what the difference is between these options. As you plan for the future, keep in mind that care needs may evolve, and you may not need these care types in sequential order.
Determining a care level for a senior living resident is a very complex process, and several factors and assessments go into this evaluation. A formal evaluation will have to be completed by a healthcare professional at your senior living community to determine accurate and personalized care. The information below is intended to give you a general idea of which option might be best. It does not replace the advice or assessment of a medical professional. Our team has compiled some example scenarios to help determine which senior living option is best for you or a loved one. This is a tool to get you started as you plan for your future.
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How to Decide What Level of Care is Right for You
When to Consider Independent Living
If the following scenarios sound familiar to you, Independent Living might be the right fit.
- I am finding that daily activities and responsibilities around the home are getting more challenging and taking away from hobbies and activities that I enjoy.
- I can bathe independently.
- I can get dressed on my own.
- I still cook meals on my own, but it would be nice to have company during mealtimes.
Discover more about how Independent Living at Allegro helps our residents continue to lead a full and active lifestyle.
When to Consider Assisted Living
If these scenarios below are happening more often, a community that offers Assisted Living might be your next chapter.
- I am finding that daily activities around the home are getting more challenging, on top of the fact that I need more help with personal care items at home.
- I need bathing equipment set up for me.
- I need help laying out clothes for the day.
- I need help getting ready in the morning.
- I need someone to help with cooking.
- I need someone to assist me in taking my medications.
Assisted Living at Allegro means keeping your independence while receiving the support you need.
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When to Consider Memory Care
If the scenarios below sound familiar for your senior loved one, it might be time to consider a community that offers Memory Care:
- My loved one needs more guidance in day-to-day activities and safety at home is starting to become a concern.
- My loved one needs someone nearby or one-on-one assistance while bathing.
- My loved one needs someone nearby or one-on-one assistance while getting dressed.
- My loved one needs someone nearby or one-on-one assistance while getting ready in the morning.
- My loved one needs someone nearby or one-on-one assistance with taking medications.
- My loved one needs someone nearby or one-on-one assistance with meal preparation.
Allegro's Memory Care Ensemble program helps seniors living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.
Let Allegro Help You and Your Family Find the Right Senior Living Option
Finding the right senior living community is a difficult process, but understanding care levels and what is involved in each one can ease the transition. Speak to one of our expert senior living advisors today to explore Allegro’s senior care options.
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