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or supervision. Public congregate housing is administered by municipal housing authorities and is partially subsidized by the state and federal government.
• Adult foster care is an alternative to residential care and matches seniors who can no longer live on their own with individuals or families who provide room, board, and personal care in their homes.
• Respite care is short-term care and supervision provided for seniors at home, in assisted living, or skilled-nursing facilities
to provide family members who need some time off from their caregiver duties.
• Adult day health programs (also called adult day care) provide a wide array of community-based services for seniors during
the day (skilled nursing, supervision, direct care, nutrition and dietary services, therapeutic programs, and social and recreational activities) so that family members can work or attend to other
“Adult day health programs (also called adult day care) provide a wide array of community- based services for seniors during the day (skilled nursing, supervision, direct care, nutrition and dietary services, therapeutic programs, and social and recreational activities) so that family members can work or attend to other responsibilities.”
responsibilities.
• Hospice care is available for individuals with life-threatening
illnesses or a life expectancy of six months or shorter, and can be provide in the home, in assisted-living and skilled-nursing facilities, in the hospital, or in specialized hospice facilities. When curative treatment is no longer an option, hospice professionals work to make a patient’s life as dignified and comfortable as possible and provide critical emotional and spiritual support services to the patient and family members.
Q: How have senior-living and care options been impacted by COVID-19?
A: In short, the impact over the past year has been profound, and the ‘new normal’ is taking shape as we speak. Home-care providers and senior-living communities have resumed services to current and new clients. At this time, senior-living communities
have resumed offering in-person tours and assessments, and meals are being served in the community dining rooms rather than in residents’ apartments. In most cases, staff and visitors at senior- living communities are still required to wear masks and practice social distancing, but vaccinated residents are able to utilize the community common areas and participate in social activities without wearing a mask. n
Eric Aasheim is a certified senior advisor and owner of Oasis Senior Living of Western Massachusetts. He assists seniors and family members through the entire process of transitioning from home to senior-living communities in Hampden, Hampshire, and Berkshire counties and surrounding areas.
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“In short, the impact over the past year
has been profound, and the ‘new normal’
is taking shape as we speak. Home-care providers and senior-living communities have resumed services to current and new clients.”
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