Senior living communities today offer a wide range of care options, and it’s important to understand the different levels of care before you begin your search. From independent living and assisted living to memory support and skilled nursing, there’s care available to meet everyone’s unique needs.
Senior living care options
Independent living
Independent living is a care option available for seniors who don’t require specific medical assistance but wish to enjoy an active, maintenance-free lifestyle in a community setting with emergency care available should they need it. Independent living is frequently offered in a community with additional levels of care, like assisted living or memory care.
Independent living residences may include the following:
- Gated senior communities
- Luxury apartments, condos, and townhomes
- Fixed-price and low-income senior apartments
- Intentional communities that offer shared communal spaces and resident-led programming and decision-making
Assisted living
Assisted living is an ideal senior living care option for older adults who want to remain as independent as possible but need assistance with everyday tasks, like personal care, managing medication, and household chores.
Assisted living often includes routine housekeeping, three daily meals, transportation, and laundry services. Residents can take advantage of a social calendar of activities, special events, and outings with their peers.
Assisted living residences may also include the following:
- Private apartment suites with kitchenettes
- Personalized assistance
- 24-hour emergency call and response systems
- Wellness checks
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Memory care
Older adults living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia may benefit from residential memory care. Memory care provides residents living with cognitive decline a secure, safe, and comforting environment with specialized care and intentional and meaningful programming.
Memory care communities are designed with easy-to-navigate layouts, adequate lighting, and calm spaces. Abe’s Garden Community Memory Support is an I’m Still Here® Center of Excellence certified by the Hearthstone Institute. This means our memory support community is committed to offering opportunities that create positive, fulfilling experiences that encourage engaged, purposeful living.
Memory care residences may include the following:
- Single or double occupancy suites with zero-barrier entry bathrooms
- Built-in cueing wardrobes and illuminating night tables
- 24/7 nursing services, including medication management and distribution
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Three nutritious meals and snacks
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- Secure access to nature in a private courtyard
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Skilled nursing
Skilled nursing is necessary for older adults who require round-the-clock care with doctors, nurses, and aides readily available to meet care needs. Often, skilled nursing includes a team, such as occupational, physical, and speech therapists, to help manage or slow the progression of chronic conditions.
Skilled nursing and rehabilitation residences may include the following:
- Private or semi-private rooms
- Shared living spaces for dining, activities, and leisure
- Full calendar of engaging social activities, special events, and outings
- Three nutritious meals and snacks
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- 24/7 nursing care and emergency response
Non-residential senior care services
Some communities, like Abe’s Garden Community, offer residential and non-residential senior care services. For example, Abe’s Garden Community provides a community group setting for older adults in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.
Abe’s Garden Community also has an on-campus day program for seniors in the early to mid-stages of Alzheimer’s or cognitive decline and an in-home care program for older adults who live on or off campus.
Abe’s Garden Community Group – social and support group
Abe’s Garden Community Group is an engaging social and support group that meets on campus for four hours twice weekly and customizes discussions, multi-disciplinary learning opportunities, and reminiscent and brain health activities based on members’ life stories, capabilities, and interests.
Abe’s Garden Club – on-campus day program
Abe’s Garden Club is an on-campus program that promotes a unique and engaging experience through socialization, education, and innovative techniques using the I’m Still Here® approach. Activities include:
- Art and creativity exploration
- History discussions
- Exercise, chair yoga, and meditation
- Brain games
- Sing-a-longs to reminiscent songs
- Flower arranging
- Writing greeting cards
- Book club readings
- Pet therapy
- Music therapy
- And more
Abe’s Garden at Home – in-home care program
Abe’s Garden at Home provides companionship, assistance with everyday tasks, mind and body wellness support, outing escort, and an exclusive engagement support program, either on or off campus.
Services include assistance with:
- Bathing and dressing
- Personal hygiene and dental care
- Light housekeeping and laundry
- Mobility/transfer support
- Shopping, medical appointments, and errands
- Medication reminders
- Meal preparation
- Supervision
- And more
Are you ready to explore senior living?
Download our free guide, “The Complete Guide to Choosing Between Senior Living Options,” to help you understand the options available to you or your loved one. You’ll learn the differences between the levels of care, what costs to expect, how to create a budget, and what questions to ask when visiting communities.