Common Questions
Donna Pick founded Senior Residential Choices with a mission to enhance the senior housing placement process. Donna is a certified as a ‘Residential Care Facility Administrator” for Assisted
Living Communities and is knowledgeable in the guidelines of senior care.
Donna brings you the latest in senior housing news and advice and answers the common questions you will face.
What Are The Different Types Of Retirement Communities?
Before you even start looking for the best retirement community for yourself or your loved one, you have to know what specific care is needed. Basically, what is the type of facility that can take care of the senior’s needs? The description of a senior’s level of care can be obtained from a physician, a social worker, an assisted living assisted living director, a family member or the actual senior.
There are six basic types of retirement facilities which are separated by the type of care that they provide. These definitions are general and vary from community to community.
It may be apparent as to the specific level of care that is needed, and therefore what type of community will be appropriate. Or, it may be very close between two types. For example, a senior may have slight cognitive impairment but not dementia and then an assisted living rather than a dementia facility will be chosen.
As always, you may write to me on the Contact
Us Page or you can start your senior housing search on our Find
Facility Page. If you need immediate assistance, please call me
at (949) 783-5349.
Until then, keep smiling’ and have happy days... Donna
