Assisted living is the fastest growing type of senior housing, holding out the promise of giving people the opportunity to get care and
help with daily living in a home-like environment. It represents a move
away from the institutionalized care setting often found in nursing homes,
toward an environment that allows for greater freedom and independence
and a higher quality of life. Unfortunately, the promise of assisted
living
is not always fulfilled. Too often, assisted living provides an environment
that is much
more institutionalized than necessary.
Free Guides: To address this issue, LTCCC
and CIAD (the Coalition of the Institutionalized
Aged & Disabled) have jointly
produced free
guides to help achieve greater resident
autonomy and quality
of life in assisted living.
The four guides - one each for potential residents, current residents, direct care staff and administrative staff - provide
valuable tools and information on how to achieve the promise of assisted
living. They are free and easy to use.
Free Training Workshop: With generous support from
the Nash Family Foundation, LTCCC developed a training program for senior
community leaders, geriatric care managers, long term care ombudsmen and
others who work with older adults to introduce them to the guides and
provide an easy way for them to take the benefits of the guides back to
others.
This workshop, in the form of a PowerPoint
presentation, can
be downloaded for free
(along with the guides) by clicking on the
picture
above. Individuals and organizations
can use the workshop to conduct
staff trainings,
community workshops or other programs that will help
seniors use the guides effectively to achieve a high quality of life in
assisted
living.
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