Assisted Living Facilities – What Are They?Written by Alex Jensen
Assisted Living facilities are generally for person’s 60 years of age and older. Typical candidates need assistance with “Activities of Daily Living” (ADLs), but wish to live as independently as possible. Assisted Living communities exist to bridge gap between seniors that can live independently and skilled nursing homes. Assisted living facilities provide helpful services such as: 1. Eating, 2. Bathing, 3. Dressing, 4. Grooming 5. Laundry 6. Housekeeping 7. Assistance with medications. While Board and Care facilities are usually in a private residential home, Assisted Living facilities are larger structures often arranged as senior living communities. These communities can contain as many as 400 residents or as few as 25 seniors. Residents of assisted living communities usually meet in a dining room together with other residents for meals. A person designated as ‘Activities Director’ oversees a key area in assisted living community - Social activities. The Activities Director typically arranges daily options for residents including outings, crafts, dances, music, educational classes, seminars, and other opportunities. All activities are designed to encourage physical and mental stimulation. Assisted Living facilities create a care plan for each individual resident upon admission. The care plan details agreed upon personalized services required by resident and guaranteed to be provided by facility. The plan is updated regularly to assure that resident receives appropriate care as his or her condition changes.
| | The Facts About Lung Cancer - Better To Be AwareWritten by Jon Butt
Keep yourself abreast of facts about lung cancer, as statistics of affliction are staggering and in most cases, lung cancer can even be prevented. Cancer, dreaded disease, is a malady marked by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which rapidly destroy healthy tissue. Although changes in lung begin almost immediately upon exposure to carcinogens, lung cancer takes years to develop. In fact, Mesothelioma research news states that period of onset of Mesothelioma cancer could be from 10 to 60 years from time of exposure to asbestos. What Do We Know About Lung Cancer So Far? Lung cancer facts indicate that most people afflicted with disease are those over fifty who have been smoking for a long period. Research news points out that symptoms of lung cancer are dependant on several factors, including location of tumor in lung. A chronic cough, repeated lung infections, wheezing, chest pain - any or all of these may be indicative of lung cancer.
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