Active Seniors Enjoy Assisted Living Fort Dodge

| Sunday, July 14, 2013
By Roxanne Cruz


Assisted living Fort Dodge offers seniors the privacy of their own room with their own furniture, TV, radio, and kitchenette. Three meals a day are prepared and served in a dining area. No house cleaning, no laundry, no yard work, and no maintenance. Rooms and walk-in showers are designed to accommodate wheel chairs and walkers. Staff is available 24 hours a day. No more wondering if you're ill enough to dial 911 or awaken a relative. Just call professional on-site staff.

Everyone who lives a long life will need assistance eventually. When driving is difficult or impossible, seniors and the disabled can find themselves feeling isolated and lonely. Social life becomes increasingly difficult and dependent on the schedule needs of others. If your health is fragile, falls become a serious concern. Mobility issues make meal preparation, and even dressing a major issue. Moving to a retirement community can improve health and safety, community and friendship.

Most facilities offer assistance with transportation to medical appointments. Pharmacy technicians manage and dispense prescription medications. Nurses assist with medical concerns. Some have physical therapists on-site to assist with exercise and physical therapy, and offering fitness and wellness classes.

Common areas provide opportunities to join a community and socialize with other residents. Many facilities offer daily opportunities for an active social life. Attend classes, musical events, movie nights, happy hours, and ice cream socials. Join in game night, play cards or the ever popular bingo. Volunteers may offer religious services or transportation to services. Relax outdoors and enjoy summer barbecues in the courtyard.

Take care of yourself as much as possible. Call for help when needed. No worries about break-ins. Walk the halls visiting with friends with no need to dodge bikes, skate boards, and running children. Many facilities allow small pets or allow family members to bring along small pets for an afternoon visit. Others have a resident pet for any and all pet loving residents to enjoy.

When you need help with daily activities, but don't need 24 hours nursing care, assisted living Fort Dodge may be the home environment you're looking for. Call for help as needed with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing and dressing. Meals are prepared and special diets are accommodated. Medication is managed by professionals. Coordination and communication with outside health care providers ensures up-to-date medical care. Some homes provide skilled nurses to assist with diabetes management or catheter care. Some units offer specialized care for residents struggling with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Assisted living residences can vary is size from a small residential facility with a few residents, to large facilities with hundreds of residents. Continuing care facilities combine independent living, assisted care, and nursing care in 1 facility, usually on different floors or in different wings or buildings. This eliminates the need for a major move to another facility if a residents health or mental acuity declines.

Assisted living Fort Dodge is a home and a community, not a temporary residence, so choose carefully. Factors to consider are cost, services provided, convenience of the location, and atmosphere. Tour the facility and check the events calendar. Talk with management to be sure the home offers the services desired. Talk with staff and residents to find a community that meets your needs and feels like home.




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