Assisted Living Utah Blog

Some of the activities that you can expect from an assisted living facility would surprise you. Many people have hear of the Wii. Residents love this interactive game which allows them to golf, bowl, and a host of other games. Typical activities in a day might start with morning exercises and then some card playing. Then they typically do a scenic drive at least 1-2 times in a week where they’ll drive up the canyon to see the changing colors. Other days they might go out to Ice Berg to get a shake or go out to a movie with a small group. Usually once a week there is transportation provided to go shopping to WalMart or Target (depending on residents’ choice). In the afternoon there is typically entertainment from someone playing the piano, singing, or playing some other instrument. Cooking demonstrations get out a very good portion of the residents where they can try great recipes and mingle with their friends of the community.
For more detailed advice, visit us at AssistedLivingUtah.com. Don’t hesitate to call us either. We do not charge you anything for advice and we don’t try to sell anything to you. I guarantee it. Call (801) 492-4115 or toll free (866) 979-9989. You can also email us at Admin@AssistedLivingUtah.com.

Locations for Alzheimer’s care in Sandy, Utah are in abundance. There are more options for Alzheimer’s care in Sandy, Utah than there is total in Utah County. There are three assisted living communities that offer services for elderly people with Alzheimer’s in or near Sandy; i.e. The Stratford at Willow Creek, Alta Ridge Alzheimer’s Community, and Canyon Creek. Each of these communities is built to care for residents with Alzheimer’s with wandering behaviors. The building will be secured so that a code is required to enter and exit. This is a huge safety factor considering residents with Alzheimer’s could easily wander out of the community and be a danger to themselves. These three communities are licensed as assisted living type II. They can care for any of the residents’ ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living such as dressing, bathing, transferring, etc.) and they have the option of sharing a room typcally or having their own private room. Staffing ratios will usually be much better in a community for Alzheimer’s as compared to regular assisted living. For more specific information about Alzheimer’s community in your area, call us at any time. Our services are extremely valuable and free. We can be reached at (801) 492-4115. We look forward to servng you and your loved one.

If you are trying to find the best assisted living community in Utah for your situation, you need to know what your options are. You need to know what the criteria is for assisted living, you need to know what the different options cost so that you can determine if your financial resources are adequate for the time period you need the service, and you need to know which community is closest and/or has the service that you need and want. Too often, I have families come to me with questions that should have been answered months and years ago. For example, two days ago I received a call from a distressed lady who had been caring for her parents in her home. Her mom is “brittle diabetic” and her father’s dimentia is progressing rapidly. She is is stressed out and to the point that she is frustrated with her father’s behavior, her mom needs some peace and quiet in order to heal properly from a recent injury, and she (the daughter) is not enjoying her relationship with her parents as much as she was before having to care so much for their needs. She is becoming exhausted. Finances were definitely a concern although she still wanted to look into assisted living options. I put her in contact with a smaller community since they are inexpensive when compared to larger communities. I also spoke to her about a company that provides home health and hopsice. It’s a company that I’ve used as an administrator in my assisted living community and have had nothing but the best service and care for my residents. Because her mother is brittle diabetic and receiving insulin, she qualifies for home health and this allows a registered nurse to come to her their home, take the blood sugar as needed each day and then provide insulin as needed as well. They can potentially provide a C.N.A. to come in and help with showers a few times a week and offer other valuable services that are all covered by Medicare. Options were given, choices were made, and she is now able to get some relief and assistance in this stressful time her life. Prior to our conversation, she had no idea that these options were even available. At AssistedLivingUtah.com we are happy to share the years of experience in assisted living and in the healthcare industry with those that are in need of the information that will save time, money, and stress.

One of the best options for Assisted Living in Orem, Utah is either of the three Bee Hive Homes of Orem (Bee Hive Home I, Bee Hive Home II, or Bee Hive Home III). Owner, Randy Cottle, exudes confidence and integrity the moment you meet him and is someone you will feel confident in caring for your loved one. Bee Hive Homes of Orem are unique in that they are smaller in size (9-16 beds) and are much less costly compared to large communities (generally saving you over $750 each month). Multiply this by twelve months and you’re saving thousands of dollars in your assisted living costs. The home-like setting is ideal for families who don’t want their loved one lost in a crowd or the intimate feel that’s unique to a small community. Bee Hive Home of Orem fit right in with the local, residential community and are not situated in busy commercial areas, which adds to the home-like atmosphere. The services and amenitites that you’ll find in this Orem assisted living community are exactly what people look for when searching for the right assisted living facility for their loved one. Call us for more details about assisted living in Utah at (801) 492-4115 and get free information about VA benefits and other benefits for elderly people living in assisted living.

In Utah, there are two different types of assisted living communities; i.e.
assisted living type 1 and assisted living type 2. Assisted Living type 1 allows the licensed community to care for residents that require assisted with no more than two
ADL’s. If the resident requires more assistance than this, they would require a type 2 facility. In Utah, a type 2 facility may help with all ADL’s if necessary. I recommend that if you think your loved one is going to need more assistance within the next few months or few short years, you should seriously consider moving him/her into a type 2 facility. Otherwise you will have to move them again sooner and it may be even harder on them trying to get used to another place, routine, staff, friends, etc.
So how do you know if a Utah facility is licensed as type 1 or 2? You can simply call the facility and ask or you can visit the State of Utah’s website. For more specifics, call us at (801) 492-4115. We do not charge anything for our services.

There are close to 100 Nursing Homes (properly named Skilled Nursing Facilities) in the state of Utah. For a comlplete list of nursing homes in Utah, please visit the following link…

http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Include/

DataSection/Questions/HomeSelect.asp

A Nursing home in Utah is a facility where someone would go to if they needed 24 hour care from a registered/licensed nurse and/or to receive rehabilitation from a licensed therapist. The way that most elderly people would enter in a nursing home is because of a fall that caused them to go to the hospital where they might stay for 3-5 days and then be discharged to a skilled nursing facility. The hospital will simply stabilize you and maybe do the knee or hip surgery and then send you to a nursing home where you would get rehab from a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech therapist onsite (depending on the need and doctor’s orders). The nursing home costs will most likely be covered by Medicare up to 100 days with a co-pay of 20% after the first 20 days of your stay. Then if you are still unsafe to go home alone, you would either move in with family, get someone to come into your home as needed (which can be very costly for someone to come 24/7), or move to an assisted living center (properly known as assisted living facility). You can usually continue to receive what is called Home Health either at home or at the assisted living facility. This is an agency that again, is paid by Medicare 100% but without a co-pay currently. Home Health will provide continued therapy as needed (usually up to 6 weeks). For a more detailed consultation, contact me at anytime. I get reimbursed by assisted living facilities for providing you with information regarding assisted living in Utah.

For more detailed advice, visit us at AssistedLivingUtah.com. Don’t hesitate to call us either. We do not charge you anything for advice and we don’t try to sell anything to you. I guarantee it. Call (801) 492-4115 or toll free (866) 979-9989. You can also email us at Admin@AssistedLivingUtah.com.