Home Sweet Home
This type of care provides assistance with bathing, dressing, and meals while allowing seniors to remain at home.
What is Home Care?
This senior living option provides meals, activities, and personal care but not 24/7 nursing.
What is Assisted Living?
This level of care offers 24/7 nursing support and rehabilitation after hospitalization.
What is skilled nursing or rehab?
This federal insurance program covers short-term skilled care but not room and board at assisted living.
What is Medicare?
A licensed medical professional providing wound care and medication management at home is offering this.
What is Home Health?
A secure neighborhood with specialized programming for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s.
What is Memory Care?
This interdisciplinary team includes nurses, social workers, and chaplains.
What is a Hospice Team
This type of insurance may help cover long-term care needs such as assisted living or memory care.
What is Long Term Care Insurance?
This caregiver helps with daily living tasks like bathing and dressing, and may be a family member paid through Medicaid to provide in-home support.
What is a Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
These communities often include wellness programs, dining, activities, and transportation.
What is Senior Living?
This professional helps coordinate care, advocate for seniors, and guide families through complex healthcare and aging decisions.
What is a GCM (Geriatric Care Manager) aka ALP (Aging Life Professional)
Many families use this program based on income and assets to help cover long-term care costs.
What is Medicaid?
This professional evaluates a home for safety, mobility, and accessibility—often recommending grab bars, ramps, or adaptive equipment.
What is an Occupational Therapist?
This type of senior living offers freedom from home maintenance while providing a vibrant community lifestyle for active older adults.
What is Independent Living
This type of care focuses on comfort and quality of life at the end of life.
What is Hospice?
This program allows some veterans or surviving spouses to receive financial aid for care
What is VA Aid & Attendance?
This type of caregiver offers friendship, conversation, and help with errands or light household tasks, focusing on social connection rather than medical care.
What is a Companion?
This small, home-like setting provides care and support for seniors or individuals with disabilities, offering a family-style atmosphere instead of a large facility.
What is a Group Home
These three types of therapy can be provided at home, in a community, or in a facility. This can help seniors regain mobility, independence, and communication after illness or injury.
What is Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy
These are additional subsidized programs that can help with payment options for some senior living communities.
What is PACE (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) or GAFC (Group Adult Foster Care)