Posts Tagged ‘assisted living services’
Happy New Year from Assisted Living Placements
Well, once again we start a new year, and so I thought I would say hello and comment on some of the changes we are seeing in the Assisted Living industry in California and specifically, Orange County. As we have discussed in depth, our industry is heavily regulated but, unfortunately, poorly supervised. This is partially [...]
A Closer Look at Large Assisted Living Communities – Part 3
Salutations and welcome back from all of us here at Assisted Living Placements! Unlike most of our posts which are stand alone and can be read without and preference, this article is part three of a three part series. I suggest that you read the other two articles before trying to digest this information. Here, [...]
A Closer Look At Large Assisted Living Communities – Part 2
In our first installment on large assisted living communities, we covered quite a bit of ground. In general, we should now know about costs, services, strengths and weaknesses and layouts. In this episode, we will continue this education, by looking more deeply into these subjects. We will explore a day in the life of a [...]
A Closer Look at Large Assisted Living Communities – Part 1, Overview
We have spent a good amount of time discussing assisted living Board & Care homes. While we are not done with that discussion, I thought it would be nice if we looked into the larger assisted living communities. These assisted living communities are designed, for the most part, for seniors who are alert and still [...]
A Closer Look at Board & Care Homes – Part 3
In our last two segments on Board & Care Homes, we have covered quite a bit of the information that makes this type of assisted living special. We understand that they offer the highest ratio of caregivers to residents and that their pricing is quite fare, usually less than other options with lower ratios. in [...]
A Closer Look at Board & Care Homes – Part 2
In our first installment on Board & Care homes we painted a very broad, general picture of the assisted living type known of in the vernacular of the industry as Board & Care. In this article we will refine our discussion. Here we will focus on specifics of this type of care option and will [...]
A Closer look at Board & Care Homes – Part 1
We hear a lot about Board & Care home in our industry and we have talked about them to some extent here, but what really are Board & Care Homes? After all, there is actually no term Board & Care in the legal vernacular of the state. So do they even exist and if so, what [...]
Many People, One Mind – Building Consensus
Assisted Living Placements is coming off another busy week, and as I reflected I started thinking about how much of our job is education and consensus building. So much of the assisted living placement process is sifting through multiple points of view, and helping educate people so that agreements can be reached. I think this [...]
A Discussion On Referral Agents -Part 6- The Ideal vs The Real
In the first five parts of our six part series, we have delved deeply into the world of the assisted living referral agent. We have discussed everything from evaluating facilities to assessing senior needs. We have illustrated how matching facility services with senior needs is one key of a good referral, and we have talked [...]
A Discussion On Referral Agents – Part5 – Client Needs Assesment
In our last article we discussed how thorough evaluation of facilities prepares a referral agent for the challenges of finding care for diverse clientele. Even though facilities receive the same type of license, we have shown how different they can still be. We have illustrated how an in-depth evaluation will educate an agent of the [...]