Care Options After Retirement
After retiring, you or your family member will have plenty of time to travel, relax and enjoy life. However, as a person gets older, they will need assistance to do certain tasks or access to good health care on a daily basis. Here are three options for care.
Nursing Home
The most common option for elderly care is in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Nursing homes are living places for people who do not need to be in a hospital but need more care than they can get living alone or with a relative. Nurses provide a variety of care for elderly people and many nursing homes also host programming for individuals to come together in a group for activities. Certain nursing homes might specialize in dementia care or rehabilitative care and can provide many different services to its residents.
Adult Foster Care
An alternative to nursing homes, adult foster care service Massachusetts provides care in residential-style homes that house five to ten people. This allows the elderly person to live in a setting more like a traditional home while still getting access to full-time nurses and staff that can help with any of the resident’s needs. These homes can also vary based on the level of need a person has, as some adult foster care services specialize in more advanced health issues than others.
In-Home Care
Unlike nursing homes or foster care services, in-home care programs allow elderly people to stay in their homes. For some individuals, in-home care looks like nurses visiting the home once a day for check-ups, or it can look like nurses and trained caregivers staying at the home at all times. This option can be the most expensive if the patient needs a higher level of care, but it allows them to live in their own house longer than they could on their own.
