Independent Living
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No help with activities of daily living such as bathing and dressing. Usually this is an apartment or cottage type facility. May have call bells in baths, or bedrooms that you could call for assistance if you were in trouble or not feeling well. This is not covered under the Medicaid program. You would have to have the money to afford this.  Usually has a central dining room for at least 2 meals a day.   Activity and transportation programs.

Assisted Living
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Aides to help with dressing and bathing (depending on facility).  Might be able to help with medications. May have activity and transportation programs. Some facilities do accept Medicaid...., these places have long waiting lists because they are in such big demand. If you feel this is where your loved one is headed...get on a list now! Many of these facilities have the Alzheimer's units that are locked and secure.  Once again, very few Medicaid beds.  This level of care is not covered by Medicare. A lot of people do get home health nursing to visit if deemed necessary by an MD. See home health category for more detail on this service. This is only a tip of information.  For further details or if you have any questions.  Please E-mail me.

Rest Homes (RH)

This is a lot like assisted living as far as care goes.  They have Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to help with medications, baths, and getting dressed etc. These are usually facilities and have anywhere from 25 to 100 beds.  A lot of these facilities accept Medicaid.  They usually help with transportation to Dr. visits etc.  They too, have activities for the residents.  Under this category we have group "homes".  These are homes like yours and mine.  They provide the same services, it's just more of a home type atmosphere.  Some do take Medicaid.  Medicare does not pay for this level of care. If Home health nursing is needed, It would have to be ordered by a an MD and there would need to be a skilled reason for a RN to visit.  Some Rest Homes care for Alzheimer's patients, but be sure to ask about their policy and if their unit is "locked".  Once again, this is only a small amount of information.  Please E-mail me for further detail or for questions.

Nursing Homes (SNF)
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Patients who need long-term medical care because of advanced age or chronic illness may stay in a nursing home. The United States has about 23,000 nursing homes with about 1.3 million patients. The number of nursing homes has doubled since 1960 because there are more older people in the population. Changing lifestyles, in which adult children and parents often live far apart, also contributed to the need for more nursing homes. About 85 percent of nursing home patients are age 65 and over. Many stay for a few weeks while recovering from an acute illness. They receive medical care and help with everyday activities like eating, bathing, and using the bathroom. Then they return home and care for themselves, often with the help of family or other caregivers. Other patients stay longer.