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A CONTINUING SERIES
Why do we need independent and assisted living options in
our community?
Our community has not planned for adequate eldercare.
Because of this, many elders are now finding that there are
few services available for elders experiencing frailty. It
is important to make the distinction between illness and
frailty. Astounding advances in medical care have made it
possible for more and more people to live into their late
eighties and nineties. With this increase in longevity, an
increase in frailty also commonly happens.
For example, failing eyesight may make it impossible for an
individual to read and follow medication labels or even to
distinguish one medication from another. Frailty almost
always means that the elder is unable to maintain the
housekeeping and maintenance needs on a home or apartment.
Another frequent frailty is the loss of a sense of balance,
making elder high risk for falling. Brittle bones that
result from osteoporosis can turn a simple tumble into a
medical disaster.
Loneliness, failing taste buds and inability to prepare home
cooked meals can lead to poor nutrition in elders.
Assisted living can provide assistance with many activities
of daily living and incidental activities of daily living,
including but not limited to the following:
• Assistance with medications
• Assistance with bathing and dressing
• Provision of nutritionally balanced meals in a social
setting
• Assistance with medical appointments and visits
• Transportation
• Social and intellectual engagement
• Assistance with toileting
• Housekeeping services
In short, assisted living services seek to assist frail
elders with their everyday lives, so that they can enjoy a
quality of life not possible for the frail person living
alone and isolated.
The vision for the independent living portion of this
proposed elder community proposes that individuals not yet
at the level of frailty that prevents living alone can
access only those services that are needed. For example,
perhaps the person in independent living needs help with
medication, stand-by assistance with bathing and a hot meal
once a day. That person can access those services in their
independent living apartment. Perhaps the individual needs
help with transportation and housekeeping services and a hot
meal daily. That can happen as well.
In a sentence, we need this proposed housing community so
that frail elders will not have to relocate to the mainland
to access supportive services necessitated by the frailty of
age. It is our belief that there will be no services for
current or future elders without this community. There will
be no other opportunities for such a community in Key West.
Please email any individual
questions you may have to:
fkacc99@aol.com |
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