Information for Families
Deciding where and how to live in retirement is a major decision in anyone’s life. In recent years many attractive options for retirement have emerged. It is important to gather information on all the available options to make a knowledgeable decision. Arizona’s non-profit organizations offer a variety of retirement options designed to suit the different housing and health care needs and life-style preferences of older adults. The following is a brief description of the various health care and housing options available in Arizona.
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Facility Information
Retirement Facilities
HUD Senior Housing Apartments
Assisted Living Facilities
Nursing Homes
Retirement Facilities are self-contained senior communities specifically designed to accommodate the needs and preferences of older residents by offering a variety of supportive services, such as meals, transportation, social services, and recreational programs. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) offer an innovative and independent lifestyle for older adults. CCRCs are different from other housing and care options because they provide independent housing, supportive services and nursing care in a campus-like setting and continue to meet residents’ needs in a familiar setting as they grow older. A CCRC resident can take advantage of a wide variety of activities and services conveniently offered within a community where the emphasis is on the individual, coupled with a supportive environment, which allows residents to continue to pursue lifelong interests.
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HUD Senior Housing Apartments receive governmental subsidies which allows them to offer lower rental rates to seniors with low to moderate income. Senior rental apartments are specifically designed to accommodate the needs and preferences of older residents by offering a variety of supportive services, such as meals, transportation, social services, and recreational programs. The array of services available will vary from one facility to another, therefore, monthly rents vary and are dependent on the size of the unit, the specific services offered and the income group the facility was created to serve.
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Assisted Living Facilities offer residents daily supervision and a variety of supportive services in a residential environment. They bridge the gap between independent living and nursing home care by serving those who need general supervision and personal care services but not nursing care. The type and degree of services offered and the individuals served within assisted living facilities is determined by a variety of factors including facility licensure and resident needs. Services may range from meals, housekeeping and basic assistance with daily living activities to supervision of self-administration of medication.
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Nursing Homes are licensed facilities that provide 24-hour nursing care to chronically ill individuals who need intensive rehabilitative care and daily supervision to the frail individual who can no longer live independently. The best nursing homes offer a full array of nursing and personal assistance, food service, rehabilitative therapy programming and medical services. Meals, laundry and social and recreational activities are also provided along with opportunities to participate in resident councils.
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