In summary:
Here at The Palms in Ventura, California, our Assisted Living and Memory Care programs work together to support seniors at various stages of their later years.
In both Assisted Living and Memory Care, seniors can get support with Activities of Daily Living (ADL), with the dual-level support that offers more focused care for those whose cognition is facing challenges.
Many of our personalized care options also help to drive the level of support we offer. We can adjust our services as the individual's needs change, helping them build greater confidence and connection with the rest of the community.
The Ventura senior community is growing slowly, with more people aged 65+ than the California average, according to a Health Matters demographics report. For this reason, there is an increasing focus on Assisted Living and Memory Care. However, both have different nuances.
Whereas Assisted Living offers scheduled help with ADLs, ensuring seniors remember their medication, and minimal oversight. The goal is to ensure residents remain as independent as possible. It is, in essence, Independent Living support with a tailored level of assistance.
Memory Care, on the other hand, is a much more comprehensive form of long-term care. It uses purpose-built spaces with secure doors and much clearer signage to ensure that residents are frustrated and confused as little as possible. We also identify patterns and triggers and tailor staff responses.
The memory and mobility support options available in Memory Care thus help not only the individual but also keep the family updated on the resident's status.
In both options, however, we consider aging with dignity to be a key aspect of our efforts. We do everything we can to ensure that people feel comfortable and content with everything we do.
With around seven million people in the United States experiencing Alzheimer's, according to reports by the Alzheimer's Association, entering Memory Care is a commonplace step for many citizens.
Here at The Palms, we look for signs that someone should change their living arrangements when their behavior escalates to the point that they become a danger to themselves or others.
Sadly, Alzheimer's and dementia can go a lot further than simply having problems with remembering names or words. As such, a loved one may experience things like:
Exacerbating this, if they start to refuse care or become aggressive toward loved ones, it may become more a matter of your own safety than theirs. Looking for comprehensive care for the senior in question is not only sensible but may also be an essential step toward caring for yourself and others.
During our intake process, we will conduct a short interview with any senior who is looking to join our community. Doing this will allow us to understand their baseline abilities and preferences:
Collecting these data points helps us offer unique, personalized supportand maintain a safe environment by understanding a senior's specific capabilities.
We will then collaborate with families to ensure that a person's everyday routines and life history are taken into account during our care. Doing this can reduce anxiety and offer daily support during such a transition, helping a person avoid anxiety and depression, which would otherwise potentially cause complications.
Medicare coverage for assisted living is typically limited. It more often applies only to medical services, rather than room and board in such a community.
Part D of Medicare can cover eligible prescriptions. However, you may need to confirm whether the pharmacies associated with a specific region are within your network.
Before you attempt to claim anything, contact your insurer to get a clearer understanding of what you can receive.
Usually, at a location like ours, inclusions cover meals, housekeeping, and basic activities. However, as we say on our website:
"Everything is included, never à la carte."
You or your loved one can enjoy everything we offer from the day you walk through our doors. We want to ensure that everyone feels at home and part of a community at The Palms, and nickel-and-diming people for every small extra they want would not be conducive to that.
When families and friends visit for the first time, we will ensure they understand our community's safety rules and how to check in and out in the future. Our staff will then assist them in finding their loved one in our community, whether that be in their room, one of our lounges, or an activity room.
We also run events that are more family-friendly to ensure ongoing connection and support. Ask our staff for more details about which specific activities these are and how to get involved.
The transition between Assisted Living and Memory Care is not only for your loved one; it may also involve educating yourself about their new needs. Both of these levels of care support different needs, and The Palms at Bonaventure is ready to respond to each as befits the senior in your life.
We also offer well-designed amenities that help residents feel even more comfortable in our care, such as our Elevate Dining program and Vibrant Life healthy activities. To learn more, book a tour and discover exactly what we can do for those in your life who need a little extra assistance.