Personal Care
Assistance may include bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, toileting, and other activities of daily living according to each resident's assessed needs.
Summer Care Residence offers care in a smaller residential Adult Family Home environment where residents can receive assistance with personal care, daily activities, mobility, meals, supervision, and other appropriate support.
We believe a home should support more than physical needs. Familiar routines, personal choices, respectful communication, privacy, dignity, family relationships, and everyday comfort are also important parts of residential care.
Summer Care Residence provides a home setting where residents can receive the support they need while remaining part of a smaller household environment. The residence supports daily routines, meals, rest, social interaction, family visits, and individualized care.
Care is provided in a home environment rather than a large institutional setting, allowing daily routines to feel more familiar and personal.
The home supports meals, personal routines, rest, social interaction, activities, and the everyday rhythm of residential life.
Resident needs, preferences, abilities, routines, and care requirements help guide how daily assistance is provided.
Assistance may include bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, toileting, and other activities of daily living according to each resident's assessed needs.
Residents may receive assistance with walking, positioning, transfers, and safe movement around the home based on their individual abilities and care needs.
Medication-related assistance may be provided according to the resident's care plan, applicable requirements, and the services the home is approved to provide.
Meals, snacks, and hydration are part of daily residential living and can take resident needs, preferences, and applicable dietary requirements into consideration.
Routine housekeeping and personal laundry help maintain a clean, comfortable, and organized living environment for residents.
Resident supervision and assistance are provided according to individual needs, care plans, abilities, and daily routines.
Each resident has different abilities, preferences, routines, and support needs. Care is organized around the individual rather than using the same routine for everyone.
An Adult Family Home provides care in a residential setting where daily life can remain more familiar and personal.
Depending on resident needs and approved services, assistance may include personal care, mobility, meals, medication-related support, supervision, housekeeping, laundry, and other daily needs.
Communication with residents, families, and appropriate care partners helps support continuity and understanding as resident needs change.
The services provided to each resident depend on assessment findings, the negotiated care plan, provider capabilities, availability, and the services the home is approved to provide.
A prospective resident's care needs, abilities, routines, preferences, and health-related requirements are reviewed to help determine appropriate support.
Personal care, meals, mobility, supervision, medication-related needs, and other daily support can be addressed through the resident's care planning process.
When appropriate, communication with family, healthcare professionals, and other care partners helps support continuity of care.
Residents with nursing, dementia, mental health, developmental disability, mobility, hospice, or other specialized needs are reviewed individually to determine the appropriate level of support.
Residential care includes the everyday parts of life that matter to residents: mealtimes, conversation, familiar activities, quiet time, hobbies, family visits, rest, and comfortable routines.
Activities and daily routines can be adapted to resident interests, abilities, preferences, and care needs.
An Adult Family Home is a state-licensed residential home where adults can receive room, meals, laundry, supervision, personal care, and assistance with activities of daily living.
Adult Family Homes provide care in a smaller residential environment. Depending on the home, resident needs, staff qualifications, and approved services, some homes may also provide nursing or specialized care.
Services at Summer Care Residence are determined according to resident needs, assessment information, the care plan, provider capabilities, availability, and the services the home is approved to provide.
Choosing a residential care home is an important decision. Families are encouraged to ask about care needs, services, availability, daily routines, and whether the home can appropriately support the prospective resident.
Ask About Care & Availability ↗Discuss personal care, mobility, supervision, medication needs, dietary needs, health conditions, and any specialized support that may be required.
Ask about meals, routines, activities, personal preferences, visitors, household life, and how the resident's normal routines can be supported.
Clear communication is important when care needs or routines change. Families can ask how important updates and care concerns are communicated.
Summer Care Residence values dependable, compassionate caregivers who understand resident safety, dignity, personal care, communication, teamwork, and the importance of following each resident's care plan.
Every prospective resident has different needs. Contact Summer Care Residence to discuss the type of support needed, current availability, questions about residential care, or arranging a personal tour.
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