Assisted Living Experience

What would have made a difference is if I got the change of working with individuals at the RCFE to see what they liked, what they would like to change, what they find negative, what they desire, I would have like to have the change to visit a RCFE that had already been up and running to see what it was all about and find ways to improve. I feel that there are always ways to improve something in some kind of way whether it is something big or small. Having the change of interacting with those who stay in a RCFE will have allowed me to get a better point of view of what to expect and what to do for grabbing someone’s attention when there is another RCFE near by. Where there is competition it is important to do something different so that others get attracted and another thing is to introduce our facility to other facilities.
a hospital like. The average stay time in a assisted living facility is about 2 and half years compared to a nursing home which is almost 3 years ("Long-Term Care A,” n.d.). . In both of the facilities women are more likely to be in these facilities since they have high life expectancy. They feel that their loved ones will be more comfortable staying in an area where they feel at home and the resident has a higher chance of being comfortable and adjusting to the atmosphere ("Long-Term Care A,” n.d.). . Many of the residents that stay in assisted living facilities are those that need help with bathing, meal prepping, dressing, assistant in eating, transferring and the biggest reason would be residents need assistant in helping manage their medications. Residents that are on medications need to be constantly reminded of taking their medications on time and to be watched while they consume their medication since elderlies have a high chance of choking on medications ("Residential Care Facilities For The Elderly (RCFE)/Assisted Living –