Assisted Living Facilities in Alaska
The information provided on Alaska Assisted Living Facilities is for the elder needing long term care facilities and for those who, relatives or friends, will be searching, evaluating and providing for their loved one. We explore the many types of assisted living facilities in Alaska.
Assisted living provides appropriate care for people who are elderly or have disabilities in certain areas, but are otherwise capable in others. The care offered at Assisted Living Facilities in Alaska performs services to aid in activities such as laundry, housekeeping, preparing meals, dressing, bathing and other activities that are difficult for someone to perform entirely for themselves.
Marlow Manor Assisted Living in Anchorage, Alaska is a beautiful 40,000 square foot facility consisting of 48 individual apartments. Designed with residents in mind, Marlow Manor provides seniors with a welcoming, homelike environment.
Some Alaska Assisted Living Facilities may also have provisions in the way of minor medical care and assistance with medications. Assisted living facilities are designed for people who require a degree of help with Activities of Daily Living, or ADLs, yet are still capable of maintaining a relatively independent lifestyle.
Many Assisted Living Facilities in Alaska are located in areas such as: Anchorage, Bethel, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Palmer, Sitka, Soldotna and Wasilla AK.
Harbor Lights House Assisted Living in Soldotna, Alaska provides residents with exceptional, personalized service, spacious rooms and assistance in daily living within a safe and nurturing environment that allows for choice of care while promoting dignity and individuality.
Wasilla Primrose Community in Wasilla, Alaska offers Independent and Assisted Living. The Assisted Living facility provides quality senior care in a comfortable setting with modern and thorough amenities designed to enrich the lives of all residents. Safety features include hand rails, wide halls and wide doorways. The skilled and caring staff provides Nursing assistance to those who need help with the activities of daily living (ADLs). Hospice Care and Respite Care are also available at the Wasilla Primrose Community.
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities with Assisted Living-Nursing Centers in Alaska
Continuing Care Retirement Communities "CCRC" are housing communities that provides different levels of care based on what each resident needs over time. This is sometimes called "life care" or "continuing care" and can range from independent living in an senior apartment to assisted living facilities to full-time care in a skilled nursing home. Residents move from one setting to another based on their individual needs but continue to live as part of the community. Care in CCRC's is usually expensive. Traditionally, CCRCs require a large payment before you move in and charge monthly fees but that is changing. Check with the community for more information. Also articles about Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Below are the top rated communities of this type from the Nursing Home Compare in Alaska from Medicare gov site.
CCRC with Nursing Homes and or Assisted Living Facilities in Alaska
PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER LTC
P.O. BOX 589
PETERSBURG, ALASKA 99833
(907) 772-4291
Skilled nursing facilities in Alaska from the Medicare gov site.
Many of these take Medicare and Medicaid.
DENALI CENTER
1510 19TH AVENUE
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701
(907) 458-5100
HERITAGE PLACE
232 ROCKWELL AVENUE
SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669
(907) 262-2545
KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSP LTC
3100 TONGASS AVENUE
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 99901
(907) 225-5171
PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MED LTC
1915 E. REZANOF DRIVE
KODIAK, ALASKA 99615
(907) 486-9532
PROVIDENCE VALDEZ MEDICAL CENTER
911 MEALS AVENUE
VALDEZ, ALASKA 99686
(907) 834-1825
Assisted living is not to be considered as a replacement for, or an alternative to a nursing home. The major difference lies in the fact that Assisted Living Facilities or Assisted Living Centers offer a more appropriate way to support and enhance an individual's life by helping them overcome the limitations they may be faced with. These could include minor physical disabilities or even confusion and memory problems that may be hard to for a person to deal with alone.
Assisted Living exists to many varying degrees. In some cases, people may have only slight health considerations. Programs are additionally available to accommodate more extensive needs that may be required for each person's situation.
Assisted Living Facilities can be small, with fewer than a half-dozen residents, on up to large, full-service apartment complexes. In either case, most residents have the option of eating in a central cafeteria or preparing meals in their own apartment. They also are usually encouraged to socialize through meals and regularly scheduled activities.
Alaska Assisted Living Facilities have many names, such as:
- Adult congregate living
- Adult foster care
- Adult assisted living homes
- Adult senior living
- Board and care
- Community based retirement facilities
- Domiciliary care
- Personal care homes
- Assisted living centers
- Assisted living
- Seniorcare
- Retirement residences
- Senior independent housing
- Long term care
- Home care
Our glossary page is designed to help you understand the terminology, types of care and other information you will need to know in order to make the right decision for your family.
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Residential care facilities inclulde assisted living facilities and personal care homes which provide housing and supportive services to persons who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled level of care provided by nursing homes.
"After our mom passed away in 2009 we noticed our dad started to decline. We moved him into an assisted living community and now he has people he can talk to. It has really helped him."