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Sympaticare, a Nursing Home Management Company based in New York State, offers a team of consulting professionals experienced in specialized senior care services and assisting our partners in providing the utmost tools and resources necessary to care for patients.
What is Specialized Senior Care?
Specialized Senior Care is treatment by caregivers for seniors in special care units at assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, or even at home. Specialized Senior Care is carried out where a patient’s needs are best suited and have become a convenient and appealing option for seniors.
Specialized Senior Care vs Assisted Living - The Differences
Comparable to assisted living, specialized care services also aid patients with daily tasks that involve assisting a patient with custodial care services including bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting for patients with various medical conditions, or recovering from a recent surgery.
However, those receiving specialized care in a nursing home or assisted living unit are usually suffering or in recovery from a serious disease, condition, or medical episodes such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, a heart attack, or stroke.
In addition to traditional custodial care offered in standard assisted living, those in special care units are able to receive the specific therapeutics necessary to recover or live comfortably.
Who provides Specialized Senior Care?
Specialized Senior Care is typically provided by a licensed caregiver such as a registered nurse hired by a senior care company for assistance whether it be medical, non-medical, personal, or social care.
All senior caregivers are required to pass screening and background checks and also go through various means of continuing education.
Who typically needs Specialized Senior Care and what are some examples?
Seniors, or anyone, may find themselves in need of specialized care assistance at any point, whether turning to aid while battling a medical condition, or recovering from recent accidents and injury.
Some examples of medical conditions that may require Specialized Senior Care are:
Alzheimer's
MS
Parkinson’s
Huntington’s
Cancer
Heart and respiratory issues
Stroke
ALS
Brain damage
Spinal injury
Developmental disabilities
Accident victim
Recovering surgery patient
What types of special care units are in a nursing home or assisted living facility?
There are a number of different types of special care units within nursing homes or assisted living facilities specially suited to fit the needs of various patients. These include:
Memory care: Therapeutics for those with Alzheimer’s or dementia
Neurological care: Therapeutics for those with Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, or suffering from a stroke
Orthopedic rehabilitation: Rehab for those who have recently undergone a recent orthopedic surgery
Cardiac/pulmonary care: Therapy for those with heart or lung issues
Hospice care: Compassionate care focused on physical and emotional comfort
What else do Specialized Senior Caregivers do for their patients?
Specialized Senior Care does not stop at medical attention for patients. Caregivers can also provide a number of companionship or home helper services including:
Use of a calendar
Handling appointments
Monitoring eating habits
Writing / mailing paperwork and bills
Shopping for groceries
Picking up prescriptions
Playing games
Watch TV
Providing pet care
About Sympaticare, a Senior Care Management Company
Sympaticare is a locally owned and community-focused senior management and consulting agency. We are committed to providing independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facility owners/operators with the resources they need to establish and/or operate successful, state-of-the-art, and high-quality elder care facilities.
Ready to get started? We can’t wait to hear from you! Contact us today.
About Shully Braunstein, our Sympaticare principal
Shully Braunstein’s mission is to provide our elders with the absolute highest standard of care. He is a New York State licensed administrator and currently operates a total of 6 nursing facilities.