The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) defines assisted living as a special combination of housing, supportive services, personalized assistance and health care that supports the needs of those who need help with daily living. In...
Assisted living services in the state of Pennsylvania provide help for senior citizens who have certain conditions that preclude them from living on their own. Several types of assisted living centers are available, depending on the senior's...
When someone suffers with depression it is not only a serious mental condition, but can also be a financial problem. Clinical depression is one of the most common mental problems in America today. There are more than 9 million people who suffer...
Parasites can infect the intestines for years. Two types of intestinal parasites exist: helminths and protozoa. Helminths are multicellular and include tapeworms, pinworms and roundworms. Mature helminths cannot reproduce in the body. Protozoa, on...
The medical term for losing your appetite, which results in a poor diet, is anorexia, which is different from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder whereby people obsess about losing weight and purposely don't eat. Anorexia nervosa is an emotional...
Vitamin D can be synthesized within the skin in response to sunlight, consumed in food and taken as a supplement. Despite these varied sources, estimates are that at least 70 percent of the American population is mildly deficient in vitamin D....
Thanks to Oregon's Medicare Waiver program, the over-65 sector is the fastest growing population in the state. According to "Oregon Live," the state, in an attempt to match this growth, has become a national leader in building assisted living...
An assisted living facility provides a home for adults who require part-time assistance with everyday tasks, according to Medicine Plus, a National Institutes of Health website. Some retirement communities offer an assisted living facility, but...
MassHealth is the state of Massachusetts' public health insurance program that combines Medicaid with the Children's Health Insurance program, also called CHIP. MassHealth insures eligible low- to medium-income residents of the state....
Choosing a nursing home involves balancing price and quality. In Manhattan, where the cost of living is four times the national average, that can be a Herculean endeavor. Medicare, the U.S. government's elderly insurance program, ranks nursing...
Assisted living facilities offer an intermediate level of care in a homelike setting that allows residents independent living combined with help for daily tasks they can no longer undertake, such as meal preparation and household cleaning. These...
