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It seems some Assisted Living Facilities in Texas have found a niche in providing care to Alzheimer’s patients and many are exclusively dedicated only to Alzheimer’s residents. The disorder requires close to constant supervision but not necessarily from the more costly skilled medical staff found in nursing homes. It’s a fact that at least 5% of those over 65 and 46% of those over 85 suffer from mental impairment or memory loss and is a potentially large market for Assisted Living Alzheimer’s facilities.

Not all residents of Assisted Living Facilities need care or assistance. Many are there because they want a simpler lifestyle and want little worry or concern of maintaining a home and they seek the companionship of other people their own age. They have chosen assisted living because they may need some minor help with some daily living activities but they anticipate a time when they may need the more intensive care available with an Assisted Living community.

According to an Assisted Living survey by the facilities’ Administrators, their residents who were independent, needing no assistance, were as follows: eating 88%, transferring 84%, toileting 78%, dressing 58%, bathing 49%.  And 24% of their residents received assistance with 3 or more activities of daily living, such as bathing dressing and mobility. An estimated one third of residents had moderate to severe cognitive impairment.

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