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Lighthouse Senior Living Placement has one goal and that is to help individuals and families navigate senior living options.

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How do you know it’s the right time?

The right time may look different from person to person.

If you are asking if this is the right time for you or a loved one to transition to senior living, it likely means it is!

Top 10 Reasons Now is the Time:

  1. Loneliness or Depression

  2. Changes to memory including age related MCI (mild cognitive impairment) or dementia

  3. Frequent falls or calls to emergency services

  4. Frequent visits to the ER for UTI’s, falls etc.

  5. Lack of nutrition and difficulty preparing meals

  6. Safety concerns including vision and mobility changes

  7. Lack of medication management

  8. Lack of assistance with “daily activities of living” such as showers and dressing

  9. Inability to keep up with household tasks such as laundry, cleaning, yardwork etc.

  10. Lack of exercise and physical movement

Senior Living Options

  • Residential Care

  • Assisted Living

  • Memory Support

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Senior Living Options at a Glance

Residential Care Home

Small home like setting primarily situated in private residential areas, provide a unique and intimate form of senior care. As opposed to larger assisted living or nursing homes, the majority of Board and Care homes in California are licensed for six or fewer residents

Memory Care

Of all the senior living options memory care & support offers a specialized setting specific to moderate and serve cognitive decline due to many forms of dementia. Not all memory care communities are created equal. It is imperative to vet these communities and ensure the community matches the individualized needs of your loved one whether they are pleasantly confused or are experiencing behavioral expressions that require customized solutions.

Assisted Living

Assisted living communities may offer broader options for apartment styles, social opportunities with robust activity schedules and dining options.

While all assisted living communities are licensed to offer the same type of care under California Title 22 Regulations each community may have specific policies in place as to care they will provide for.