Assisted Living, Senior Care & Independent Living Communities in Ventura, CA

Independent living:

Most of these communities have studios, companion rooms and apartments which housekeeping, meals and transportation are provided in addition to many scheduled activities, excursions and live entertainment on the premises.

Assisted Living:

In a large community, consisting of 50 up to 150 capacity, offer the same amenities as the Independent living in addition to personal care fees which are added to the monthly costs of living. Depending on the kind of care that is required, it may be a point system or dollar amount extra each month. Personal Care fees may also decrease when the resident is doing much better and able to handle a personal care task independently. There are smaller care homes for assisted living, capacity up to six beds, which usually indicates that the resident requires more hands on assistance with ambulation, transferring almost consistently. Most smaller care homes (Residential Care Home For the Elderly). In addition, most smaller care homes have both assisted and memory care in the same home

Memory Care:

A person who has been diagnosed with Dementia/Alzheimer's to the degree that it would be unsafe to allow them to live in a assisted living apartment. Memory care units have sensors, and other devices for tracking residents in the event of wandering. In addition, capacity is usually smaller approximately 20-30 residents and can be in either a large facility with its own separate unit, or a small care home that would not exceed the capacity of six. Larger communities will normally have all three Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Care which would avoid the resident from moving out of one home that only offered Independent Living and having to seek another community when they reached the point of requiring ambulation assistance or bathing assistance. A few smaller care homes will have assisted and memory together and at times, a Independent resident as well but not often.