FAQ

Assisted Living is Supportive Community Living.

Assisted Living is a supportive senior living option promoting independence and personal dignity in a safe, home-like environment. Help with the tasks of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, evening care and medication monitoring is personally tailored to each individual’s personal needs and preferences.

At Southern Comfort Villa, a resident makes their home in a private apartment/room with the convenience of maintenance, housekeeping and laundry services. Our residents also have full access to the community’s full array of amenities featuring an active lifestyle that includes ample access to entertainment, recreation, dining and transportation.

Assisted Living is a wonderful option for seniors who no longer wish to live alone or may need some help, but who don’t need or want institutionalized care in a nursing home. It is best suited for seniors who do not require complex medical care, but may require additional support with personal care and daily activities, or experience memory issues that make it unsafe to live alone at home.

Understanding the difference between Assisted Living and a Nursing Home is essential to effectively weighing your individual needs as a senior or care-giver.

Assisted Living promotes independence and emphasizes wellness in a dignified community environment. Residents live in their own private space that they can furnish and decorate as they choose. Residents choose what they want to eat at meals in restaurant style dining rooms, and they have the freedom to decide which activities they want to participate in or how they want to spend their day.

Nursing homes take care of people who are sick and need round-the-clock nursing care. Often, their institutionalized settings are not conducive to encouraging independence. Health care experts estimate up to 30% of elders residing in nursing homes do not need round-the-clock care. Assisted Living offers these elders a place to call home which offers more cheerful surroundings, privacy, space and dignity than is typically found in a nursing home, and at a lower cost.

Assisted Living is a wonderful option for seniors for a variety of reasons.

Seniors who are aging but not sick and who need some help with daily activities such as housecleaning, meals, dressing, bathing and medication reminders and monitoring, are appropriate for Assisted Living. Geriatric experts estimate that nearly 1/3 of people age 85 and older need some assistance with these types of daily living activities.

Seniors who want peace of mind, who don’t want to rely on family for assistance or care, are appropriate for Assisted Living as well. Additionally, many seniors simply want to live independently without the worries of home maintenance, shopping and cooking on a daily basis or just do not wish to live alone any longer.

We believe they are! Some of the main reasons for this are:

Companionship and Independence: Assisted Living encourages companionship and a sense of independence in a place that feels like home. Residents have their own private spaces they can furnish and decorate however they choose. Every day is filled with choices from which activities they want to participate in to the favorite dish they want to have for lunch. Good friends, a strong sense of self-worth and comfort are the best medicines of all.

Personal Wellness Care: We have professional nurses and a trained staff to supervise and assist with the self-administration of medications. We keep track of changing medications and dosages and watch for reactions to medications. When appropriate, we contact our residents’ families and personal physicians and keep them informed about any medication-related concerns and changes in health. More important, we have professional staff that interacts with residents throughout each day noticing both subtle and significant changes that should be brought to the attention of family or a doctor.

Healthy Diets: Too often, people living alone fail to cook or eat properly nutritious meals. At Southern Comfort Villa we home-cook all our meals under a menu approved by our Registered Dietitian to ensure nutritional balance.

Recreational Activity: Active, involved people are more alert and healthy, which is why we offer a variety of recreational and social activities for our residents.

Our residents’ health and safety is our primary concern – we have an emergency call system in every apartment in every community we manage with 24-hour awake personal care staff and trained healthcare professionals on-call 24 hours a day.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further inquiries!