You may know about senior care, but before you make any decisions, here are five popular misconceptions that you’ll want to be sure you understand.

1. Senior Living Community ≠ Nursing Home

Many people think that all senior living communities are more or less the same. They often use “nursing home” to mean any long-term care facility, but this is inaccurate. A nursing home is a specific type of facility that caters to those who have high-level needs. Nursing home residents typically can’t manage their lives all on their own.

2. Independent Living Community ≠ Assisted Living Community

Independent living communities, also called retirement homes, are on the opposite end of the senior care continuum to nursing homes. The staff at independent living communities typically don’t provide care directly to the residents. They manage the cleaning and maintenance of the facility, but they don’t regularly offer physical help to the residents.

Assisted living communities are in the middle of the continuum. Assisted living balances care and the independence of each resident. Residents of these communities receive care, but they can still manage their own lives to a considerable degree. Always Best Care of Thousand Oaks offers free assisted living placement consultations to help seniors and their families choose the best community for them.

3. In-Home Care Is Not Inferior To Assisted Living.

Many seniors prefer to remain living in their own Conejo Valley homes. Some people worry that their loved ones won’t receive the same quality of care in their own home. But in-home care is not inferior. Always Best Care of Thousand Oaks offers home care services that are equal to the care provided by assisted living communities.

4. In-Home Care Is Not More Expensive Than Assisted Living.

Convenience often costs extra. But this doesn’t apply to home care. In-home care is usually less expensive than assisted living.

5. Senior Care Doesn’t Have To Be Something You Need, But Rather Something You Want.

Senior care‌ services can help seniors who could manage their lives on their own if they had to. However, senior care makes life easier for seniors and plenty of seniors can benefit from a little extra help. For example, Always Best Care of Thousand Oaks offers home helper services. These services help seniors with household chores, such as dusting and vacuuming, as well as errands, such as grocery shopping.

Contact Always Best Care Of Thousand Oaks For A Free Consultation.

If you’d like to learn more about senior care in Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, West Hills, Winnetka, Hidden Hills, Woodland Hills, Newbury Park, and Casa Conejo, please contact us via our website, or give us a call at (805) 285-5251.