Oak Crest - DeKalb Area Retirement Center Retirement Homes

 CONTACT
  Elizabeth Hoppenworth
 ADMIN
  Stephen Cichy.
 NURSE DIR
  Sharon Cox.
 MARKET DIR
  Elizabeth Hoppenworth.
 ACTIVITIES DIR
  Joan Launer.
 MAINT DIR
  David Rourke.
 FOOD SERVICES DIR
  Helen Lichthardt.
 CONTINUING CARE
  Apts
   Priv homes
   Rooms/ Suites
   Nursing on-site
   Max res 175
   Min age 62
 ASSISTED LIVING
  Min age 62
 SERVICES
  Central dining
   Housekeeping
   Transportation
   Social and recreational
   Financial counseling
   Social work/Mental health
   Physical therapy
   Alzheimer's care
   Medical care
   Security
   Library
   Shopping
   Barber/Beauty shop
 NURSING SERVICES
  Skilled nurs beds 60
   State-licensed nurs home
 DATE OPENED
  1980
 OWNER TYPE
  Private non-profit
 AFFILIATIONS
  IAHA
   AAHA
   Continuing Care Accreditation Commission
    Retirement Homes & Senior Housing

The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. There is a wide range of home care services that can help you maintain your independence within the comfort of your own home, from in home help to day care. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Assisted living emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for seniors for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home. There is a wide range of home care services that can help you maintain your independence within the comfort of your own home, from in home help to day care. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being.