There’s no denying that moving can be stressful for anyone, especially for seniors. Those who choose retirement living, however, can enjoy peace of mind knowing that many senior living residences provide what’s known as a “continuum of care”— setting and services that allow you or a loved one to age in place without the need for a move.
What does “continuum of care” mean?
连续护理或“持续护理”指的是退休住宅提供一系列无缝的健康和健康或护理服务;适应您随时间变化的独特需求的服务。主要好处吗?老年人尽可能长时间地保持他们的独立性——继续享受积极和社会的退休生活方式——并且在支持性服务的帮助下可以在适当的地方变老，帮助避免进一步搬家或需要长期护理环境。
What is Chartwell’s Care Assist Program?
Chartwell’s Care Assist Program offers optional personalized care services that can help you or a loved one maintain your independence as your needs change over time. Together with a Chartwell Health and Wellness Manager, you create a customized plan of care based on your or a loved one’s needs, capabilities, and interests, choosing from a comprehensive list of à la carte wellness services or all-inclusive care packages.
Care services may include:
- Medication management
- Assistance with your morning or evening routine
- Continence care
- Injection services
- Escort assistance to meals or activities
- Meal assistance
Pharmacy and lab services in-house
此外，Chartwell还与几家健康和保健提供商合作，包括实验室和药房服务。这让你无需离开你的退休社区就能接触到药剂师或其他医疗服务提供者。
此外，Chartwell推出的最有用的服务之一是虚拟医生预约，允许你通过视频电话与医生交谈。
The compassionate people behind your care
In a senior living community, many residents are appreciative of the fact that personal care services are provided by staff they know and trust, unlike outside home-care agencies that may not send the same worker every visit.
Chartwell Health & Wellness teams collaborate with you or a loved one to provide services tailored to your preferred schedule, so you don’t miss favourite activities or visits from friends and families. The team includes dedicated and trained Personal Support Workers, Nurses, and other experienced staff, committed to working with you to partner in your care.
“Often, we will see new residents who use our medication management service, and that—combined with our dining program’s great nutrition and the residence’s social activities—means they experience improvements in physical and mental health and well-being,” says Charlotte Miller, Chartwell’s Vice President of Resident Care. “This is one of the best things for me: seeing the success stories of residents.”
Support seniors—and their caregivers—value
It's not just residents who benefit from the flexibility of adding—or removing—care services, but families and spouses who are caregivers.
夏洛特解释说:“现在家庭成员可以和他们的母亲恢复正常的关系，而不是做一个照顾者，这是一个非常不同的角色。”“虽然家人和配偶通常很乐意支持他们的长辈，但这些服务消除了担心妈妈是否得到药物治疗或是否能洗澡的压力。例如，家庭不再需要从工作中抽出时间来挤在清晨的实验室预约中进行空腹血检。”
Driving every service is the philosophy of helping you feel their best, every single day: “By providing the customized support residents need when they need it, we are able to give people back their independence,” Charlotte concludes. “And they also gain back a little more of themselves.”
To learn more about Chartwell’s care services—including ourCare Assist Program, available in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia,click here.