According to the 2006 MetLife market survey of assisted living costs, the rate of private pay averaged approximately $35,616.00 yearly. This represented a 2.2% increase from 2005 and more significantly, a 17.6% increase from 2004.
Assisted living facilities provide relatively independent seniors with assistance and limited healthcare services in a homelike atmosphere.
Poor work conditions represents one of the most significant hurdles facing nursing home residents today. Workers who lack job satisfaction and who feel a sense that the management company is not providing them the support they need simply cannot deliver the level of care that our elderly deserve.
Assisted living facilities offer a special combination of housing, personalized support services and healthcare design to accommodate those who need help with the activities of daily living, but may not require the type of care provided in a nursing home.
For those considering moving a loved one to an assisted living facility in the State of New Jersey, Chelsea Senior Living in Summit, New Jersey, has been named one of the top forty assisted living chains in the country.
According to the September 2, 2006 Wall Street Journal, the average assisted living center cost rose approximately one-third from 2002 up to $35,000.00 a year in 2005. Despite its popularity, the allure of the assisted living option represents a number of dangers to the unwary consumer.
Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes cannot offer the same level of care. Assisted Living Facilities do not offer specialty care. They have fewer nurses, fewer CNAs, and less overall oversight of the individual resident.
I recently returned from a speaking engagement at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s Annual Nursing Home Litigation Conference. Although I have attended many of these conferences of the years, I am continually impressed by the continued devotion of all of the hardworking attorneys who have chosen this specialty to protect our most vulnerable of citizens.
