FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Adult Care Advisors is a free referral service for seniors and concerned loved ones to help you make the right senior care decision. Our extensive experience in the field enables us to provide you with advice on everything related to senior care from levels of care and choosing the right option to comparing various suitable facilities and making the transition. Our team is personally invested in helping you find comfort and we are happy to clarify any doubts you may have.
There are a variety of senior care options available today depending on the level of care needed. Assisted Living is one such option that is best suited for seniors who need assistance with daily tasks, but are not dependent on others for medical aid. Assisted living communities offer some amount of freedom and privacy to residents while saving them the trouble of washing dishes, cooking, doing the laundry, and other daily chores.
Typically, assisted living communities are licensed to provide three levels of care depending on the resident’s needs—low, medium and high. Outside of usual tasks such as meal service and round-the-clock supervision, residents could get help with transportation, postal services, social and spiritual gatherings, exercise programs, emergency medical care, etc.
There are several options available to you with regard to senior care payment. It’s not inexpensive, so the key is to plan in advance. Consulting our specialist in a one-to-one scenario will help you understand better.
In this ever-changing, fast-paced world, you can never know too much about senior care. Research typically includes reading books, looking up blogs, reports and articles online, talking to friends and family with seniors in a retirement community and visiting several senior care communities. It is crucial that you understand the philosophy of each community you are considering as that largely reveals their take on seniors’ health, nutrition, religion, political beliefs, comfort levels, etc. Ask yourself if this philosophy corresponds with your senior’s personality.
NO! Adult Care Advisors is a free referral service that will hold your hand through the entire process of and get you the best care for you or your loved one. We will use our resources and help you find the best fit -whether it is a home health aide because you or your loved one always wanted to stay at home or an assisted living that will promote social interaction. Since we feel that families are going through enough at this point of their lives, we do not want them to incur any additional expenses. We are reimbursed from the community. We receive the same amount from each community and if you go to a community where we did not recommend, we receive nothing aside for the satisfaction that we helped you through a difficult time.
We stay in contact with families and love to hear how they are adapting to their new lives and take all comments positive and negative into account in the future.
Get in touch with our team of skilled professionals at Adult Care Advisors for a free referral and sound senior care advice.
The Respite Care and Wellness Program
Respite Care is a form of short-term relief for the primary family caregiver. “Respite” is for the caregiver; “Care” is for the person with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living. It is the most common cause of dementia. The continual demand for care can create emotional and physical stress for caregivers.
The Respite Care and Wellness Program has been designed to help family caregivers learn about and experience the importance of respite care services when the family member is providing primary care giving services for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The program offers family caregivers information about available community respite care resources such as home health care, adult day care and residential respite, as well as a one-time financial scholarship to help offset the cost of respite care.
Funding for The Respite Care and Wellness Program is limited, so we do not guarantee that an applicant will receive a financial scholarship. However, we encourage you to apply. If funding is not available when you apply, your application will be kept on file until June 30” following your date of application. Applicants will be required to complete and submit a new application after June 30″ if they are still interested in being considered for the Program.
To be accepted into The Respite Care and Wellness Program,
- * the primary family caregiver and the person with Alzheimer’s disease must live together full-time in the State of New Jersey.
- the primary family caregiver must be a United States Citizen.
- the primary family caregiver must submit medical certification from a physician that the person receiving care has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
- © the primary family caregiver must submit an application complete with all required information. This application will require a notarized financial attestation.
The Respite Care and Wellness Program provides a one-time per family, financial scholarship of $1,000.00 to the primary family caregiver who is in need of respite care services.
When the completed application packet is received and it is deemed to be complete and all the eligibility criteria have been met it is then approved. If there is scholarship funding available, the scholarship is awarded by mail.