Harbor House - Assisted Living - Caring for the memory impaired
Level of Care Descriptions
  Care Level I
Medication & Wellness Management
Care Level II
Moderate Assistance
Care Level III
Extensive Assistance
Bathing Cues to initiate showering/bathing and setup of supplies. Assistance with safe care moving in and out of shower or tub. Hands-on assistance with showering and bathing (undressing, washing, drying and redressing). Assistance with safe care moving in and out of shower. Setup of supplies. Extensive, hands-on assistance with showering and bathing at a frequency required to maintain a proper level of personal hygiene. May require one person to assist to complete the task.
Personal
Grooming
Cues to initiate and complete grooming. May include setup of grooming materials. Hands-on assistance with shaving and denture care, if required. Hands-on assistance to initiate grooming. Setup of grooming materials. Possible task segmentation to facilitate completion of personal hygiene activities. Extensive, hands-on assistance up to and including the completion of grooming.
Dressing Cues to initiate dressing. May have to offer and encourage proper selection of clothing choices. Hands-on assistance with dressing, laying out clothing and cueing to get dressed or undressed. May require task segmentation to complete the task. Total hands-on assistance to complete dressing.
Mobility No mobility impairments. May need reminders to take occasional rest periods. May need to monitor for perceptual difficulties. Uses assistive device for ambulation (cane, walker, etc.). Monitoring and interventions for perceptual difficulties. Hands-on assistance with ambulation and assistance with wheelchair for longer distances. May require one person to assist.
Toileting No physical assistance required. Directional cues and reminders to use the bathroom. May need cues for bathroom location. Assistance with continence management. May require reminders and limited physical assistance to maintain bladder/bowel continence. Extensive, hands-on assistance with incontinence management. May require one person to assist.
Eating Assistance making menu choices. Cues and reminders of meal times and locations. Intermittent interactive motivation to eat. Monthly weight monitoring. Assistance to and from dining area. One-on-one, interactive motivation to eat. Moderate assistance with meals such as cutting food and using condiments. Possible modifications to increase meal consumption and beverage intake. Monthly weight monitoring. Assistance to and from dining area. Extensive, one-on-one assistance with completion of meals, including feeding. May require meal supplement to maintain adequate calorie intake. Monthly weight monitoring.
Medication
Management
Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments. Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments. Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments.

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