
Alzheimer’s Patient Care Services
Provides services specifically to improve the well-being and raise the quality of life for
patients suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Assisted Living Programs
Provides qualified care and supervision from nurses and aides, help with
medications, companionship with peers, planned activities, meals, etc.
Bilingual Services
Provides services in languages other than English; predominately Spanish.
Congregate Care Services
An assembly of a variety of facilities, services, and people under one roof or community to
provide options that otherwise would not be available in total independent living. These may
include: dining facilities, healthcare programs, pharmacy, convenience store, barber/beauty shop,
branch bank, library, housekeeping, maintenance, transportation, leisure programs, and security.
Continuing Care Services
Facilities or communities providing a full range of housing and services from independent
living units to congregate living, assisted living, personal care and intermediate or skilled
nursing services either on-site or provided through contractual arrangement in a nearby facility.
Usually all services and facilities are provided on site with the sponsoring organization, or
owner, guaranteeing living accommodations and healthcare services for life with a portion of the
healthcare services possibly having been prepaid.
Freestanding Assisted Living Facility
An assisted living facility located on the same campus as a nursing or retirement home, but
housed in a separate building.
HIV-AIDS Unit
Specialized units that provide services to HIV-AIDS residents.
Independent Living Unit
Services for individuals not dependent on family or friends for day-to-day living
needs. Retirees may extend this status when living in a full-service retirement community with a
continuum of care to include individual homes, apartments, assisted living units, and long-term
skilled healthcare.
Intergenerational Services
Brings individuals of different ages together for purposes beneficial to all participants.
Children, youth, and young adults may engage in activities or provide services for older adults in
these programs or they may be apprentices in learning skills and knowledge unique to the older
generation. Programs offered include foster grandparents, elder-child tutoring, grandparents as
parents, etc.
Mentally Challenged Services
Provides early intervention services, respite care, community recreation, vocational and
adult activity centers, and supervised apartments for mentally challenged adults.
Physical Therapy Services
Offers services such as rehabilitation, pain relief, injury prevention, and education. The
goal is to restore a patient to maximal function following a disabling injury or disease.
Rehabilitation Services
Offers programs of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Usually, nursing homes
contract for these types of services.
Skilled Nursing Services
Provides patients with assessment of symptoms and evaluation of response to treatment,
medication monitoring, teaching and administration, lab work, medical care, nursing care, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition services, individualized service, etc. May
be selected by number of skilled beds.
Subacute Care Unit
Provides a comprehensive and outcome-oriented approach to care for patients requiring
short-term or rehabilitation services. These services are provided by a physician-directed medical
team.