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Learning Plan 3AssignmentsLP3.1 Assignment: Assisted Living and Senior HousingThese assignments will assess the competency 3. Examine the client populations needing long-term care, the projected growth, and the basic programmatic, administrative, regulatory, and financing dimensions of the major health services comprising the continuum of care.Prepare a 3 page, double-spaced paper (cite 3-4 reliable sources) that addresses the following:This activity is designed to provide you with insight regarding two additional types of continuum of care housing available in your local community. Contact and research one of each of the following types of facilities: 1) Assisted Living, and 2) Senior Housing. Address the following topics as they relate to each type of facility:• Types of services, residents served, and staff (licensed and unlicensed).• Types of regulations that govern this facility regarding care and quality of care, and who does the regulating.• Detail some of the ethical issues for this type of facility.• Sources of financing for this facility and average cost per month.• Identify where this type of facility fits into the continuum of care.Conclude with the following:• State any insights gained through this experience.• Were there any surprises?• Was much available in your community?• If not, how could this affect the families and loved ones needing continuum of care?Final Comparison• Recap a comparison of the clients served in the 5 different types of housing from LP2 Assignment and LP3.1 Assignment for nursing facilities, subacute care, home health care, assisted living, and senior housing. How might the needs of the clients create an overlap of services or transition from one type of facility to another?

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Running head: ASSISTED LIVING AND SENIOR HOUSING 1  1
ASSISTED LIVING AND SENIOR HOUSING: A DISCUSSION 
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ASSISTED LIVING AND SENIOR HOUSING  2
Assisted Living and Senior Housing: A Discussion 
The sphere of healthcare is becoming more diversified and more enriched with the 
addition of different modes of care-giving. In this respect the inclusion of some specific modes 
of care-giving arrangements like assisted living (AL) and senior housing deserve special mention 
not only due to the fact that gradually they are gaining popularity, but also due to the fact that on 
a gradual basis such modes of care-giving is gaining more prominence due to their efficacy in 
appeasing the needs of a particular population of patients and individuals who are in need of 
care.  
Assisted living is a care-giving arrangement that denotes “a long-term senior care option 
that provides personal care support services such as meals, medication management, bathing, 
dressing and transportation” (A Place for Mom, 2017). In an assisted living mode of care-giving 
some special types of services are provided to the residents by both licensed and unlicensed staff. 
In this respect it is noteworthy that especially senior citizens and the aged population is served in 
the assisted living mode and the services that are rendered to them include, but are not limited to, 
24-hour supervision and security, daily meals, laundry, basic housekeeping, health and exercise 
programs, social programs, access to medical services, transportation, etc. (A Place for Mom, 
2017). Such services are often provided by certified nursing assistants (CNAs), who are 
accompanied by orderlies and personal attendants (Ray, 2017). In this respect one must note that 
“The nursing assistants are trained to watch for health changes and to report their concerns when 
issues arise that could compromise patient safety and welfare” (Ray, 2017). Then there are 
practicing registered nurses (RNs). In smaller assisted living facilities there are visiting nurses to 
supervise the nursing assistants and in larger assisted living facilities there are full-time nursing 
shifts to take care of the target population (Ray, 2017).

Learning Plan 3Assignments LP3.1 Assignment: Assisted Living and Senior Housing These assignments will assess the competency 3. Examine the client populations needing long-term care, the projected...

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