Qualifications
Qualifying for admission
To live in an assisted living facility, you, or your loved one, must need assistance performing at least two of what’s known as “activities of daily living.”
Activities of daily living include things like:
* Bathing
* Grooming
* Dressing
* Making meals
* Transferring from sitting to standing, lying to sitting, etc.
* Continence care
* Ambulation
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Reasons for denial
1. Bedridden
2. Wandering
2. Combative
3. Extensive medical treatment
4. Behavior issues
Admissions applications ($50)
1. Consent to release medical information
3. Legal certificates
5. Patient consent for care forms
7. Any other state-required forms
2. Facility policies
4. Cost and care breakdown
6. Criminal background forms
8. Physicians orders — these are not necessarily required for admission, but simply confirming that the doctor approves of the care