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| For years, communities have tried a wide variety of
various names and phrases to describe what kinds of places they are. But this led to a great deal
of confusion because the names are not orderly and organized -- they are very subjective -- and
don't have any way to measure what they do. Which seniors know the difference between "CCRC" and "Sub-Acute"? Many names are not easy to understand, and require a lot of explanation. And it also created hesitation in the market place. Very few seniors want to go to a "Nursing Home". And, using the name "Retirement Community" really doesn't help because it doesn't tell you what kind it is. |
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| Here is how we make everything much simpler, more clear and more understandable. Our system sets up categories, groups and types that are objective and measurable. Much easier to grasp. And they include types. Come take a walk with us into Senior Hospitality land, where you can relax and breathe more easily: First, we separate all living units into two categories: |
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| ACTIVE | Active living units are for people who do not need any help or support. |
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| SUPPORTIVE | Supportive living units are for people who do need assistance. |
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| See how simple and clear that is? Every living unit is either Active or Supportive. A living unit is a room, or several rooms, where a person lives in a building. Some people don't need assistance (or support), and some people do. So, Step 1 in your decision process is to decide if you, or your loved one, needs an Active living unit, or a Supportive living unit. We use yellow color to mark the Active category, and blue to mark Supportive. This makes it easy to find the two categories on the map. |
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| ACTIVE | Single-Family living units (House, Townhouse, Villa, Cottage) | These residences do not include multiple family living units. |
| Multi-Family living units (Apartment, Condominium, Apt/Condo) | These residences do not include single-family living units. |
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| SUPPORTIVE | Assisted Living (Assisted Care living units) | These residences do not include nursing living units. |
| Skilled Nursing (Nursing Care living units) | These residences do not include assisted living units. |
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| Again, very simple and clear. Every Active living unit is either in a Single-Family or a Multi-Family residence, and every Supportive living unit is either in an Assisted Living residence, or a Skilled Nursing residence. So, Step 2 in your decision process, is to decide which sub-category you, or your loved one, would like to live in for the category needed. Of course, there are many kinds of senior communities, with many combinations of categories. The Hayward Classification System sets up nine types of communities, and every community is one of the nine, depending on the count of what kind of living units they have. For example, if a community contains only Single-Family living units, it is called a Type 1. If it contains only Multi-Family living units, it is called Type 3. And, if it contains both Single-Family and Multi-Family (but no Supportive units), then it is a Type 2. You can see that a community falls into a certain Type by counting the units. If they are all one or the other, they are either Type 1 or Type 3. And if they are mixed in any way, they are Type 2. Let's take a look at all nine types. |
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| Category | Subcategory (Examples) Types --> | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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You can see that there are three ACTIVE types, three Supportive types, and
three combinations. Let's take an example of how you can use this information.
If you, or your loved one, needs Supportive, you would select Supportive
communities on the map. (See map page.) Blue markers will appear to show you
the locations of the supportive communities. By looking at the types 7 through 9,
you can see that Type 7 communities contain only Assisted Living units. Type 9
contain only Skilled Nursing units. Type 8 contain both. A person who decides they
want to live in a community that includes both Assisted Living and Nursing units
would look for Type 8 markers. Type 4 is a community that contains a mix of ACTIVE and Assisted Living units, where the ACTIVE units may be Single- and/or Multi-Family. Type 6 is a community that contains a mix of ACTIVE Multi-Family and Supportive units, where the SUPPORTIVE units may be Assisted Living and/or Skilled Nursing. Type 5 is a community that contains all four sub-categories. By looking at the nine types, you can quickly determine which type best suits your needs, or your loved one's needs. Then you can look for that type in the geographic location of your choice, and ignore all the other types which don't apply. |
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| You might have noticed there is a special type called Type 10. That's because some states have started naming special towns as "Certified Retirement Town". These towns are recognized as having specific merits and characteristics for people who want to retire. A Retirement Town will often contain all nine types of communities. | ||
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Now that you have learned the two categories, the four sub-categories, and the ten
types of senior communities, we can explain the two other ways of helping to narrow down
to your ideal senior community -- the Price Range, and the Amenities. The Price Range checkboxes on the map page allow you to control which communities you want to consider. The four price levels are High, Medium, and two Low levels -- one has government assistance available, and the other does not. Just click on the levels you want, and you will see only the markers for communities that fit into that price range. One thing to remember: the communities themselves have selected which price range they fit into. The other check boxes will control what kinds of qualities, services, and amenities are offered by the types of communities you want to consider. Just remember, if a checkbox is not checked, that means that there is no restriction for that item. For example, if you check "Pharmacy Services" only the communities that include that service will be displayed on the map. However, if you leave it unchecked, then communities with and without Pharmacy Services will be displayed. |