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First Impression
* Do you like the facility's location and outward appearance?
* Is the facility convenient for frequent visits by family and friends?
* Is the facility near a shopping and entertainment complex?
* Can the resident access a medical complex easily?
* Is public transportation available/accessible?
* Are you welcomed with a warm greeting from the staff?
* Does the staff address residents by their names and interact with them during your tour?
* Do you notice the residents socializing with each other and do they appear content?
* Can you talk with residents about how they like living there and about the staff?
* Is the staff appropriately dressed, friendly and outgoing?
* Do the staff members treat each other in a professional manner?
* Are visits with the residents encouraged and welcome at any time
* What percentage of the apartments has been rented and is occupied?
* Is there a waiting list? If so, how long do they estimate it will be for a unit to become available?
* Have the common areas and apartments been designed to allow you to live as easily and independently as you would like?
*Is the floor plan well designed and easy to follow? What kind of person needs Congregate Housing?
Congregate Housing is for seniors who are no longer able or willing to live completely independently. They may still wish to live in a private senior apartment, but welcome being free of the responsibilities of grocery shopping, meal preparation and housework. They are capable of getting to the communal dining area independently. As the average age of residents in retirement homes or Congregate Housing has increased, these facilities have evolved to offer more and more services to the frail and needy elderly that prevents having to go to a Nursing Home.
What type of housing or living area does Congregate Housing provide?
Congregate Housing living spaces are similar to retirement homes and some senior apartments. The units are all in one building. There is a common area for socializing, a common kitchen facility, and a dining room for communal meals.
Congregate Housing apartments can be:
* studios
* one-bedroom apartments
* two-bedroom apartments
What services does Congregate Housing offer?
Congregate Housing usually provides the same basic services as most senior retirement apartment complexes
The Waterford at Rossmoor
Lobby
Public living room
Salad bar
Dining room
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Waterford.entry
WTRFd-Cafe
reading-papers-Wtfd
Wtfd-theatre
Wtfd.-puzzle-table
Wtfd-sitting-area
farmers.market
fritzer
The Waterford type of "independent congregate living" refers to a form of senior housing where seniors live independently on their own usually in one building, apartment style residences, share common areas, social activities and amenities and eat most of their meals in a common dining room.
One meal daily is included
