Senior Living

An assisted living arrangement provides a variety of services for patients. These include assisting them on outings into the community and making sure that they are eating right and taking any require medications on schedule. This type of assistance can offer family members the peace of mind they need and still allow elders the freedom to manage their own lives. They are assisted as needed with ADL’s also known as Activities of Daily Living. Meaning if they need additional assistance they will automatically be given it. This will continue until a patient needs more full time assistance. Then it is likely that they will be moved into a nursing home or to an on-sight nursing facility associated with the assisted living community.

In Waukegan, Assisted Living is one of the most financially sound ways for elderly individuals to live. The average cost of assisted living in this region is about $48,000 per year. This includes a private one bedroom facility. This is approximately the same amount that it would cost to have in home residential senior care. Of course, at home health care does not account for other living expenses.

A nursing home would likely cause a more independent senior a lot of frustration and would cost about $20,000 - 30,000 a year more for a private room. There is significant savings in selecting an assisted living arrangement for those that are able to manage somewhat their own lives. Let Seniorliving.org help you explore your options and locate the Waukegan Assisted Living facility that is right for you.