Selecting the Right Living Option

Are you or a loved one best suited for retirement living, long term care or home health? Answer the questions below to help determine what type of accommodation or services will fit the best. For each section, select one choice that most closely describes your situation/requirements.

Mobility

Daily Assistance:*Required
You have experienced many falls or injuries. You require ongoing assistance and may need close supervision.
You need assistance and regular contact. You are unsafe to be alone for more than 24 hours. You have fallen recently or more than three times in the past year.
You live safely independently and without assistance.

Getting Around:*Required
You are able to move about independently and would be able to evacuate your residence in case of an emergency.
You require occasional assistance to move about and may need assistance to evacuate your residence in case of emergency. You may use a cane, walker, or wheelchair.
You require total assistance with getting up and would need assistance in case of emergency.

Meals & Household Chores

Chores:*Required
You have difficulty performing housework and laundry.
You are completely dependent on others to do the housekeeping, laundry and shopping.
You complete your own chores or may need some assistance shopping and running errands.

Meals :*Required
You prepare your own meals and eat without assistance.
You can prepare simple snacks but need assistance with making a main meal; or you have meals delivered.
You are unable to prepare meals. Your may need feeding assistance.

HealthCare

Health and Medical Appointments:*Required
You have frequent health concerns and have difficulty setting up your own appointments and getting to a physician’s office.
You have chronic health concerns and require assistance setting up medical appointments.
Your health concerns are minimal and are able to set up appointments and visit your doctor's office as needed.

Medication:*Required
You may need to be reminded to administer your medications. A family member or nurse may assist you with your medications.
You administer your own medications.
Someone administers your medications.

Cognitive and Speech

Memory:*Required
You require strong orientation, assistance and reminders. Your memory may be severely impaired.
Your memory is normal with the occasional forgetfulness.
You have occasional moments of confusion and need gentle reminders. You are showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Speech and Telephone:*Required
Your speech is poor. You are able to call emergency numbers but may need assistance looking up numbers and dialing.
You have difficulty communicating and are unable to use the telephone independently.
You are able to speak easily and use a phone independently.

Hygiene

Bathing, Dressing, Grooming:*Required
You are dependent on others for two or more personal activities.
You are independent in all three areas.
You require assistance with one or two personal activities.

Washroom Care:*Required
You have occasional problems with incontinence. You may use a bedside commode at night. You may require some assistance in caring for yourself with proper use of supplies.
You are incontinent and require assistance.
You are completely continent or can manage by using continence products

Press the calculate button to determine your needs.