Care Facilities Search

We offer 11 different types of facilities and services in the drop down menu above.   Here are brief descriptions of each:

Adult Day Care - A great option for the elderly or physically disabled who may benefit from socialization, support services, recreation, and meals in a supervised, social setting. These facilities enable the resident to attend the program during the day and return home in the evening.

Assisted Living – These facilities are for people needing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) but wishing to live as independently as possible.  Assisted living exists to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing homes.  Residents in assisted living centers are not able to live by themselves but do not require constant care either.

Home Health – These services are designed to help patients and family caregivers cope with acute medical needs after a hospital stay or manage ongoing chronic conditions, in hopes of keeping patients out of the hospital or emergency room. Our directory includes certified Home Health Agencies that provide these services.

Hospice – A professional facility or in home service that provides care to dying patients and focuses on patient comfort and quality of life.  It is generally appropriate for someone with a terminal illness and life expectancy of six months or less.  It is an alternative to hospitalization that emphasizes relief from pain. and personal and family counseling.

In Home Nursing Services – These are nursing services provided in the home to treat patients needing medical care but who are well enough to stay in their homes. In-home nursing services work best for people who require part time medical attention instead of 24/7 care. The goal of in-home nursing care is to avoid hospitalizations or transfer to a nursing home.

Long Term Care - Long term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs and can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living or in nursing homes.  Long term care facilities are licensed in the following states -

Nursing Home - A nursing home is a long-term care facility licensed by the state that offers 24-hour room and board and health care services, including basic and skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, and a full range of other therapies, treatments, and programs. People who live in nursing homes are referred to as residents.

Occupational Therapy – This is a therapy or treatment provided by an Occupational Therapist that helps individual development of physical skills that will aid in Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s).

Physical Therapy Services – This is instructional support and treatment of physical disabilities provided by a trained physical therapist, under a doctor's prescription, that helps a person improve the use of bones, muscles, joints, and nerves.

Social Workers – These services are intended to help the patient and caregiver cope with the demands and stress of a long term illness. Social workers help evaluate the needs of a patient, present care options, perform psychoanalysis, and provide counseling.

Speech Pathology Services – Services that offer the diagnosis and correction of speech or language defects and disorders. Conditions range from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language.