Baker Senior Referrals, Residential Care Facilities

Residential Care Facilities

These facilities are licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services (Community Care Licensing). Services generally provided by Residential Care / Assisted Living / Board and Care Homes are as follows:

Meals, laundry, housekeeping
Activities of daily living - grooming, bathing and dress assistance
Medication supervision
Reminding and prompting
Toilet assistance
Safety supervision
Ambulation assistance
Emergency care during the night
Special diabetic or low salt diets
Transportation services to Doctor's appointments.

Residential Care Facilities with a secured Dementia unit are appropriate for residents who are at risk for wandering off the premises or into the rooms of other residents in a disruptive manner. These facilities provide security with alarms on the doors and perimeter fencing. The residents have access to a large indoor and outdoor area.

Residential secured facilities have structure activity programs which will hopefully divert the residents' attention from disruptive behavior and provide quality of life. They have three shifts of staff on duty 24 hours a day. There are six such units in San Mateo County and eight in Santa Clara County. The cost for Residential Secured Units is $4100.00 to $5500.00 per month.

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