![]() ![]() ![]() My search did not turn up much in the way of actual facilities offering services for the blind. If you do an online search for “Assisted Living for the Blind” or “Assisted Living for Vision Impaired” you are likely to be disappointed. This is a small sample of the messages we’ve received (just in one year), so clearly there is a great need for facilities that will accommodate the blind. For example, do you have any residents who are blind?” – Michelle Q: “Im interested in learning about your facility and levels of care.Q: “Is your facility equipped to handle the blind?”- Hubert.Would like to come by to see your facility.” – Janice She is in fairly good health but is nearly blind from macular degeneration. Q: “My mom is needing a place to stay.BUT he is ambulatory, can get dressed/shower/eat unassisted, and in generally good health. He cannot find his clothes, he cannot his shower (or phone, or exit door) so he requires 24 hour care. Stroke 5 years ago left him with occipital blindness. Q: “Please can you help me find a suitable residential solution? My brother is 49 y/o. ![]() I cannot house her myself and need to find her safe place on her very limited budget.” – Jennifer She is currently in CA and I am a new AZ resident myself. She’s recovering from surgery on her broken right hip and also is blind and has dementia. Q: “I need to find a place for my 94 r old mom.Would like to know if you have availability for a private room.” – Tammi Q: “Looking for a place for my father.She is blind in one eye, so she can’t drive.She has no assets and only gets about $700 per month in social security.I got your place from a web page that suggests Medicaid could help her stay at your senior home.Your place looks very nice and seems like a good fit for her. She is a type 2 diabetic with a heart condition. Q: “My mother in law will be 68 in a few weeks.Do you accept MediCal at your facility?” – Barbara Q: “I am POA for an elderly, legally blind, MediCal lady.Having trouble finding staff who are sensitive to vision limitations.” – Paul Q: “Seeking facility for 88-year-old mother, nearly blind.How many residents do you/can you have?” – Rita Q: “Do you have availability? My mom is blind, 87 years old.We also provide guidance throughout the home as needs require.” We are accustomed to road mapping an environment that is conducive to their needs. In fact, we have one blind person who lives here now. Q: “Do you provide service to fully blind or partially blind residents?” – Kelly.Here is a sampling of e-mails I have received just this year from people asking facilities if they can accommodate someone who is blind: In my 12 years of being the owner/editor of Assisted Living Directory, I can honestly say that I have almost never seen a facility directly market themselves to the blind or vision impaired.ĭoes this mean there isn’t a need or demand for it? No, and quite the contrary. Specialists are often contracted to come into facilities periodically, or daily to help care for those with conditions outside the norm of the familiar Alzheimer’s or Dementia.ĭo Assisted Living Facilities Typically Care for the Blind or Vision Impaired? This may explain why there is a steep increase in the cost of assisted living as the years go by – staff need to be trained to work around and have some expertise in so many areas, conditions and disabilities. In a relatively short period of time, assisted living has had to respond to different demands, and evolve into something that cares for a wide-range of conditions and resident needs. If you think back 30 years or so, it’s a term you were probably unfamiliar with, and the term ‘ nursing home’ covered much of the wide spectrum of care options. Assisted Living for the Blind or Vision Impaired?Īssisted Living is still a ‘relatively’ new concept. ![]()
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