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Is Residential, Assisted Living or Personal Care the Right Choice?
One of the primary advantages of Residential/Personal Care Homes is the "family like" atmosphere provided by the premises and staff. The types of personal care services that are offered by Homes vary, so it is important to know what type of care your loved one requires.
Activities are another area in which you may be interested. Large Assisted Living Facilities offer a wide range of group activities. Smaller homes such as Residential and Personal Care offer more intimate, small group, social and physical interaction. Ask what activities are offered, how often, and group size. It is important to know your loved one’s preferences and capabilities in order to help choose an appropriate setting.
Click Here to download the Checklist for Choosing a Home. 
Below is a list of some characteristics of Residential/Personal Care residents, although this list is not necessarily complete or the same for every home. The residents may:
- Not have a disease endangering other residents
- Exhibit symptoms of emotional disturbances, but are not considered dangerous to themselves or others
- Need assistance with walking
- Require assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming
- Require occasional assistance with routine skin care such as application of lotions or minor first aid
- Require physical, speech or occupational therapy
- Need assistance with medications
- Require encouragement to eat or monitoring of intake
- Be hearing or speech impaired
- Be incontinent without skin breakdown
- Require established therapeutic diets
- Require self-help devices
- Need assistance with meals
- Need hospice, respite, long-term or day care
We are pleased to provide you with a checklist that will help you choose a Residential, Assisted Living or Personal Care home for your loved one. However, because every home is unique, please request additional information of your choice that will allow you to make an informed decision.
Click Here to download the Checklist for Choosing a Home.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: A Disclosure Statement is to empower consumers by describing a facility’s policies and services in a uniform manner. This format gives prospective residents and their families consistent categories of information from which they can compare facilities and services. By requiring the Disclosure Statement, the department (HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission) is not mandating that all services listed should be provided, but provides a format to describe services that are provided.
The Disclosure Statement is not intended to take the place of visiting the facility, talking with residents, or meeting one-on-one with the facility staff. Rather, it serves as additional information for making an informed decision about the care provided by each facility.