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Q: Are your facilities a nursing home?

A: No, our facilities are Assisted Living residences and they are licensed to provide care by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Q: What makes your facilities different from a nursing home?

A: Our facilities are considered a "social model" of care instead of a "medical model" of care..

Q: What is the difference between a social and medical model of care?

A: The "social model" means the Arveda facilities are home-like, with individual living spaces for each resident. No one at Arveda has to share their personal living space unless they chose to do so. A medical model of care is designed around an environment that primarily focuses on meeting the residents' skilled medical needs, such as around-the-clock nursing supervision, a medical director on staff, an "in house" rehabilitation unit or department, etc. Arveda facilities will help families to coordinate rehabilitation services that can be brought into the facility and medical services from visiting physician groups and home health agencies.

A medical model of care is considered to be very clinical. It can feel like a medical facility, with staff who wear medical scrubs and/or medical uniforms. The Arveda facilities feel more like a home environment. The staff will not be wearing medical attire, although they will be wearing clothing that identifies them as facility staff. A medical model of care is generally staffed with around-the-clock nurses whose primary functions are medical documentation, nursing treatments such as wound management, and correspondence with families and physicians. The resident in this model receives their primary care from Certified Nursing Assistants.

Arveda has nurses on staff every day of the week as well; however, their primary function will be attending to the personal needs of the residents. In addition, they will oversee the medical needs of the residents, such as resident assessments and communicating needs to the families and physicians. The nurses at Arveda will not be on duty around the clock, as the residents of Arveda communities will have fewer medical and nursing needs. Also, the environment in the medical model of care can be quite noisy, with buzzers and resident call stations ringing at all hours. Arveda facilities have a silent alarm system that notifies the staff when the resident needs help. This allows the Arveda facilities to provide a calmer and more serene living environment for the residents.

Arveda's social model of care places a very high importance on the social needs of the residents: the need to belong to a social group of peers, the need for companionship and understanding, the need to be an active participant in their lives through decision-making and active participation in meaningful activities throughout the day.

Q: Can you describe the Arveda activity program?

A: The Arveda Activity program is called "Branches in Time". Our program runs for ten (10) hours per day, every day of the week including weekends. The program is a combination of cognitive, social, occupational, one-on-one, physicial, and spiritual activities. Our activities are age appropriate and focus on Resident choice. For more detailed information on the Arveda "Branches in Time" program follow this link:

Arveda Branches in Time Program Highlights.pdf (269.17 kb)

Q: How long can my relative reside within your facility?

A: There is not a simple answer to this question. Each resident's situation is different and the determination that it might be time for the person to move to the next level of care is decided by their overall functioning level.

Independent Living and Assisted Living residences are designed to be alternatives to nursing home care for people who need help with what is considered "custodial" care needs. These needs can be assistance to dress, bathe, eat, ambulate, and supervision of medication. The facilities are not intended to function as a "nursing home", which means taking care of residents who have intense medical needs that require around-the-clock nursing supervision and intervention.

The state regulations that Arveda must follow for its licensure have established admission and discharge criteria that we must adhere to. One key criterion is the residents ability to evacuate or assist with their evacuation in case of an emergency. Arveda will supply a copy of the admission and discharge criteria to anyone interested.

Arveda realizes that some residents may have to leave us due to needing a higher level of care than can be provided at the facilities. However, it is our hope that each resident will reside at Arveda as long as possible by allowing outside agencies such as home health agencies, rehabilitation services, and hospice care, to assist with daily care needs.

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