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Senior Living Options Decision Quiz

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Living Options Decision Quiz
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Our decision tool is easy-to-use and will quickly give you an idea of the type of housing and service options appropriate for your situation. In each category, choose the one answer that best describes the individual. Artēgan offers a range of choices including retirement cottages, independent living and assisted living apartments and memory care.

This tool is meant to give a general idea of the type of housing and services needed not a completely accurate assessment of needs. Artēgan provides individual assessments of personal living needs at the time of inquiry. For further information contact the Artēgan community of interest to you.

Transportation and Appointments

Independently drives and maintains vehicle.
Independently schedules and keeps all appointments
Needs to have appointments scheduled for him or her
Needs transportation to appointments, shopping due to physical restrictions
Needs transportation to appointments, shopping due to confusion

Medications

Able to take all medications as ordered or recommended and can maintain an adequate inventory of medications
Needs reminders to take medications
Needs physical assistance in opening medication packaging and pouring correct doses.
Needs assistance with eye drops, ear drops, nebulizers, ointments, inhalers and/or medication patches.
Needs complete assistance with all medications.

Ambulation

Moves independently
Moves independently with a cane or walker
Moves with occasional assistance
Moves with assistance due to physical limitations and/or confusion
Has experienced recent falls

Dressing and Undressing

Independently dresses him or herself. Able to choose clothing appropriately for changing weather and temperature needs. Changes clothing regularly.
Needs reminders to change clothing and/or select clothing appropriately.
Needs assistance with dressing and/or undressing
Resists changing clothes or dressing/undressing.
Needs complete assistance with dressing and/or undressing

General Hygiene and Grooming

Cares for self in all areas of daily living including bathing and grooming
Needs some reminders for bathing and grooming
Needs supervision for bathing and/or grooming, but can perform these tasks
Needs physical assistance with bathing and/or grooming
Needs complete assistance

Personal Hygiene

Requires no assistance managing personal hygiene needs.
Incontinent but able to maintain hygiene with proper use of supplies
Needs occasional assistance with problems related to incontinence
Unable to manage incontinence and needs assistance with bathroom use
Needs complete assistance

Mental Status

Completely aware of surroundings, recognizes and remembers people, knows dates and times without reminders.
Has difficulty remembering names, the date and time of day.
Has trouble remembering things that happened recently.
Unable to recall names, dates and/or time of day and has difficulty making decisions. Problem solving skills are impaired.
Does not recognize familiar people, unable to recognize date, time and/or surroundings. May have lost language skills.

Behavior

Handles emotions without difficulty, copes with stress and gets along well with others
Isolates oneself from the company of others
Requires occasional intervention to manage periods of frustration, anxiety and/or agitation
Needs intervention on a regular basis to avoid outbursts
Has demonstrated abusive, uncooperative or harmful behavior

Tabulate your score and view results.