La Paloma Home for the Aging

La Paloma Home For the Aging sits in Nogales, Arizona, offering a quiet spot for seniors who need daily help in a small group home, you know, where they try to match care to each person so everybody gets what they need and that help could be anything like stroke rehabilitation, assisted living, long-term care, and even hospice services if the time comes, and they also have respite stays for short-term needs or when caregivers need a break, and a memory care unit is supposed to open sometime after fall 2009 for folks with dementia or Alzheimer's, so that's something people may want to ask about. You'll find private or shared rooms already furnished, some with flat-screen TVs, and the homes have a bit of custom décor in a gated neighborhood, which gives a little extra sense of safety. The owners take care of the day-to-day needs and are on hand all the time, handling things like medication, diabetes care, help with incontinence, or supporting catheter and colostomy care, and they sit down with the residents and their families to talk through just what sort of help would support a good life. Smoking's allowed. The facility is one of several senior communities in the area, and they work to fit services to aging folks, whether they're looking for independent living, assisted care, rehab, or even nursing help as part of a residential setting. Those who have questions about what's offered will need to call since there's no website or schedule listed, but the people running the home seem to want to keep things simple and personal.