What does Supportive Living mean? Is it for a retirement home or a nursing home?
Norfolk Manor is a retirement home and not a nursing home. When an individual is being considered for a nursing home he or she must meet certain Ministry of Health criteria such as requiring a minimum level of direct hands on care. The nursing home level of client is also generally one that requires a lot of care on a regular basis, often has difficulty communicating, may have advanced dementia or may have extensive physical limitation or possibly even be bed ridden.
At Norfolk Manor the majority of our residents need a little help /support either because they want it or they actually need it. There is general assistance with the ADL’s – Activities of Daily Living such as doing their laundry, general housekeeping or managing their medication and overall health care. In some cases they may be lonely living on their own or just don’t want to shop for groceries or cook for themselves anymore so having home cooked meals and someone to share them with becomes rather appealing.
As time goes on things can and usually do change. As they do, often our residents need more support and we, as a private retirement home, are able to increase our support as required enabling you to “Age in Place” and only consider the nursing home option as and when you want to. As part of our Compassionate Care philosophy there is some basic personal care support already included in our basic accommodation charge, such as a wake up call, minor assist as required from time to time, extra TLC when with a cold or flu and assistance with a bath once a week. Once a person makes Norfolk Manor their home we will work with them and their family to enable them to stay as long as they comfortable and wish to remain at Norfolk Manor.
After our basic accomadation and inclusive services there are 3 additional levels of supportive care available.
Level 1, 2 & 3 (Click here for More details)
Private Duty is also available from 1 to 24 hour a day.
Each and every situation is different and unique. If you would like to discuss things in person to see if Norfolk Manor is indeed a fit for your or your loved one please contact our managing director David Ing directly and at your convenience.
