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C OMMUNITY B ASED R ESIDENTIAL F ACILITIES assisted living environment. According to DhS, an assessment will include a review of physical health, medications, pain, nursing care a resident needs, mental and emotional health, capac- ity for self-care and self- direction, social participa- tion, leisure time activities and more. health reviews are based on the current diagnostic, medical and social history received from a person's health care providers, case manager and other service providers (psychiatrist, psy- chologist, licensed therapist, counselor, occupational ther- apist, physical therapist, pharmacist, social worker or registered nurse). After someone moves in, the CBRF will prepare and

implement a written tempo- rary service plan to meet the immediate needs of the resi- dent until the Comprehensive Individual Service Plan is com- pleted. This individual plan includes such things as identi- fying someone’s needs, estab- lishing measurable goals, spec- ifying methods for delivering necessary care and who is responsible for delivering the care. Plans are reviewed annu- ally or when there is a change in a resident's needs, abilities or physical or mental condi- tion. In addition to support with activities of daily living, other services commonly offered in a CBRF include meals, house- keeping, laundry, linen clean- ing and medication manage- ment. In some cases, the primary reason a person moves to assisted living is to have a more robust social life. Many communities offer organized activities based on resident interests. Book clubs, restau- rant outings, bus trips, fitness classes and more are routinely

CBRF is a place where five or more unrelated people live together in a community setting and receive care, treat- ment or services in addition to room and board. What sup- port services do CBRF resi- dents commonly receive? Residents receive assistance and support with activities of daily living (ADLs) with a goal to remain as independent as possible. ADLs are basic tasks and routine activities people do every day. Six basic ADLs include: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring and maintaining continence; being able to perform and maintain these ADLs is direct- ly linked to a person’s inde- pendence. For those who have a long-term care insur- ance policy, policy language often requires that an individ- ual must be unable to perform two or more of the six ADLs to make an insurance claim. The ability of a person to perform their ADLs is some- thing the CBRF staff will con- sider when determining if a person would benefit from an

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