Assisted Living Vs. Nursing Home Environments

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After graduating from Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, Kyle T. Kirts obtained a master of business administration. He worked as a finance director for Quest Diagnostics and United Technologies. Kyle Kirts serves as the chief financial officer of DLTC Healthcare.

DLTC Healthcare is a Maine-based company that aims to provide high-quality care to seniors. DLTC Healthcare provides care in assisted living and nursing home environments. At assisted living facilities, seniors benefit from care based on their individual needs. Seniors are helped there with the day-to-day activities and can receive personal care services such as dressing or bathing. The settings can be individual rooms or apartments, and seniors may also receive one to three meals a day. Assisted living facilities are cheaper than nursing homes as they mostly reach the price of $4,000 a month.

At nursing homes, seniors are supervised by nurses daily, and they can help seniors with bathing or dressing if they cannot do it themselves. The nurses can also provide care and treatment immediately if the seniors need it. Nursing homes typically accept seniors with chronic illnesses who need help with almost every aspect of their life, from changing the bedsheets to eating. This is why seniors benefit from housekeeping services and several meals a day. The price of a nursing home can reach over $7000 a month.