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Sunrise Senior Living
Sunrise Senior Living is a leading provider of senior living services. Sunrise, with over 20 years of experience, operates services in 37 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. Comprised of 420 senior communities and a substantial staff, consisting of over 38,000 members, Sunrise provides personalized care solutions for seniors and their caregivers.
Sunrise independent living is designed for active seniors who desire privacy, freedom, convenience, accessibility, and security in a maintenance-free environment. These attractively-designed apartment communities offer many choices, including floor plans, home rental or ownership, and personal assistance. A professional staff is available 24 hours a day, and a variety of activities are available for residents. Primary services include:

Meal assistance, restaurant-style, and private dining
Housekeeping
Transportation
Exercise programs
24-hour medical alert system / emergency response programs
Daily social, cultural, and recreational activities
Daily status checks
Conveniences like beauty salons and barber shops
Onsite library
Activity and games centers
At-Home Assisted Living
Home assisted living services are designed to meet personal care and skilled nursing needs at the senior's residence. Services are integrated among professionals to better provide comprehensive care. Sunrise currently provides home assisted living in areas such as Northern Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, Boston, Long Island, Atlanta, Chicago, South Florida, and Tampa. Primary services include:

Comprehensive evaluation by a Registered Nurse (RN)
Physical, social, emotional, and environmental services
Skilled nursing care and coordination of care by an RN
24-hour on-call access to an RN
24-hour emergency monitoring system
Other licensed caregivers provide:

Assistance with bathing and grooming
Light housekeeping and home-cooked meals
Shopping and other errand services
Medication management and monitoring
Care coordination with skilled nursing or hospice care
Assisted Living
Assisted living is designed for seniors who can no longer live independently, but who do not require 24-hour care or intensive medical oversight. Care is provided in an apartment setting and includes amenities, such as a main living room for socializing, private dining room for entertaining, screened porches, safety features, and optional hair care services. Primary services include:

Balanced meals and snacks
Mobility assistance
Weekly housekeeping and daily trash removal
Weekly laundry service
Daily programs for physical fitness
Daily creative, social, educational, and spiritual programs
Scheduled group trips
Monthly wellness visits by a licensed nurse
Social and educational programs for families
Alzheimer's Care
Alzheimer's care is designed for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and related memory impairments. These programs are developed in accordance with the Alzheimer's Association's standards, "The Guidelines for Dignity". The focus is on therapeutic activities designed to enhance independence and to help the senior have as many "pleasant days" as possible. Accommodations are available for both early and late stage dementia-related disease.

Primary services include:

Living spaces designed to promote independence
Private and companion suites
Emergency call response system
Therapeutic activities
Community areas, including:
Community dining room
Private dining room
24-hour bistro
Sunroom
Living room areas, media rooms
Secured walking paths
Weekly housekeeping and daily trash removal
Weekly laundry service
Concierge services
Monthly wellness visits by a licensed nurse
Assistance with activities of daily living (ADL):
Bathing, grooming, dressing
Medication management
Continence management
Assistance with eating
Mobility assistance
Socialization and activities
Safety monitoring
Nursing and Rehabilitative Care
Sunrise nursing care centers promote both the physical and emotional health of their residents. Care centers focus on dignity, self-respect and comprehensive nursing care. Private and semi-private accommodations are available with 24-hour skilled nursing, post-hospital and post-surgical care. Primary services include:

Restorative care
Coordination of physician services
Pharmacy services
Family counseling
Regular health assessments and planning
Rehabilitative therapy
Specialized dietary services
Common areas for social activities
Housekeeping and transportation services
Hospice Care
Holistic, compassionate, end-of-life care focused on symptom management, emotional, and spiritual support. Primary services include:

Education and support services for both residents and family members
On-site care team, collaboration with staff
Medical supplies, equipment, medication and therapies
Communication between hospice provider, Sunrise staff and family members
Bereavement support
Medical ethics consultation
Short-term Stays
Short-term care is available for seniors who need services for a few days to several months. Sunrise's short-term care is designed to provide caregivers a break as well as provide a nursing option for seniors who only need temporary care. Primary services include:

Well balanced and assorted meals, snacks
Assistance with personal care and other ADL
Weekly housekeeping
Social, educational, spiritual and recreational programs
Group activities
Communal activities such as afternoon socials
Concierge services
Monthly wellness visits by a licensed nurse
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