Assisted Living Program

Assisted LivingThe Assisted Living Program at Good Shepherd Fairview Home at Binghamton offers a variety of services to seniors who need daily assistance but generally do not require daily skilled services. The Assisted Living Program provides 24-hour care and supervision, including assistance with dressing, personal hygiene, bathing, mobility, and assistance with incontinence management, all within an environment made to feel like home. Nursing and therapy services will be arranged for individual needs. Services also include medication supervision, laundry, housekeeping, three meals a day, transportation, and case management.

There is a country kitchen in the core area of the floor. It is stocked with snacks and drinks, and these are available 24 hours a day.

As a resident in the Assisted Living Program you will enjoy the privacy of your own private room and bathroom, which includes a walk-in shower. Residents may choose to bring their own furniture or rooms can be furnished by the Home.

Features:
Wall-to-wall carpeting
Draperies
Emergency call bells (room and bathroom)
Bathroom with grab bars and walk in shower
Individually controlled heating and air conditioning
Cable television service

Available on a fee-for-service basis:
Telephone service
Beauty salon/barber services
Prescribed medications and pharmaceutical supplies

Residents in the Assisted Living Program enjoy the many social, religious and therapeutic recreation programs the Home offers. Using a person-centered care approach, residents’ needs are identified and written into individualized care plans that are overseen by the licensed home care agency and the case manager. Residents are encouraged to participate in their plans of care. Consultation with a professional nurse and dietician are also available.