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Independent/Assisted Living and Memory Care Senior Living

These centers provide apartment living with meal services, tance for those who can live independently with some support.
activities and transportation for senior adults capable of living Our focus is to foster independence and well being by ensuring
independently, or private rooms or homes with personal assis- that residents maintain individual choice.

Program Independent/Assisted Targets Traverse Bloomfield Grand Rapids Rapids Overall
Grand
Living Outcomes
Memory Care
City
Hills
Outcomes
Without Falls <90% 54% 74% 30% 86% 61%
Discharged to Higher Level of Care <1% 3% 4% NA 11% 6%

Using Psychotropic Medications <20% 15% 12% 18% 7% 13%

With Unplanned Hospitalizations <10% 8% 4% NA 2% 5%

With Flu Shots 90% 100% 100% 98% 100% 100%

Without Harmful Medication Errors 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100%

Residents in assisted/independent living environments are more do not remember to use supportive devices. We continue to devel-
likely to have falls as their strength and balance is just beginning op plans for each facility to reduce the number of falls.
to suffer. In addition, some residents have dementia, and often

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