If residential placement is requested or necessary, LifeStream can recommend facilities within the community and budgetary concerns of the client and their family. No two facilities are alike and LifeStream is aware of the difference that makes one nursing home more favorable than another. In addition, LifeStream can coordinate the PRI (Patient Review Instrument) that is required before being admitted to a nursing home.

Often the issue of nursing home placement goes hand in hand with the issue of affordability and Medicaid status. LifeStream can alert the client to all the requirements for Medicaid eligibility and assist the client in filing for Medicaid. LifeStream's Gary Elias, Esq. is an expert on issues involving Medicaid and it's financial parameters.

Assistive Living residences are a wonderful alternative for our clients who can still live independently but desire the comforts and conveniences of services such as meals and cleaning services. LifeStream has referred numerous clients to various residences and like other types of housing, these also differ from one another. LifeStream's expertise will give the client alternatives in the assistive living area to suit their own individual needs.

LifeStream offers expertise in specialized care for persons suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. We are in contact with specialized long term residences that care only for persons suffering from Alzheimer's. These residences cater to the specific requirements that a Alzheimer patient requires.

LifeStream can also arrange for the client to be provided with a home care attendant that has been specifically trained, through a course at the Alzheimer's Association, to care for Alzheimer patients, if the client desires to remain at home.

LifeStream will continue to provide support and see that the client makes a smooth transition to their new living situation. Whether the client needs counseling or referral to day activities, LifeStream will implement them s and make sure that any transition takes place smoothly and effectively.