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Assisted
Living/Personal
Care
Network "Assisted
Living and Personal Care Homes Conveniently Located
in Travis and Williamson Counties"

Established
as a non-profit organization 1997, the Assisted Living / Personal Care Network (ALPCN) is made up of individual member
homes with locations in Austin,
Bastrop, Georgetown, Lampasas, Leander and Round Rock,
Texas.
As a devoted
group of individuals and businesses we believe that
your loved one deserves
the loving care, quiet contentment,and feeling of security provided by small
Assisted Living and Personal Care Homes.
What are Assisted Living &
Personal Care Homes?
They are private residences devoted to caring for individuals who are unable to live alone. The staff provides
assistance or support with activities of daily living; eating, bathing, grooming,
ambulating, dressing, toileting, and assisting with medications. Residences
are small, with fewer than 25 residents, and staffed 24-hours per day.
There are two
types of homes: Type A and Type B
(As defined by the Texas Department of Human
Services Regulations)
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Type A Homes
Residents:
must be physically and mentally capable of evacuating the facility unassisted
does not require routine attendance during
nighttime sleeping hours
must be capable of following directions
under emergency conditions
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Staff in a Type
small facility is not required
to remain awake but must be immediately available. *
Staff in a Type large facility must
be awake and immediately available.
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Type B Homes
Residents:
may require staff assistance to
evacuate
may be incapable of following directions
under emergency conditions
requires attendance during night-time
sleeping hours
should not be permanently bedfast, but may
require assistance in transferring to and from wheelchair
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Staff for all Type B
facilities must be awake and immediately available. |
Personal
care homes, caring for less than 4 residents, are not required to be licensed
by the state of Texas. Type
of Services
Provided:
The types of services
provided by assisted living / personal care homes vary from place to place.
The following list the type of services provided, in
most, but not all homes. Please inquire when calling.
Three balanced meals
and snacks
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Social and
recreational activities
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Laundry and
housekeeping
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Availability of home
health professional staff
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Transportation
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Interaction with
children and pets
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Procurement &
assistance with medications
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Assistance with
bathing, grooming & dressing
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Complete
List of Locations

Assisted
Living/Personal
Care
Network
P.O. Box 2544 Round Rock, TX
78680 info@alpcn.org
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