What if someone needs health care services?

The community will create a Health Care Committee that will oversee the community’s health needs and be up-to-date on the local resources available to meet various care needs.  They can act in times of crisis according to guidelines established by the community to assure safety, reliability and convenience.  To protect the community from any financial burden, each resident will establish a Health Reserve Account that he or she can draw upon in emergencies while more permanent arrangements are put in place.

The Health Care Committee will receive special training from Alameda Elder Communities and have access to AEC’s health care professionals for information and support.  The community may also want to establish a health buddy system so that everyone has at least one person who agrees to act as their agent in the event of an urgent care matter. The health buddy’s role is simply to help make sure the member’s wishes and care needs are being communicated and met. They do not provide care.