SK Marathon Home Care

SK Marathon Home Care is a small board-and-care home for older adults. It is located at 7246 Fallbrook Avenue in West Hills, Los Angeles. The home is licensed as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) and is designed for about six residents.
It combines two important things: an ordinary residential house and organized support that is hard to provide when an older person lives alone.

A Home That Feels Like a Home, Not a Facility

From the street, SK Marathon Home Care looks like a typical one-story California house: a low wall, a closed yard, a quiet residential street.

Inside, it also does not feel like an institution. A few residents share common areas, the kitchen, and the yard. Caregivers are present in the home at all times. There are no long corridors, no busy lobby, and no “hotel” feeling.

Residents see the same people every day. They get used to the voices, faces, and daily rhythm. For many families this feels more like moving to a new home, not like being placed in a hospital.

Korean Language, Food, and Familiar Culture

A key feature of SK Marathon Home Care is its Korean cultural environment. Korean and English are spoken in the home. Staff can communicate with residents and families in Korean.

Korean dishes are often included in the menu. In the common living area, residents can watch Korean TV channels and programs. For older Koreans, this is not just a bonus. It is a way to stay connected to something familiar.

For people with dementia, anxiety, or episodes of confusion, familiar language, food, and TV help them feel safer and calmer. Families can discuss care without a language barrier. The resident keeps a real connection to the culture in which they spent most of their life.

Who SK Marathon Home Care Is Best For

By its license and format, SK Marathon Home Care is an assisted living / board-and-care home. It is not a hospital. It is meant for people who cannot fully care for themselves but do not need the level of medical care provided in a nursing home.

Most often, residents are older adults who:

• need help with bathing, dressing, walking, and eating

• need supervision for safety and medication reminders

• are no longer safe living alone after a fall or hospitalization

• show early signs of memory problems and need constant oversight

At the same time, like most small RCFE homes, SK Marathon Home Care is not designed for severe aggression, very complex behavioral problems, or intensive machine-based medical care. These situations are usually discussed with the administrator before a move is planned.

Everyday Help and Personal Support

Staff at SK Marathon Home Care assist residents with the main tasks of the day. Caregivers support morning and evening hygiene, help with showers and dressing, and walk with residents through the house if they need a steady arm. They bring meals, stay nearby, and check that the person actually eats, not just sits at the table.

Medications are a separate focus. Staff follow the schedule, prepare the right doses, and remind residents to take their pills. When needed, they help the family coordinate refills and prescriptions with doctors or pharmacies.

Because there are only a few residents, changes are easier to see. If someone eats less, stays in bed more often, stops coming to the common room, or seems weaker, staff usually notice it quickly. They can tell the family and suggest involving a doctor or extra evaluation.

What a Typical Day Looks Like

The daily routine at SK Marathon Home Care is simple and predictable. In the morning, staff help residents wake up, wash, get dressed, and come out for breakfast.

Breakfast usually takes place in a shared area. People can talk, watch the news or Korean shows, and start the day together instead of alone.

During the day, some residents rest in their rooms. Others stay in the living room. There is television, quiet conversation, light activities, and sometimes short walks in the yard, music, simple board games, or a shared movie.

Lunch and dinner are served at about the same times every day. This helps keep a stable rhythm and makes it easier to track appetite and energy.

In the evening, residents prepare for sleep. Some need help with a shower and changing clothes, others take evening medications. At night, staff remain in the home, ready to help someone get up safely, reach the bathroom, or respond if a resident calls.

How Safety and Nighttime Monitoring Work

As a licensed RCFE, SK Marathon Home Care must follow safety rules.

Inside the home, grab bars are installed where the risk of falls is higher. Lighting is checked so that hallways and bathrooms are not dark. Loose rugs and objects that might cause tripping are removed.

Bathrooms are adapted so it is easier to sit down, stand up, and hold on to stable supports.

Because caregivers are present 24/7, residents are not left alone if they suddenly feel unwell at night or if a fall happens. Staff can call emergency services, contact the family, and stay with the resident until help arrives. For relatives, this greatly reduces anxiety: their loved one is watched over both day and night.

How Medical Visits Are Organized Without Extra Trips

SK Marathon Home Care itself is not a medical clinic. However, many families try to organize care so that some medical services come directly to the home.

These may include:

• planned visits from the primary care physician

• nurse visits for wound care or monitoring

• blood draws and lab work done at home

• mobile diagnostic services, if available in the area

With this approach, many issues can be handled on site, without frequent rides to clinics and long hours in waiting rooms. For people with fragile health, poor tolerance of travel, or anxiety when their surroundings change, this is a big advantage.

As a result, the number of visits to urgent care and the emergency department often decreases. A significant part of monitoring and follow-up visits happens in a calm, familiar environment.

Staff help coordinate the timing of visits, prepare the resident, pass on recommendations to the family, and support the daily follow-through on the doctor’s plan.

How Families Stay Involved

Even after a move to SK Marathon Home Care, family remains at the center of the resident’s life. Relatives can visit, bring favorite foods, spend time in the living room or yard, and celebrate birthdays or holidays together.

Because the home is small, it often feels like a continuation of family life, not a complete hand-off to a system.

In many cases, families are allowed to bring their own furniture, photos, bedding, books, and personal items. Over time, the room begins to look and feel like the resident’s own space, not a generic room.

The family still makes the key decisions: which doctor will follow the resident, which extra services to add, and how to respond to changes in health or behavior.

Staff are the people who are there every day. They notice small changes and help carry out the care plan that has been agreed upon with the family. This partnership often gives both the resident and the relatives a stronger sense of stability and support.

When This Type of Home Helps the Most

 

SK Marathon Home Care is especially helpful for older Korean adults and their families who value native language, familiar culture, and a home-like setting.

The home is a good fit for people who no longer feel safe living alone in an apartment, but who also cannot imagine themselves in a large senior community with many residents and constant noise.

This format is worth considering when a person needs on-site caregivers, help with daily tasks, 24/7 supervision, and help organizing doctor visits at home, but does not have a medical reason to move into a big medical institution.

In this setting, an older adult receives daily care and support while staying in an environment that feels much closer to family life than to a hospital or traditional facility.

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