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Assisted Living/Memory Care

Choosing to place a loved one into assisted living is a difficult decision. We want to help make this as easy a transition as possible by providing you information, answering all of your question and addressing your concerns.  It is easier for a potential resident to adapt to assisted living at an early stage of their decline so they can get familiar with their new surroundings while they still have their cognitive. ability.

Assisted Living is comprised of 3 levels of care. Supervisory, Personal, and Directed.

Supervisory Level: This level of care is the lowest. We provide standby assistance or assistance only as needed. Room, meals, laundry, housekeeping, activities, and medical oversight are included based on the residents desired level of staff involvement.

Personal Level: This is the second level of care where hands on assistance is needed for at least one activity of daily living. Care for this level usually includes moderate assistance for bathing, grooming, incontinence care, and medication administration. Individuals needing Personal Level care can communicate most of the needs verbally and can still ambulate independently or with the use of an aid. This level of care can include individuals with the early to moderate signs of memory issues.

Directed Level: This is the third level or highest level of care. This level of care is completely hands-on assistance for most or all needs. This level includes individuals who are usually incapable of communicating their needs and are not able to make safe choices on their own, and they are unable to remove themselves from danger. This level is usually assigned to those with late-stage memory issues or rapidly changing memory issues.

Assisted Living Regulations allow for Behavioral care IF AND ONLY IF the behaviors can be managed by therapy or medication.

Main Building
Memory care caters specifically to those with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia through dementia-friendly activities.  Our staff is trained in the psychological and physiological effects of cognitive impairments.  Here at the main building, we handle a more directed level of care so if your loved one feels anxious or has challenging behaviors, wandering or anxiety,  memory care usually is the way to go. Among some of our resources we use include music therapy/pet therapy, redirection, reminiscence therapy and dementia awareness simulation. We also offer specialized diets to make certain that our residents are eating the calories they need that best meets their needs and preferences.

Rook House
For more of an independent setting, the Rook House leans more towards Supervisory and Personal care. We offer three meals a day with a nice social setting around the table to encourage more interaction between our residents. They are independent enough to do normal activities of daily living unless they ask for assistance. This 10-bed home is perfect for those making the transition to Assisted Living. The Rook House was designed for Assisted Living and early-stage memory issues. We provide beautiful stimulating surroundings creating a home that nurtures health and well-being and is mindful of each person’s unique, physical, mental, spiritual, and social nature.