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There are many things included in your monthly fee: Room and Board, Laundry, Activities, Medical Care, Medication Management, Beauty/Barber Shop and Transportation.

We have a large amount of activities. Following are a list of some of these activities: bingo night, Wii Tournmanents, basketball, trivia, movie night, birthday parties, outings, coping skills and understanding your diagnosis and medication sessions.

Yes. Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.

Respite programs provide planned short-term and time-limited breaks for families and other unpaid care givers of children with a developmental delay and adults with an intellectual disability in order to support and maintain the primary care giving relationship. Respite also provides a positive experience for the person receiving care.  The term "short break" is used in some countries to describe respite care.

Models for Respite

There are various models for providing respite care including:

In-home respite
Specialized facility
Emergency respite
Sitter-companion services
Therapeutic adult day care
In-home respite

In-home care is popular for obvious reasons. The temporary caregiver comes to the regular caregiver’s home, and gets to know the care receiver in his or her normal environment. The temporary caregiver learns the family routine, where medicines are stored, and the care receiver is not inconvenienced by transportation and strange environments. In this model, friends, relatives and paid professionals may be used. Depending on the state, Medicaid or Medicare may be used to help cover costs. Another in-home model will utilize friends and neighbors as helping hands where the primary caregiver never leaves the premises but may simply be getting a break so that they can cook dinner or pay the bills.

Specialized facility

Another model uses a specialized, local facility where the care receiver may stay for a few days or a few weeks. The advantage of this model is that the specialized facility will probably have better access to emergency facilities and professional assistance if needed.

Emergency respite

There may be the need for respite care on an emergency basis. When using "planned" emergency care, the caregiver has already identified a provider or facility to call in case there is an emergency. Many homecare agencies, adult day care, health centers, and residential care facilities provide emergency respite care.

Sitter-companion services

Sitter-companion services are sometimes provided by local civic groups, the faith community and other community organizations. A regular sitter-companion can provide friendly respite care for a few hours, once or twice a week. Care must be taken to assure that the sitter-companion is trained in what to do if an emergency occurs while the regular care-giver is out of the home.

Therapeutic adult day care

Therapeutic adult day care may provide respite care during business hours five days a week.

Yes. Feel free to give us a call to discuss your specific needs and coverage.

Each unit has their own dining room, Meals are prepared by our dietary department following physicians orders and state guidelines.  A “Resident’s Choice" meal is served monthly(residents choosing the menu).  Residents are allowed to order out to local restaurants that deliver. Family are also able to bring in special meals to their loved ones (following diet guidelines).