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There are basic services that all FTHA's (Family-Type Homes for Adults) should provide. Room, Board,
24-hour assistance with emergency call systems, laundry services, housekeeping, special diets, medication
supervision, furnished rooms, assistance with personal care and transportation services. (On request for a fee)
Naturally, what extra services each home provides will differ from one home operator to another. It
is recommended that when a person starts their search for that special group home for the elderly (and all are special in their
own unique way), they visit as many homes as possible. Ask about the services provided and about the activities
done in each home. Discover each home's special qualities and meet the operator and family.
While I am unable to discuss exactly what other nursing home alternatives provide, I can address the additional special activities we provide at each of the Homesteads. We want all of our residents to feel as if they are a part of a large and caring family.
With this in mind, we do family vacations together (if able), go on picnics, to the movies, suggest yoga lessons, dine out, and attend concerts and holiday functions. (There are additional charges for these additional activities.) We have a yearly picnic with all residents and their families invited. Lots of fun and food!
We enjoy Yvette and Matt Bulger's musical contributions on
the piano. There is an extensive library of CDs and videos. Movies, games, crafts are all part of our daily/monthly activities. Sit or stroll by the beautiful gardens, dine on the decks, enjoy sunny days outside. We have sweet pets loved by everyone and even enjoy feeding the koi in the pond at the Barton Home. We do crafts and prepare meals. Bake cookies and cakes! Homemade is the best.
We have many of our own original activities such as “A special date.” A “date” involves a very special activity with a time set aside for individual attention and enjoyment. For our ladies, it means your date arrives with a flower and they go for a lovely lunch, a movie or perhaps a concert or stop at a local nursery to purchase plants for our garden! For our gentlemen, the “Date" involves a ride to the park, a hearty lunch, lots of talk about sports or fishing, and possibly a Mets game or a fishing trip! All the dates are tailored to the individual’s interests and abilities. Another special evening is our weekly “party” in our community room. The ladies get their nails and hair done, and get all ready to rock! The gents get all slicked up! Then we play music from the 40’s and 50’s and dance and sing! Come and party with us!
We Offer:
- Live in; 24 hour assistance available
- Respite care/ Convalescent care
- Day Care
- Live in staff: caring and compassionate, operator and manager educated with classes at Duke University.
- Medications: Monitored, Ordered and delivered from the Medicine Shoppe.
- Emergency Call System
- Assistance with personal care needs
- Meals: Three delicious, home made, well balanced meals per day; prepared to meet the dietary needs of
our residents plus a wonderful selection of our own desserts.
- Snacks: two nutritious snacks per day
- Security alarms: Outside doors equipped. Especially necessary for dementia and Alzheimer's patients.
- Furnished Bedrooms: lovely and bright
- Transportation Service on request
- Activities: crafts, baking and planned outings which include: movies, vacations, yoga
lessons, dining out and various holiday related community events.
- Laundry and housekeeping services
Our rates vary depending on the home's location and if you would like a private or semi-private room. The charges also vary if the room is upstairs or downstairs, has a private or shared bathroom. Some homes have downstairs rooms only!
Our rates also increase with the individual's needed care level. An individual who is capable of dressing themselves, walking without aid, one who is fairly independent, would not be expected to pay the same rate as an individual who requires more personal care.
Our rates average about $ 2,995.00 per month for long term care and include all stated services. (Some services require an additional charge such as medications, attends, transportation.) A resident of one of our homes is never left olone in the home.
Respite Care: $ 165.00 per 24 hour care
Day Care: $ 72.00 per day for 5 daytime hours , activities and one meal with extended hours available for an additional fee. Reservations required!
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