CARE LEVELS

Discover comfort and an independent lifestyle in our retirement home – The Heritage At Carefree. Our residents have little to worry about with an able concierge and care staff that is constantly at your service. We make your days in retirement resemble a luxurious home-style living – the way it should be.

Continuum of Care

Independent Living

Allows residents to maximize personal freedom while residing in an apartment of their choosing. Resident have an overall strong physical and emotional health, and do not require assistance with activities of daily living.

Amenities include:

    • Spacious studio, one bedroom or two-bedroom apartments with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains
    • Three chef prepared meals a day
    • Refreshments throughout the day
    • Private dining venue
    • Utilities and residence maintenance
    • Weekly housekeeping and linen services
    • Group and personal transportation
    • On-site staff 24 hours a day
    • Emergency call system
    • RN staffed Wellness Center
    • Full service on-site salon
    • Library, game room, in house theater
    • Garden courtyard with fireplace and mature trees

Continuum of Care

Assisted Living

The team of certified caregivers, medical and nursing professionals, dietary and social coordinators work with residents and family members in designing an individualized and holistic wellness plan for seniors requiring minimal to hands on care. Three different levels of care are available to our residents and the service plan is customized to meet their needs in the privacy of their studio or one bedroom apartment.

We offer an extensive range of services, including:

  • Bathing, dressing, grooming, and continence support
  • On site physician services providing labs, x-rays, ekgs
  • Mobility, transfer, and escort assistance
  • Medication management and assistance
  • Dietary and nutritional support
  • Wellness nursing services
  • Activities throughout the day
  • Transportation services

Our nursing team manages and monitors chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, Parkinson’s, stroke, and communicate with your healthcare providers and family. As needed, we coordinate medical appointments and provide transportation.

Continuum of Care

Memory Care

For residents needing loving and compassionate care due to dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The secure neighborhood allows residents who wander to enjoy daily activities in a safe and secure environment.

The following services are available in an efficiency studio or companion suites:

    • Full hands on assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, ambulation/transfer, and continence management – staff provides complete care for activities of daily living
    • Medication administration and management – residents might need medications directly administered or crushed
    • Personalized meals prepared to provide high nutrition and feeding needs, such as pureed foods, snacks through out the day, small cut up food.
    • A wholistic team approach in coordinating and providing care as the resident progresses through the various levels of care – family and medical professionals collaborate in the administration of daily living activities
    • Customized social activities geared to the needs of each specific individual
    • Low staff ratio tailored in meeting optimized levels of attention for our residents

Continuum of Care

Skilled Nursing Services & Hospice Care

For residents needing an advanced level of care as a result of a physical or mental disability, such as individuals using a walker, wheelchair or are bed bound, Heritage provides an array of services:

  • Full care assistance with activities of daily living such in bathing, dressing, grooming
  • Full medication administration and monitoring
  • Nursing services related to:
    • diabetes,
    • blood pressure checks,
    • weight monitoring,
    • wound care,
    • coumadin checks
    • breathing treatments
    • IV therapy
    • G tubes
    • Incontinence care
  • Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
  • Transfer with 1 or 2 staff assistance
  • Hoyer lift transfers
  • Turning every 2 hours, and every 30 minutes checks or as required
  • Individualized one on one care for resident available
  • High low hospital bed and mattress provided
  • Assistive devices in feeding or hand on feeding

Continuum of Care

Hospice Care

For residents approaching end of life, they can continue to remain in our community and be provided with nursing services to meet their needs.

Third party Hospice agencies work alongside our team of nursing and medical professionals to coordinate individualized care.

Educational, emotional and clergy support available to the families of your loved one.