Carol's Home Adult Foster Care

Overview of Carol's Home Adult Foster Care conveniently located in New Buffalo, Michigan

At Carol's Home Adult Foster Care, we provide an assortment of community amenities. Frequent off-site experiences and outings are very popular with our residents. Free wi-fi and high speed internet is offered to all our residents. Free guest parking is available at our location.

Dining Amenities

We provide residents with meals throughout the day. It's our passion to entertain visiting guests, meals provided. Dining options include restaurant-style dining. Whether you're hungry day or night, food service is available at any time. We offer specified meal options such as low/no sodium options and low/no sugar options.

On-Site Activities

Residents can stay active with specially curated on-site activities that stimulate both mental and physical well-being. The exercise program includes stretching classes. We love to celebrate with holiday parties, birthday parties and BBQ's, picnics, and outdoor parties. Residents may participate in community service programs. Our communal space has a piano centerpiece for musically inclined residents and scheduled performances. Residents can also join our card/pinochle club or bible study.

Outdoor Common Areas

Outdoor common areas are designed with accessibility, flow, and movement in mind. Our community grounds is comprised of an outside patio garden accessible to all residents and raised gardening beds available to residents during their leisure hours.

Indoor Common Areas

Indoor common areas are quiet and a nice place to enjoy the company of fellow residents or to just relax. Residents have access to our communal spaces including a jacuzzi available to residents, a band formed of community members (always down to jam!), a TV lounge, perfect for catching the latest episode of your favorite show or enjoying sports programming with other residents, and a movie room. Our community is secured to ensure our residents are protected.

Community Features at Carol's Home Adult Foster Care

Living Options and Amenities

We offer wheelchair accessible units, handicapped units designed for easy accessibility and for use by wheelchair users, and companion units to those residents who would like or need a roommate. Ground floor units are available. We have free wi-fi for all of our residents. To accommodate our residents, our community has WanderGuard capability, and air conditioning and temperatures are regulated to optimize comfort and safety. Some apartments are equipped with kitchenettes so that residents can make their own food. Resident lodgings featuring roll-in and wheelchair accessible showers are available. Units with a private bath are also available. The facility also offers free cable satellite TV to all residents.

Premium Services at Carol's Home Adult Foster Care

Transportation

All of our residents have access to our transportation services at a reasonable cost.

Personal Services

Personal housekeeping services are provided as needed.

Religious Services

We offer devotional services on-site, so residents can practice or worship in the privacy of our community. Catholic religious services are available, provided by a visiting chaplain. Offsite devotional services are offered in the nearby area. There are also several churches located within the surrounding neighborhood.

Medical Care Services

Our staff is awake and available 24 hours a day to assist your loved one with any time-sensitive needs that may arise. All services are provided by licensed practitioners who are on staff 24/7. There are licensed nurses on-site to administer injections when needed. Our medication-care managers organize the medication services available to our residents. Available services include on-site RN's and LPN's. We have registered nurses on our community staff. We are not licensed by the state to offer medication dispensing services, however, residents are supported in their self-medication efforts as much as possible. Regular visits from specialized occupational therapists are available to residents to aid development, recovery, improvements, and maintenance of skills needed for daily living. Speech therapy services are provided by trained and certified speech-pathologists. A visiting nurse is available to all residents. Our residents can schedule reminders and exceptions for both medications and care activities. On-site hospice care is provided. Our community offers respite care - a short-term stay at a senior living community - perfect for those recovering from a hospital visit, the interim during which a caregiver takes an extended vacation, or simply to experience a senior living trial period. This community provides ADL assistance, administered injections, medication administration, and licensed nurses are onsite to administer injections when needed. We can administer a sliding scale program to monitor insulin levels via glucose tests, and adjust medications based on the results. Staff members are versed in the usage of the Hoyer Lift for total transfers. Our facility is properly equipped and staffed to handle feeding tube management. Services include incontinence care for bladder-related and bowel-related symptoms. Our facility services include catheter care. Services for residents with Disorientation/Lack of Awareness issues ensure residents are well-directed and receive support in living a healthy lifestyle, and that no one's needs are neglected. The facility supports outdoor leisure hours. Alzheimer's and dementia may encourage wandering as a means of coping with anxiety. Our facility utilizes a locked and secured perimeter to ensure the safety of our residents.Our facilities are secure and the staff is specially trained in de-escalating exit-seeking behaviors. We accept residents with behavioral issues - our staff is specially trained in de-escalating behavioral episodes and our facilities are fully equipped to handle any related occurrences that may arise.

Community highlights at Carol's Home Adult Foster Care

Community Certifications

Our community is licensed for 6 residents. Our community is open to residents younger than 55.

Local Emergency Services

Local fire, police, and EMT services are nearby and ready to respond.

Local Area Amenities

There are shopping centers and beautiful parks located in the surrounding neighborhood. Hotels are conveniently located near the facility for residents' guests and visitors.