Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House

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Summary of Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House conveniently located in Portsmouth, Virginia

At Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House, we provide a myriad of community features. Frequent off-site adventures and excursions are very popular with our occupants. Animals such as dogs and cats are permitted in private rooms. Our purpose-built community has the benefit of specialized care; every aspect of the community is designed to cater to the particular needs of its residents.

Dining Options

We provide occupants with meals throughout the day. Dining includes specialized dining programs available to residents upon request.

On-Site Activities

We have specially curated on-site activities that stimulate both mental and physical well-being. To ensure residents enjoy a diverse cycle of events and entertainment, we employ a full-time director of activities. We love to host resident karaoke nights. Residents enjoy regular trips and outings to local neighborhoods and towns. Our community offers a healthy living program encompassing cognitive, dietary, and physical health to ensure residents live their best and healthiest lives. Residents may participate in recreational activities such as art classes designed to inspire and stimulate mental well-being and instructive community cooking classes. Our community activities cycle includes trivia nights and regular educational lectures covering a wide range of academic topics.

Outdoor Common Areas

Our community grounds offers an enclosed-courtyard to enhance recreation hours.

Indoor Common Areas

Indoor common areas are quiet and a nice place to enjoy the company of fellow occupants or to just relax. Our community is secured to ensure the safety of our residents.

Location Amenities at Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House

Living Options and Amenities

We offer wheelchair accessible units. Ground floor units are available. To accommodate our residents, we are fully integrated with WanderGuard capability. Resident rooms featuring wheelchair accessible showers are available.

Premium Amenities at Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House

Transportation

We provide complimentary transportation services at our community.

Personal Services

We have a beautician conveniently located on-site - residents can easily receive beauty treatments for all occasions. Offsite devotional services are offered in the nearby area.

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 delivered by licensed practitioners who are on staff 24/7. Our medication-care managers organize the medication services available to our residents. We have a registered dietician / nutritionist on site. We have a Nurse Practitioner on staff who serves as a Medical Director, responsible for putting together healthcare programs for residents, including medication management. We recruit first-class visiting podiatrists whose job it is to ensure our residents are happy, fit, and mobile. 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. We always have a doctor on call to handle adjustments in medication, continued consultation, and urgent medical needs when they arise. At our community we offer adjunct therapies, such as light therapy, which can have positive effects on dementia, seasonal depression, and sleep disorders. Our residents may schedule reminders for medication 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 and medication administration. 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. Services include incontinence care for bladder-related and bowel-related symptoms. 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. Our staff is specially trained in de-escalating exit-seeking behaviors.

Community information at Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House

Community Certifications

Our property is licensed for 80 residents. We accept residents from the age of 55 and above.