Mary Ryder Home for Women

Summary of Mary Ryder Home for Women conveniently located in Saint Louis, Missouri

At Mary Ryder Home for Women, we provide a range of community amenities. Our location is conveniently located near accessible public transportation. We offer free wi-fi.

Dining Options

All meals are provided to occupants. We offer specified meal choices such as low/no sodium options and low/no sugar options.

On-Site Activities

Residents stay active with specially curated on-site activities that stimulate both mental and physical health. To ensure residents enjoy a diverse cycle of events and amusement, we employ a full-time activities director. Included in our exercise curriculum are chair yoga, a type of yoga that is modified to a seated position for those with physical limitations. We love to organize holiday parties and birthday parties. For residents who are reluctant to participate in social or recreational activities, we offer pet therapy as a positive and stimulating alternative. Residents enjoy regular trips and outings to local neighborhoods and towns. We provide regular musical entertainment for the use of our residents - and in some instances, to take a trip down memory lane. Our entertainment center includes Wii Sports(add TM) Bowling for bowling enthusiasts. Residents may participate in recreational activities such as art classes designed to inspire and stimulate mental well-being. Residents can also join our gardening club. Our community activities cycle includes trivia nights.

Outdoor Common Areas

Our community grounds offers 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 a nice, quiet place to enjoy the company of fellow occupants or to just relax. Residents have access to our communal spaces including our community library, complete with a diverse selection of titles and a TV lounge, perfect for catching the latest episode of your favorite show or enjoying sports programming with other residents.

Location Attributes at Mary Ryder Home for Women

Living Options and Amenities

We offer companion units to those residents who would like or need a roommate. Ground floor units are available. Free wi-fi is provided to all of our residents. To accommodate our residents, WanderGuard capability is employed to ensure the safety of our residents.

Featured Amenities at Mary Ryder Home for Women

Transportation

Our community provides complimentary transportation services.

Personal Services

We have a beautician conveniently located on-site - residents can easily receive beauty treatments for all occasions. Personal housekeeping services are provided as needed. Our convenient on-site beauty salon provides both hair and beauty treatments. Both laundry and dry cleaning services are offered. 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 delivered 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 have a registered dietician / nutritionist on site. 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. A visiting nurse is available to all residents. We always have a doctor on call to handle adjustments in medication, continued consultation, and urgent medical needs when they arise. A visiting optometrist is available to provide comprehensive eye care. Our residents can schedule reminders and exceptions for both medications and care activities. This community provides 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. Services include incontinence care for bladder-related and bowel-related symptoms. Services for residents with Disorientation/Lack of Awareness issues ensure residents are well-directed (using queuing, for instance) and supported in a healthy lifestyle - nobody falls between the cracks. The facility supports outdoor leisure hours. Restless residents may wander to cope with the anxiety caused by Alzheimer's disease and dementia - our facility features a locked and secured neighborhood to ensure the safety of all. Our facilities are secure and the staff is specially trained in de-escalating exit-seeking behaviors. Our staff is specially trained in de-escalating exit-seeking behaviors.

Community highlights at Mary Ryder Home for Women

Community Certifications

Our community is licensed for 80 residents. The building was constructed in 1997. We accept residents from the age of 55 and above.

Local Emergency Services

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

Local Area Amenities

There are beautiful parks located in the surrounding neighborhood. Hotels are conveniently located near the facility for residents' guests and visitors. Our community is located near a college, and interaction with students who reside in the neighborhood is frequent.