Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living Columbia

Description of Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living Columbia located in Columbia, Maryland

At Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living Columbia, we provide a range of community features. Frequent off-site adventures and excursions are very popular with our residents. Our purpose-built community offers the aid of individualized care; every characteristic of the community is designed to cater to the particular needs of its residents.

Dining Amenities

All meals are provided to occupants. We offer specified meal alternatives such as vegetarian food.

On-Site Activities

Residents can exercise their physical and mental well-being with specially curated on-site activities.

Outdoor Common Areas

Outdoor common areas are designed with accessibility, flow, and movement for resident mobility.

Indoor Common Areas

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

Location Amenities at Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living Columbia

Living Options and Amenities

We offer wheelchair accessible units. Ground floor units are available. Resident units featuring wheelchair accessible showers are available.

Featured Amenities at Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living Columbia

Personal Services

We have a beautician conveniently located on-site - residents can easily receive beauty treatments for all occasions. We offer devotional services on-site, so residents can practice or worship in the privacy of our community.

Medical Care Services

Our 24-hour awake staff is at hand to assist your loved one in fulfilling time-sensitive needs, should they arise. All services are delivered by licensed practitioners present on staff 24/7. There are licensed nurses on-site to administer injections when needed. We have registered nurses on our community staff. 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. 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 dentist pays regular visits to our facility. 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 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. 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 and receive support in living a healthy lifestyle, and that no one's needs are neglected. 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. 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.

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Community Certifications

Our community is licensed for 64 residents. The building was constructed in 2001.