Covenant Woods Retirement Community Retirement Homes

 CONTACT
  Christie North
 ADMIN
  Zach Jacobsen.
 NURSE DIR
  Jimmy Owens.
 MARKET DIR
  Christie North.
 ACTIVITIES DIR
  P Brad Smith.
 MAINT DIR
  Randy Campbell.
 FOOD SERVICES DIR
  Brad Motes.
 ASSISTED LIVING
  Priv rooms 22
   Priv bath 4
   Max res 31
   Avg monthly fees $2,001-$3,000
   Min age 55
 INDEPENDENT LIVING
  Priv homes 14
   Apts 195
   Condos 61
   Max res 200
   Avg monthly fees $1,001- $2,000
   Min age 55
 SERVICES
  Central dining
   Housekeeping
   Transportation
   Social and recreational
   Alzheimer's care
   Supervision of medications
   Supervised bathing
   Security
   Library
   Respite care
   Swimming pool
   Religious activities
   Maintenance
   Emergency call system
   Laundry
   Group exercise
 NURSING SERVICES
  State-licensed assisted living
 DATE OPENED
  May 1984
 OWNER TYPE
  Private for-profit
   Limited partnership
 OWNER
  Forrest L Preston Life Care Centers of America
 AFFILIATIONS
  State-licensed
   Personal Care Unit
 OTHER LANGUAGES
  Italian
   Spanish

A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Assisted living emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for seniors for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Assisted living emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for seniors for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living.