Apartment Community of Our Lady of the Snows Retirement Homes

 CONTACT
  Kristen Milligan
 NURSE DIR
  Cathy Kehoe.
 MARKET DIR
  Susan Newharth.
 PERSONNEL DIR
  Reba Phillips.
 ACTIVITIES DIR
  Charlotte Miller.
 CONTINUING CARE
  Apts 166
   Nursing on-site
   Entrance fee $1,000
   Avg monthly fees $1,001-$2,000
   Min age 62
 SERVICES
  Central dining
   Housekeeping
   Transportation
   Social and recreational
   Financial counseling
   Social work/Mental health
   Physical therapy
   Medical care
   Security
   Library
   Religious activities
 NURSING SERVICES
  Skilled nurs beds 57
   State-licensed nurs home
 DATE OPENED
  November 1966
 OWNER TYPE
  Private non-profit
 OWNER
  Oblate Ministries for Health & Aging
 AFFILIATIONS
  Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
   AAHA
   IRHA
   IAHA
    Retirement Homes & Senior Housing

There is a wide range of home care services that can help you maintain your independence within the comfort of your own home, from in home help to day care. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. 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. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. You have a close network of nearby family, friends, and neighbors. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being.