"The Residential Alternative to Long Term Institutional Care for the Elderly"

One Daily Rate

At New Dawn we have one daily rate for all our residents. Our staff is trained to provide care for our residents, not to calculate the time it took to change

a brief or give a bath. We know that an individual’s needs and abilities can change daily. Some days little assistance is needed and some days constant assistance is required, as in the case of an illness. That is why we are here; to provide whatever assistance is needed each day, without you or your loved one worrying that your monthly bill will change, unless you’ve requested additional services. All-inclusive pricing makes it easy to plan your finances.

 

Included in the Monthly Fee

• Private room

• Private bathroom with tiled shower

• Emergency alarm in every room

• Wall-to-wall carpeting

• Specially designed armoire to assist with 

• clothing selection

• Memory boxes to help stimulate meaningful

• memories or special recollections from their

• life experience.

• Utilities

• Housekeeping

• Maintenance of building and grounds

• Flame retardant curtains with blackout lining

 

Your Personalized Assistance

• Highly-trained staff offers assistance with activities

• of daily living as needed, including bathing,

• dressing, eating, bathroom, and ambulation

• Three nutritious meals planned daily by a

• registered dietician

• Healthy snacks

• All assistance with personal care and hygiene

• Bathing assistance

• Personal laundry

• Medication management

• Health monitoring by a nurse

• Full activities program

• Linen and towel service

• Continence training and management

 

Exceptional Programs

(some at additional cost)

• Massage therapy

• Aroma therapy

• Music therapy

• Physical therapy, occupational therapy and

• speech therapy with a physician prescription

• as needed.

 

Additional Charges as Needed

• Incontinence supplies

• Medication

• Long distance telephone if required

• Cable television in the room (optional)

• Transportation to individual appointments

• Optional furniture usage—one time fee

 

Note: Our fees are re-evaluated yearly and

increased based on growing costs for staff, fuel,

food and related items. You will receive notice at

least 30 days in advance before any increases are implemented.

Programs and Services

Your loved one’s safety and security is paramount to New Dawn. Even in a home setting there is no way to guarantee that an individual will not wander, fall or have an accident, but New Dawn has taken special steps for our residents' safety.

 

Our Wandering Prevention Program

• Buildings are fully enclosed by a perimeter fence

• All outside doors are alarmed to notify staff if a

• resident leaves

• All outside windows are alarmed

• An alarm system with motion sensors runs

• throughout the building to notify the staff when

• residents leave their beds or their rooms

 

Fall Prevention

• Hydration program prevents dehydration that can

• lead to dizziness and falls

• Motion sensors in rooms and bathrooms let staff

• know when someone may need help

• Fall prevention team continually works to monitor,

• decrease and prevent falls

• Physical therapy assistance provided as needed

• to evaluate equipment and other ways to

• prevent falls

• Shower stalls rather than bathtubs

• Strategically placed handrails in bathrooms

• and corners

• Handrails in corridors

 

Nutrition (View sample menu)

• Delicious menus developed by a registered dietician

• Nutritious snacks and beverages are available

• at all times

• Menu emphasizes foods rich in Omega-3 and

• anti-oxidants

• Special diets when prescribed by a physician

• Nutritional supplements when prescribed by

• a physician

 

Health Monitoring

• Residents maintain their own physicians or may use

• the New Dawn community physician

• Round the clock nurse on-site every day

• Medication administered by a nurse or supervised

• by a nurse

• Blood pressure and general health monitoring

• Regular weight checks

 

Communication

• Resident Assistants carry cell phones so you can

• speak with them directly

• Monthly newsletter regarding activities, events and

• news items

• Weekly emails from staff keeps you in touch

• Cameras allow you to see a resident online

 

Activities Program

• One Activity Director seven days a week for each

• building of 16 residents

• We utilize the activities training manual of the

• National Alzheimer’s Association

• “Life Skills Approach”- activities are designed to give

• residents the opportunity to do tasks that are familiar

• and make them feel valuable; e.g., setting the dinner • table, folding laundry, painting wood, caring for a

• “baby” and more.

• Assessment includes leisure interests, a thorough

• assessment is taken when residents enter the

• home related to their likes, dislikes, former

• occupation, etc.