John Knox Manor - Retirement Community

John Knox Manor - Retirement Community has been serving seniors in Montgomery since 1965 as a non-profit focused on Christian care, and you'll notice the place sits on landscaped grounds with walking paths, outdoor sitting areas, and gardens, including one certified as a backyard wildlife habitat back in 2000, so people who like being outdoors have plenty of places to visit, and when it comes to the different places to live, there's independent living, catered living, assisted living, congregate living, and skilled nursing, with special spaces like The Tower for independent, catered, and assisted living, and a feature called The Garden, with Sturgis Hall serving as a memorial hall too. The community has a continuing care retirement model, which means residents can move between different levels of care-like from independent living to assisted living or memory care-depending on their needs, and it takes care of a wide range of services like home care, rehab, short-term stays, skilled nursing, and Alzheimer's or memory care, as well as support for daily living tasks, help moving in, and caregiver support, plus transportation for doctors' visits and errands. For safety, there are medical alert systems-including options from Bay Alarm Medical, Medical Guardian, and ADT Medical Alert-along with walk-in tubs, medication dispensers, and home security measures, so residents get that extra layer of peace of mind, and the staff is available around the clock for emergencies or just regular help, like helping with bathing, dressing, medication, transfers, and managing insulin for diabetes. Inside, apartments come furnished with air-conditioning, bath tubs, and telephone connections, and there's Wi-Fi and cable or satellite TV, with common rooms for socializing and movie nights, as well as spaces for arts and crafts or gardening, and there's a beauty salon and barbershop right on site, so people don't have to go far for those regular needs. The meal service offers restaurant-style dining, and meals are set up to fit special diets like diabetes or allergies, with scheduled menus. Activity-wise, John Knox Manor has daily events, bingo games, stretch classes, group outings, live performances, and community-sponsored events to help keep folks active, moving, and socializing, and when it comes to spiritual life, there are chaplains, priests, and religious services for both Catholic and Protestant residents, along with devotional services on-site. Housekeeping and linen services come every week, and they also offer laundry and dry-cleaning, so people can focus on what matters to them, and if anyone needs help getting to medical appointments or wanting to get out for a while, there's organized transportation for that. John Knox Manor is run by staff who focus on privacy and keep things straightforward, and the atmosphere tries to balance support and independence, letting seniors have as much say in their lives as possible, and because they've been around for over 50 years, there's a steady sense of compassion and respect in how they run things, whether it's in the independent living section, the skilled nursing area, memory care, or with home care through John Knox @ Home or in Arrowhead's home-inspired assisted living. Residents get weekly housekeeping, help with daily activities, and regular health care coordination, with scheduled events and places to relax or walk outside, and with safety and cleanliness measures in place-especially during times like COVID-19-families can know there's attention to these details, and overall, it's a place for older adults to maintain independence while having whatever help or support they may need as they go along.