St. Francis Assisted Care, sitting on a one-acre lot in Turlock's 95380 area, is a licensed senior living community with the capacity for up to 56 residents and operates under California's Department of Social Services. The place offers choices like private rooms, shared rooms, studios, and one-bedroom apartments, with costs depending on what kind of room folks want. The building has indoor and outdoor walking paths, gardens full of roses, and spaces for relaxing or spending time with others, plus there's a courtyard, TV lounge, library, and plenty of common rooms both inside and out. Residents can join in activities led by a full-time activity director, including bingo, art classes, trivia, morning exercise, movie nights, outings, music therapy, pet therapy, tabletop games, and exercises like yoga, with special things like church services and communion on site or offsite with a visiting chaplain, and there are regular social nights and recreation areas too.
The staff at St. Francis Assisted Care stay awake and on duty 24 hours a day and use emergency call and intercom systems in every room, so help is always nearby, and there's a pretty high ratio of staff to residents for care needs, with specially trained caregivers who can assist with bathing, dressing, transferring, grooming, toileting, washing, medication support, and health monitoring. The place can also handle medication management, help with insulin setup (but not give the shots themselves), blood sugar checks for diabetes, and work with special diets like low-sodium, diabetic-friendly, gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian, with meals made fresh and snacks available all day. Every resident gets three home-cooked, dietician-approved meals daily, and folks can enjoy meals in a restaurant-style dining room or even a private space for family visits.
St. Francis Assisted Care has services and room for seniors needing short-term respite care, long-term assisted living, and both memory and Alzheimer's care, including a separate memory care building with wandering alert technology, secured common areas, and staff trained in dealing with difficult behaviors or physical needs, even for residents who act out or wander. The community welcomes residents who manage their own incontinence and those needing standby, full or two-person transfers, including folks who use wheelchairs and mechanical lift assistance for mobility. Staff can also help with Parkinson's disease care, behavioral needs, and have visiting therapists like nurses, podiatrists, speech, and occupational therapists available when needed.
Outdoors, the property features pretty gardens and patios for relaxing walks or sitting in the sun, while inside, folks have a beauty salon, barber shop, communal kitchen, chapel, activity rooms, and a book room to enjoy, with amenities like free Wi-Fi, parking, and a pet-friendly atmosphere. They allow outdoor smoking in designated spots, and offer regular housekeeping, linen services, and transportation for medical appointments, errands, or trips to faith-based facilities. The community offers a quiet setting for aging in place, supports hospice and end-of-life care, and makes sure there's a full activity schedule for residents at every care level. Residents need to be at least 55 years old, and while the facility doesn't accept Medicare unless specially certified, it focuses on serving long-term care needs for seniors in Stanislaus County.
