Prairie Living at Chautauqua

Prairie Living at Chautauqua is a senior living community in Carbondale, Illinois, offering apartment choices that include studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms, and the facility stands out because it's designed in a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie style, which means it's got big open spaces and lots of light, and there are 75 apartments that residents can make their own by bringing in their own furniture, pictures, and decorations, and every apartment has a kitchenette, a large bathroom with a walk-in shower, an emergency alert system, and access to 24-hour awake staff, including certified nursing assistants who help with any care needs and provide ongoing health checks and nursing assessments. Residents have chef-prepared meals three times a day in the restaurant-style dining room, plus snacks, and folks also have help with daily living tasks-like bathing, dressing, getting to and from the bed to a wheelchair, managing medicine, laundry, and toileting-and there's also support for people with diabetes and incontinence, if the resident manages their own care, and staff gives help to both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents, including standby assistance with transferring. The building has a barber and beauty shop, a hobby shop, a chapel, a country store, a pool room, a theater, a big living room with a fireplace, a cafe, a game room, and even a library named after Senator Paul Simon, so there's plenty of space for folks to socialize, read, or relax, and there's a sun porch and outdoor patio too for those who like to be outdoors, and the exterior doors are secured for extra safety. Prairie Living at Chautauqua has community programs and activities for socialization, learning, movement, and creativity, with input from the residents in planning social and event calendars, and there are arts and crafts rooms, a cards and games area, movie viewings, and outings in the community, with complimentary transportation and parking available. The staff can arrange offsite devotional services for those who desire it, and there's attention to spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being through a wide variety of programs and events. Supportive living and assisted living services are the main focus, but there are memory care, independent living, and home care options, and hospice care is available for residents who need it, plus mobile alert buttons for emergencies. Prairie Living at Chautauqua is certified through the Illinois Supportive Living program, and the community takes pride in the caring, friendly staff and efforts to treat everyone with compassion and respect, which you can see in the way residents and staff are helpful and kind to one another, and that's made the place stand out with awards like Best of Senior Living and Best of Senior Living All Star.