Countryside Home sits on Highway 15 in Abilene, Kansas and has room for up to 16 seniors, so you get a smaller, homey setting where folks and staff know each other and help each other out, and if you need help with things like bathing, dressing, or taking medicine, there's always someone nearby around the clock, with part-time nurses on site and others ready to help by phone any time, and staff offers everything from gentle reminders to more hands-on help for folks who can't get around by themselves or need two people to help them safely. You see small pets getting petted on laps or napping in sunlit corners. There are regular programs, like arts and crafts, book clubs, games, music sessions, and even pet therapy when it's wanted, and folks can spend time in the outside garden and on walking paths, or gather for social nights, movie nights, and music visits, and when you want time alone you'll have a private or shared apartment with a kitchenette, your own bath, a telephone, and emergency alert systems for safety. Meals come home-cooked every day, and the kitchen staff can make special dishes for people with diabetes, allergies, or other needs, and you won't have to worry about laundry or cleaning rooms because regular housekeeping, laundry, and linen services are part of daily life, along with pest control and upkeep of the inside and outside of the building.
Countryside Home is a veteran-owned, licensed Residential Health Care Facility, and has memory care for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia, respite stays for those needing short-term support, and even hospice care when families need that peace of mind for comfort at the end. There are guest meal privileges if family comes to eat, and the dining room has scheduled meals, but some things, like snacks and coffee, are always ready, with all-day dining when needed, and if you don't want to cook there are meal programs with one or two meals a day. Fitness and recreation fill up the calendar, and you can get haircuts, join in board games, or just relax by the hot tub, or start your day in the sauna or health room, and if you need to get to the doctor, the van can help you, along with rides to shopping, worship, and off-site events. Apartments have refrigerators, microwaves, and heating and air you can control yourself, and you can live in a studio, one-, or two-bedroom set-up, with patios and balconies, or even a townhouse or condo if you like more space.
There's help for bathing, transfers, dressing, grooming, and even insulin support, and if needed, personalized care plans get set up and sometimes CNAs, LPNs, or an RN provide extra help, and they always have a nurse on call for emergencies. Countryside Home has been part of caring for elders for years, accepts some pets, supports English and Spanish languages, and gives VA benefit advice to families. Folks here often say the staff is helpful and joyful, happy to residents to doctor's visits or outside walks, and there's close access to pharmacies, grocery stores, and churches, all just down the road or around the corner, while Memorial Hospital's less than two miles away if there's a medical need. There's parking for residents and guests, a move-in coordination service, and everything's furnished, so moving in is a little easier, plus special arrangements for memory care, independent living, and assisted living can be made as needed. Countryside Home keeps things pretty straightforward, with honest routines and a quiet, neighborly feel, and you can always find a little music, fresh air, and conversation if you want it.
