Golden Oaks Memory Care Home sits in Shawnee, KS and takes care of adults 55 and older who need daily help, especially those dealing with Alzheimer's or other kinds of memory loss, and the place only has 12 units so it stays a bit more private and quiet than some of the larger buildings out there, and the staff is around 24 hours a day to help with things like bathing, dressing, transfers, medication, and just getting through the regular activities of daily life. Residents get meal service three times a day with options for special dietary needs like allergies, gluten-free, low or no sodium, no sugar, vegetarian, or diabetic diets, and if someone gets hungry later, there's all-day dining, and meals are eaten in a dedicated dining room with people able to pick from scheduled times or just come in when they want something. The rooms come furnished, and the building has emergency alert systems, private rooms, high-speed internet, cable, and telephones in the rooms, and when new folks move in, there are coordination services to help them get settled.
Golden Oaks features a secured courtyard, a community garden, walking paths, and both indoor and outdoor common spaces for relaxation or joining in on activities, like movie nights, scrapbooking, painting, gardening, pet therapy, as well as on-site massage therapy, a beauty salon, and devotional services if someone likes that sort of thing, and the community aims to keep folks social and building friendships, even though some days can be hard. They've got adult day care, respite care for short-term stays, and regular day programs, and both in-house skilled nurses and medical staff are on call at all times, plus doctor visits right at the facility so residents don't have to leave if they're not up for it. The building uses a secure layout designed especially for people with memory challenges, and the care team makes personal plans to help each person keep as much independence as possible, and that might look like help with walking, transfers, personal hygiene, and all sorts of medication or health management, including diabetic care, incontinence care, and non-ambulatory care for those who need it.
Every day, residents can expect daily housekeeping, laundry, and linen service, and there's also dry cleaning available for those who want their clothes taken care of too, and everybody has access to Wi-Fi throughout the whole place, so staying connected is a bit easier, and the community works with family through local senior living advisors, offering support and keeping families in the loop. The staff focuses on making sure everyone's safe, creating a secure setting designed to prevent wandering, and all activities and features are meant to stimulate the mind as well as provide choices that let residents live their lives with dignity, even if memory gets harder to hold onto. Reviews on SeniorAdvisor.com put Golden Oaks Memory Care Home at 3.5 stars-very good for what people report, but no place is perfect, and the typical price is around $174, though there's no published details about specific rates, since they use an all-inclusive pricing model. Golden Oaks belongs to a bigger network of senior living, offers respite and short stays, and works hard at providing a calm, structured program for anyone who chooses to live there, with plenty of chances for socializing, relaxing, or joining in on community activities, and always making room for personal touch in care.
