Blaire House of Tewksbury Assisted Living

Blaire House of Tewksbury Assisted Living sits on a senior care campus in the Merrimack Valley and offers several levels of care, including assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short-term rehabilitation, with in-house hemodialysis. The community has 35 apartments, including 23 on the traditional assisted living floors and 12 memory care apartments on a secured Alzheimer's floor, and you'll find both studio and one-bedroom options with private baths, kitchenettes, air conditioning, walk-in showers, and emergency response systems with automatic fall detection. The staff provide help with personal care, medication management, grooming, bathing, dressing, and incontinence care, and residents who need more support, such as diabetic care and behavioral care, can access specialized nursing and therapy services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus therapy teams and wellness assessments developed with a nurse. Safety features like 24-hour security, locked entries, wander alert systems, and on-call nurses are in place, and for memory support, residents get personalized care plans, activity programs, and secured outdoor space, with bracelets to help prevent wandering. People can bring a cat, and the campus is handicap accessible, with ground floor units and wheelchair accessible showers. Housekeeping and bed linen and towel laundry come with the monthly fee, with weekly cleaning and laundry provided as standard, while meals are served restaurant-style three times daily in private dining rooms, with choices for special diets like gluten-free, low sodium, and vegetarian, plus snacks and guest meals always available, and there's the option for room service and semi-private or single room units. Residents enjoy cable TV, Wi-Fi, a library, a beauty salon, and transportation services for appointments and outings, and there's a full calendar of activities seven days a week, with art classes, trivia, gardening, outings, religious services for many faiths, and pet-focused times, plus sunrooms, living rooms, indoor and outdoor common areas, beautifully maintained gardens, and plenty of space for socializing or relaxing. The community welcomes adults 55 and older and provides respite stays, hospice care, and aging-in-place support, so residents can stay even if their care needs change, and short-term stays help families who need a break. There's a warm, homelike setting here, with a licensed nursing staff on-site day and night, and the property is owned and operated by a family with over fifty years' experience. Blaire House has won awards for their care, including national recognition for quality by the American Health Care Association, and care plans fit each person's needs, whether someone needs light daily assistance or round-the-clock support, with both traditional assisted living and a Dementia Special Care Unit (DSCU) for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, and the staff are known for compassion, patience, and being attentive to the residents and their families. The whole place tries to offer safety, privacy, companionship, activities, and personal care in a single campus, which is handy if a resident's needs or health changes over time, and with services like PT, OT, speech therapy, hospice, behavioral health, and off-site medical support, families can know their loved one has access to what they need at different stages. Residents have access to a fitness center and a rounding nurse practitioner, and medical alert systems like Lifeline or Bay Alarm Medical are installed, along with all the usual senior living options like independent and assisted living, senior apartments, condos, and townhomes, with Medicaid, Medicare, and many private insurance contracts accepted.