Ashbury Heights sits in a quiet residential neighborhood and has room for up to 12 seniors, so folks get to know each other and the staff pretty well in this small, family-style place. It's licensed by the State of Missouri, through both the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Social Services, and the care team includes a live-in administrator, trained caregivers, and certified medication staff who are around 24/7. The building itself feels like a home, offering fully-furnished suites with private bedrooms, private bathrooms, step-in showers, individual heating and cooling controls, and emergency call systems for safety. Seniors can choose between private and semi-private rooms, and each person's schedule and care plan adjusts to what's needed, with help for things like bathing, grooming, getting dressed, or even extra help outside the bath, plus housekeeping, laundry, and food preparation.
There's help with managing medicines, including insulin administration if needed, and the staff will remind and monitor as necessary. A visiting podiatrist and a physical therapist help people stay on track with their health, and doctors' appointments, shopping trips, and trips to faith-based events are available with transportation services. When it comes to meals, staff serve three nutritious meals each day, plus snacks, with adjustments for special diets like for diabetes or hypertension; kosher food can be arranged too, and residents can help decide food and activity choices. Social activities go on every day-there's music and animal therapy, board games, outdoor relaxation, fitness and art programs, movie entertainment, a book room, planned social nights, and even trips out, while on-site amenities include a hot tub, sauna or health room, hairdresser or parlor, and garden areas. Church services, devotional activities, and senior engagement activities keep the community connected and active, and things are designed with mobility and independence in mind. Folks can take part in adult day watch, respite care, independent living, supported assisted living or memory care, hospice when needed, and even skilled nursing services, with all care as personalized as possible. Ashbury Heights encourages company and conversation, promotes dignity, and pays attention to each resident's physical, mental, and emotional needs-doing its best to balance safe support with privacy and a sense of home.
