Applewood Center sits in Winchester, New Hampshire, and it's a small, homelike place where folks can live with quiet comfort, with both indoor and outdoor spaces that feel peaceful and let families visit and relax together, plus there are nice gardens and even a fireplace in the living room which gives a cozy feel. The building offers 2-bedroom apartments, shared rooms, and fully furnished accommodations with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, air-conditioning, phones, internet, and cable, and if someone needs to entertain visitors or have family meals they make use of private dining rooms or community dining, with restaurant-style service or in-room options too. There's always 24-hour staffing, supervision, and emergency alert systems, and the place is pretty secure with highly protected areas and alarms which help keep people safe, especially if they might wander or get confused, and the transportation service helps folks go to appointments or outings safely.
Many services get offered, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, physical, speech, and occupational therapies, diabetes and wound care, specialty medical care like vision, dental, x-ray, psychiatric, even IV and colostomy care, and both pain and medication management happen right there on-site. The team has a medical director and registered nurses, and staff like Kate Carson, ARPN, and Gail Cushing, NHA, RN BSN, who are involved in both care and the local community, and the center focuses on creating individual plans for every resident, providing home health care, hospice, palliative, long-term care, post-acute care, respite, and short stays, and they contract with the VA and accept Medicaid HCBS too.
Residents get personal care day and night, counseling, case management, interpreter services, and support for those with dementia or special needs, and for daily life there are fitness programs, nutritional guidance, special diets, and laundry, mail, newspaper, pharmacy delivery, and housekeeping services to make things easier. Recreational activities are quite varied-folks might ride the golf cart, play bingo, enjoy crafts, watch movies, go on day trips, celebrate with ice cream or music, join spiritual, educational, and cultural groups, visit the library or computer stations, or just sit with their pets if they've brought one along. There's a beauty salon and barber, a wellness center and spa, activity and family rooms, and everything's spacious and fully air-conditioned, and for people who like nature or a bit of peace, the outdoor courtyards, walking areas, and pretty views give a nice break during the day.
Applewood Center works to connect residents, families, staff, and pets to foster good relationships, and tries to make things straightforward without a lot of fuss, offering steady support for people who need extra care or just a safe place to call home where their needs are looked after and their days are filled with routine and simple pleasures.
