Emeritus at Champion sits in the Ella Springs Senior Living Community and is owned by individuals instead of a big corporation, which sometimes can make it feel more like a home, and the staff here gets described as caring, friendly, patient, and professional, always there around the clock and ready to help with daily needs, medication, or getting to meals or activities. The building has lots of natural light, big comfortable rooms, one- and two-bedroom apartments, common areas that include a barber shop, beauty salon, library, and even a billiards lounge or movie room, plus places to sit outside on the patio or walk in landscaped gardens, with rooms that can fit wheelchairs easily and ground floor options for those who need them. Residents get three chef-prepared home-style meals each day in some areas, and meals come with choices like low or no sodium options, restaurant-style dining, and guests can join, while staff takes care of laundry, housekeeping, and dry cleaning.
People who live here can be as busy as they want with activity programs like puzzles, fitness classes, stretching, Tai Chi, yoga, Forever Fit, brain fitness (like Dakim), cooking clubs, games, gardening, Wii bowling, dances, pet programs or birthday celebrations, holiday parties, art classes, educational talks, trivia, and both on-site and off-site activities, including day trips, karaoke, live shows, church services, and more. Residents can take part in Christian services or other religious activities, such as Protestant, Catholic, and other devotional times, and Holly Hall Retirement Community offers a faith-based community.
This place handles many different needs, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing care, high acuity care, ambulatory and incontinence care, diabetic care, and respite care for short stays, plus medication management and help with personal care, all in a campus that tries to balance care with independence. The community has uncovered parking, is close to public transit, gives free rides, and allows outdoor smoking. Amenities like cable or satellite TV, high-speed internet, air conditioning, wheelchair accessible showers, and private baths come with many rooms.
Emeritus at Champion feels like a full-service campus that supports seniors wanting help, whether for a short stay or long-term, and focuses on each person's independence, health, and comfort, going out of the way with a lot of options and programs for folks with varying needs, including personal or memory care, and even at places like Advanced Personal Care at Hamlin Valley, residents can get private care in a more home-like residential setting. The goal is always support, safety, and a bit of joy in the day-to-day, and no one has to rush or fuss to feel welcome here.
