Willowglen Academy Howard House sits over on Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it's a small senior living place with only 8 beds for folks who need some extra help as they get older, and you'll find different apartments here, like furnished single bedrooms, studios, and some shared ones, and all of them have emergency call buttons and grab bars to help keep everybody safe, and there's wheelchair access and help for anybody who needs it moving around. The care staff stay on site all day and all night, and nurses are around during emergencies, and you can get different kinds of care depending on what's needed, like help with dressing, bathing, incontinence, medication, moving around, and there's memory care for those with Alzheimer's and some specific support for people with Parkinson's or diabetes, and they'll make custom care plans for every resident, so needs get covered, whether that's short-term rehab with speech, occupational, and physical therapy, or long-term living with extra health support.
There're everyday things to keep everybody occupied, like movie nights, arts and crafts, a game room, fitness activities, plus a fitness center and safe walking and jogging paths outside, along with nice big patios and a greenhouse for folks who like being active, and for people's safety in bad weather, they've got warming shelters for the cold and cooling centers for hot days. The dining hall is bright and well-lit, and all meals come in a restaurant-style setting, with chef-prepared food (including snacks throughout the day), and there's a private dining room if families want to visit, as well as a communal kitchen and barbershop, and there's a hair salon for folks who want grooming right on site. For health monitoring, there's preventive checks, regular doctor visits, diabetic management, and family counseling support, so loved ones can stay informed, and they help residents manage medicine, coordinate with doctors, and get laundry and cleaning done, plus scheduled rides for shopping or appointments, and daily activities to help with socializing.
They do have a focus on addiction recovery and support, too, including screenings and counseling, and family support so people don't have to handle these hard situations alone, and the staff are equipped to respond to unscheduled emergencies as they come up. Rooms all have modern amenities, including flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi, and phones, and the place is set up for comfort, with large decks and pleasant outdoor areas, and you will see residents making use of the arts studio, theater room, fall prevention programs, and technology like robots helping with meals, which is a bit different. Everything's managed under Wisconsin license #410266, and the community is regulated by local and state agencies that make sure standards are met. Compared to full-time nursing homes, Willowglen Academy Howard House offers long-term, non-acute care that's often more affordable without accepting Medicare as payment unless government certified. The place is known for its person-centered approach, taking care to let people choose how their daily life goes, and you'll see visiting hours are wide open, with plenty of time for family and friends to come by and make residents feel at home.
