Summa Care - Scottsdale sits in Scottsdale, Arizona, and holds a license as a residential assisted living home for up to five residents under certification AL1505H from the Arizona Department of Social Services. This is a small, secure place with caregivers that help with things like bathing, dressing, medication, incontinence care, transfers, and even give insulin injections or use two-person transfers when needed. The caregivers stay around all day and night, making sure to look after everyone's safety and provide extra help beyond most assisted living places, handling both mobility help and memory care for people with memory loss, including those who need Alzheimer's care. The staff can also work with hospice and respite care for short-term needs, and family carers get a chance for a break if needed.
Residents get three home-cooked meals each day, with snacks and diet changes provided for diabetes, allergies, high blood pressure, and other health issues, so meals are both nutritious and suited to medical conditions. Room is fully furnished, equipped with spacious closets, and has emergency buttons, safety features, private laundry, housekeeping, and linen service. The home has both shared and private spaces, and welcoming pets if it's comfortable for everyone. Everyone can use Wi-Fi and cable TV, and the moving process gets help too so people settle in easily.
Summa Care offers scheduled daily programs, like movie nights, fitness and art activities, music and board games, pet therapy, garden time, birthday parties, and outings. There's a games and entertainment room, exercise room, book space, and places for social gatherings or just reading quietly if someone feels like it. For people who want outside time, there are outdoor relaxation spots, a yard, and walking paths. Staff work with outside healthcare providers and help coordinate doctor visits and rides for medical appointments or errands, and there's parking for visitors. There's always someone around to help residents with hygiene, showers, and regular health checks.
This community focuses on providing one-on-one attention, paying close mind to everyone's needs, helping with daily living and personal care, and fitting in social, physical, and mental activity. Summa Care - Scottsdale keeps the setting relaxed and comfortable, much like a family home, designed to help seniors keep independent for as long as they can while always knowing someone friendly is there if they need help.
