New Horizon Board and Care sits in a quiet Elk Grove, California neighborhood and gives memory care to people with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia in a family-style, home-like setting, and in the memory care wing they keep the doors secured and have a WanderGuard system that rings an alarm if anyone tries to wander off, which is helpful when someone tends to forget where they are. The home has six units with private and semi-private rooms and a vacancy for a private room, with some rooms starting at $5,000 a month and possible extra services with the Plus level of care. The staff, including nurses, helps with day-to-day things like getting dressed, bathing, reminders for medication, diabetic care including insulin shots, and incontinence support, and they know how to help residents who might have trouble getting up or need help with a transfer, even using Hoyer Lifts if needed.
Meals aren't fixed or thrown together-food is cooked to order, and residents can eat together in the dining room, with snacks given through the day, and activities like music, games, and birthday parties bring a sense of community, while outdoor BBQs and regular events help people bond. There's a fenced backyard, so people feel safe if they want to get fresh air, and the whole home is made for wheelchair access, with no smoking allowed anywhere indoors, whether private or public spaces, and pets are welcome to stay with their owners. New Horizon Board and Care is for both men and women, though some rooms or care levels may change that, and the home gives short-term respite care for people who need a break or families who need time away, and there's care for folks in hospice, so people can stay in one place as needs change with extra services added on.
Staff at New Horizon Board and Care help people join in on life by planning activities each day, like social events, group meals, live music, or games, and neighbors often become friends, which is good when someone's forgotten faces or doesn't get many visitors, and staff understand how to care for people showing big behavior changes, including help for those who might get lost or confused easily. Everyone who works at the home gets training on memory loss and knows how to use different equipment to keep everyone safe, and there's always somebody available even if there's not a live-in caregiver on site. Residents get stays that are quiet, with trips out for errands or doctor's visits using free transportation, and the home's close to local parks, restaurants, Sky River Casino, and Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center so family can visit nearby places when they come by-and there's always the option for a tour before moving in.
The place looks like a regular house from the outside, with fewer than ten beds, so everything feels less like a facility and more like someone's own home, and they celebrate each person's needs by offering flexible care, letting folks hold on to what makes them feel like themselves, while trying to keep their dignity, independence, and spirit strong, and through all this, the focus is on making sure each day still matters and everyone feels they belong where they are.
