Services

Residents at Prairie Senior Cottages have access to a full array of personal care services, as well as comprehensive social and recreational programs. Prairie Senior Cottages staff creates a personal care plan for each resident that addresses his or her needs and desires. Whenever possible, our caregivers accommodate individual preferences and encourage residents to make choices.

Prairie Senior Cottages services include:
Monitored building
Round-the-clock, on-site, specially trained caregivers
RN supervision and case management
Medication supervision
Daily personal hygiene, including assistance with:
Bathing
Dressing
Toileting and incontinence
Mobility
Family-style dining
Medical escort service
Personal transportation
Personal laundry and housekeeping
Individual attention
Professional management
Structured & specialized activities
Spiritual Service
Maintenance and repair
Lawn care and snow removal
Service Highlights

Those suffering from memory loss may experience symptoms of incontinence, wandering, loneliness and isolation, night wakefulness, declining visual acuity, and even creative behaviors. While we realize that neither the individual nor the symptoms of the illness can be changed, Prairie Senior Cottages believes that accommodating individual behavior has therapeutic benefits. The unique environment, care and services we offer at Prairie Senior Cottages assist residents in succeeding at the tasks of daily living.

Bathing
Bathing can be overwhelming or frightening for those with memory loss. As a result, this important part of personal care is often overlooked. At Prairie Senior Cottages, the specially trained staff approaches residents differently at bathing time using creative techniques.

Dressing
Dressing may be difficult for those with memory loss they may forget the order in which clothing is placed on the body. Although it may be easier for the staff to dress the individual, simple steps are given to prompt the individual to dress independently. There may come a time in the disease progression where resident are no longer able to dress independently with prompts; staff is trained to complete the personal care entirely.

Toileting And Incontinence
Incontinence is very common for those with memory loss; however, in most cases incontinence can be managed with intervention techniques. At Prairie Senior Cottages, residents participate in the H20 Club: a time during each day where resident are reminded to drink water. With proper hydration, residents can be placed on a toileting schedule. In some cases, adult incontinence products are used to prevent embarrassing accidents. In addition, medication can offer regularity for some who otherwise would be incontinent.

Monitored Building
Although Prairie Senior Cottages has a monitored security system in place for the safety of the residents, we cannot guarantee that residents will not elope. We work with the local police department to accelerate a search if a resident is reported missing. In most cases, the staff knows immediately when a resident is out of the building and is able to redirect him or her back into returning.

Family-Style Dining
Mealtime is the focal point of every day, not only because of its obvious popularity, but because residents have the opportunity to participate in its preparation, just like at home. Eight resident and at least one caregiver eat together in their dining room. The family style dining encourages socialization and proper nutrition without a structured setting.