Our caregivers provide help with many or all of the daily activities of living, including help with:
Personal hygiene Bathing or showering Hair, make-up, grooming, shaving Selecting clothing for the day & getting dressed Group activities, such as playing games or exercising and other social events (i.e. birthdays and holidays or listening to live musical) Eating and drinking Wheelchairs, walkers, etc. Continence management
Other Services Include:
Dispensing medicine at the proper time according to physician’s orders, and logging the date, time, and dose of each medication given Driving and accompanying residents to the doctor and other health-related appointments Promoting an active and productive daily schedule to help maintain our residents’ independence, self-esteem, physical, and mental agility Providing delicious, nutritionally balanced, wholesome meals in our charming dining rooms. Providing tray service, if needed or desired Providing daily laundry and maid service
Our Amenities Include:
A clean, home environment Large, lush, landscaped gardens Complete security/alarm systems at each house Private and semi-private rooms We offer respite care as well as hospice care At the Cottages of Lake Balboa we are concerned with the whole person. While we provide a high level of care, supervision, and health monitoring of our residents, our commitment to them does not stop there. Our activities program provides residents with a level of stimulation beyond their basic care needs. A sampling of our activities include: MIND & COGNITIVE PROGRAMS Memory Games Arts & Crafts Card Games Current Events Reading Time BODY & WELL BEING PROGRAMS “Jukebox Hootenanny” with Brian “Cottages Roadshow” with Paula Chair Exercises Walking in our Gardens or in our Neighborhood Intergenerational Programming with Preschool Children Pet Therapy Karaoke Low-Impact Dancing On-Site Gardening Flower Decorating “King/Queen for a Day” Special Outings Religious Services COMMUNITY & SOCIAL EVENTS Weekly “Happy Hour” Monthly Summer Barbecues Field Trips Family Picnics
Night Staffing
Many elderly individuals need to be in an environment with caregivers who are awake at night. Unfortunately, the options for awake night staffing are very limited. Very few board and care homes have such staff at night, and larger assisted living facilities generally have one or very few caregivers awake, monitoring a very large number of residents. In addition, the cost of a private caregiver, either through an agency or individually, can be very high. The Cottages of Lake Balboa offers awake night staffing at multiple locations, so you can feel even more secure that your loved one is well-cared for and monitored.
Personalized Dining
we are proud of the variety and quality of meals, prepared from fresh ingredients in our very own kitchens. We like to say that our residents don’t just eat, they dine! Three nutritious meals served daily Finest meats, poultry, fish, fresh produce, bread, and desserts Individualized menus provided to accommodate preferences and dietary restrictions Mealtimes can be tailored to individual preferences Snacks and a variety of drinks and juices served throughout the day For any given meal, Cottages residents experience flexible personalized dining options. Residents will always have the option of eating whatever their hearts desire (and whatever their health requires), regardless of the main meal being prepared. We have a full kosher kitchen that provides home-cooked meals for residents that keep kosher. We are one of the only residential care communities in the Southland to provide such meal options!