Assisted Living in Los Angeles

If you're looking for an assisted living facility in the Downey, CA area that offers special care for Alzheimer’s and other memory-related issues, you may want to consider Lakewood Gardens Assisted Living as a possible option.  The facility encourages residents to be as independent as they are capable of being, while also offering help whenever they need it.

The services an assisted living facility offers are important to consider when choosing one.  Some of the services available at Lakewood Gardens Assisted Living include:

• Staff that is available 24/7
• An emergency call system installed in each apartment that allows residents to call for help from the staff whenever they need it
• Three meals provided daily, with special meals for residents with specific diets
• Housekeeping provided on a routine basis
• Laundry and linen services provided on a routine basis
• Staff that is trained to help residents with basic living needs, including help with cleaning, help with grooming, and help with dressing
• Transportation for residents going to appointments and offsite activities
• Escorts for residents when they go to activities and when they return to their apartments
• Licensed nurses on the staff and a doctor on-call
• On-site visits by a podiatrist
• Staff that is trained to help residents manage their medications
• Special service for residents with incontinence
• A wander alert system in place in case residents with dementia begin to wander
• Hospice care for residents with terminal illness

There are amenities offered to residents at Lakewood Gardens Assisted Living as well.  Religious activities are available for residents with a strong sense of spirituality.  The facility’s beauty and barber shop offers residents a place to go to get their hair done, along with numerous other grooming services.  Indoor common areas provide residents with places to meet up and socialize with each other.  There are private and semi-private apartments at the facility, though it is important to ask the staff how many of each is available at any given time before deciding if this is the right facility.  The bathrooms at the facility are designed to be easily accessible by all residents, and there are safety features installed in them.