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Convenience, Amenities for Seniors

With its top-notch amenities and convenient location, Harbor Woods in Brunswick is an affordable independent living option for people 55 and older.

The 127-unit apartment complex is small enough to offer a true community feeling yet large enough to have extras like a fitness center, library and beauty salon.

There are lots of places to explore nearby. Situated in the heart of Brunswick, Harbor Woods Living is close to shopping, restaurants and medical facilities. Woods adjacent to the complex offer a bucolic view for residents who want a bit more privacy.

Maintenance-free living attracts residents to Harbor Woods. The one- and two-bedroom units are under 1,000 square feet. Each has a washer and dryer hook-up, walk-in showers, wide doorways plus either a patio or balcony. The apartments are pet-friendly, too, with a 35-pound weight limit and breed restrictions.

Available for rent are storage units and detached garages.

To help residents who may eventually need some assistance with daily activities, Harbor Woods has partnered with a local senior care services company. Aging in place is made easier with meal prep, light housekeeping and other personal serivices, all provided for an additional fee.

Harbor Woods Living at Brunswick is located at 4255 Center Road. For more information, call 330-888-0393 or go to HarborWoodsLiving.com

Altenheim Senior Living

Quality Care in a Family-Like Atmosphere

Altenheim Senior Living is a not-for-profit Life Plan community providing a full continuum of senior services. These include short-term rehabilitative therapies, skilled nursing, assisted and independent living, memory care, outpatient rehabilitation, home health care and private duty services. It is also a resource center for seniors and their families who seek answers to questions regarding senior residential living and senior service offerings.

Its mission is to achieve the optimal level of mental, physical and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and the community being served through the provision of high-quality residential living, skilled nursing care and specialized services offered in a family-like atmosphere.

Started by a group of local women of the German-American Ladies Society, Altenheim opened in 1892 and will mark its 125th anniversary in 2017. To commemorate this landmark event, the Altenheim 125th Anniversary Campaign will be launched, giving residents, families, donors and community supporters the opportunity to contribute to the Altenheim Legacy Society and the naming opportunities for its two new facilities, Shurmer Place Memory Assisted Living and Altenheim Therapy Rehab Center.

Altenheim Skilled Nursing and Rehab has received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2017, for the fourth consecutive year. It has been named one of Ohio’s Best Nursing Homes in 2017 by U.S. News & World Report. Skilled Nursing and Rehab has also received the Platinum Quality Designation by CMS, the highest level attainable. Shurmer Place has received a deficiency-free survey, its ninth year in a row. Home Health Care has received a deficiency-free survey from Community Health Accreditation Partner.

These outstanding recognitions have been achieved through the compassionate, caring commitment of the administration, staff and volunteers. They have helped Altenheim Senior Living become renowned as one of the finest senior living communities in Ohio.

Sprenger Therapy helps fight Parkinson’s with Delay the Disease

Sprenger Health Care Systems is helping empower those affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD) through OhioHealth’s Delay the Disease program.

Delay the Disease is a 12-week exercise program developed by OhioHealth to optimize the physical functioning of those with PD.

Studies have shown that regular exercise can fight the progression of Parkinson’s disease and help individuals manage the symptoms.

This exercise program has been designed specifically to target everyday challenges experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease. Delay the Disease can help participants improve balance, soothe tremors, improve posture and enhance vocals.

“The participants have reported improvements in strength, balance and mood. In addition to improving functional mobility, they have gained confidence and increased their quality of life” said Laura Toetz, director of rehabilitation at Amherst Manor Retirement Community.

For more information about Delay the Disease, contact the Sprenger location where you would like to attend classes. You can reach Smithville Western in Wooster at 330-345-9050, Heather Knoll in Tallmadge at 330-688-8600 and Amherst Manor in Amherst at 440-988-1825.

The Weils — a place that feels like home

Presented by Montefiore

Care, support and peace of mind — The Weils, an active senior living community in Chagrin Falls, provides all of these and much more. The Weils offers a continuum of care to meet individualized needs while promoting independence and healthy living. Our care is renowned for its compassion and quality, and our staff is available around-the-clock.

Registered nurses and support staff provide comprehensive care and worry-free living. Our spacious one- and two-bedroom apartments have a full kitchen, and washer and dryer. Also included are three chef-prepared meals, transportation, exercise classes and life-enrichment programs and cultural outings.

Our campus also boasts a rehabilitation pavilion for post-hospital care and a memory care community.
Visit us at 16695 Chillicothe Road in Chagrin Falls or call for a tour at 440-543-4221, or go to theweils.org.

Music & Memory Program Helps Seniors

Toes are tapping and memories are putting smiles on the faces of residents at Maplewood Senior

Living. For the past six months, residents at Maplewood Senior Living’s Ohio communities have

enjoyed participating in the Music & Memory program thanks to partnership with Ohio

Department of Aging and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging.

This innovative approach to care was developed by New York social worker Dan Cohen and uses

personalized playlists to help people with dementia and memory impairments reconnect with the

world around them.

Music & Memory is a great addition to Maplewood’s unique emotion-based philosophy of

care, referred to as the HEART approach — an acronym for Humor, Empathy, Autonomy, Respect

and Reaching out to others, and Trust and Triumph — which removes the stress of what residents

can’t remember or do, and helps them discover the joy of living in the moment.

“Music has proven to evoke such positive responses for residents,” says Lauren Skillicorn,

memory care coordinator at Maplewood at Chardon. “It puts smiles on faces, gets bodies

moving and lifts spirits.”

Maplewood holds a special regard for residents with memory impairment and has purposefully

designed its communities and programs to help residents feel safe, cared for and comfortable.

Maplewood Senior Living operates Maplewood at Chardon, Maplewood at Cuyahoga Falls and

Maplewood at Twinsburg. For more information, visit maplewoodseniorliving.com.