Just Like Home's Dogwood Home
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- 62 Dogwood Drive, Shelton, CT 06484
- (203) 689-7562
- 5.0 ( 12 reviews )
- Assisted Living and Memory Care
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About This Community
Just Like Home’s Dogwood Home is a brand-new boutique-style residential assisted living and memory care community. Our community perfectly combines elegantly designed living with personalized care. Rates are all-inclusive: all meals, cleaning, entertainment and care are furnished by a licensed health care agency with loving staff who specialize in Dementia and Alzheimer’s care. Rates are fixed for the resident’s lifetime tenancy at Dogwood Home. Situated on a gorgeous, private acre, Dogwood Home is a one-story, ranch-style, 3000 square foot community located in the suburban Fairfield County neighborhood of Shelton, CT.
The Dogwood Home Specializes in Memory Care. Whatever stage of memory loss your senior may be experiencing, rest-assured that our caretakers are well-trained in Dementia and Alzheimer’s memory issues and are extremely warm, embracing, loving, patient and kind. Your senior can age-in-place at the Dogwood Home-as we provide 24-hour care and assistance with eating, dressing, medicine, bathing, personal hygiene, housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and daily interaction with engaging activities. We offer a personal touch to each resident’s needs and work with the senior, their family members and health practitioners to create the right plan of care for each resident.
Our community is truly a family, consisting of six seniors who live in private, furnished rooms with private bathrooms. This allows for a peaceful family environment. In our custom-built home, each senior has a private bedroom that is tastefully decorated and appointed with an adjustable bed, as well as a large bathroom with a roll-in “stepless” shower. We even have a walk-in whirlpool tub with a seat for those who enjoy a good therapeutic soak. The formal living room has a piano for sing-a-longs and cozy fireplace. Our dining room is intimate, where guests are encouraged to break bread with us. A beautiful, sun-drenched den is where the seniors congregate, do arts and crafts, puzzles, brain games, daily exercise and watch movies together, and more. We have an on-site hair salon, so our seniors can have their hair cut or styled right at home. We welcome anytime. This is your loved one’s home. You will have the freedom and access to visit anytime that you would like. We welcome you to come and enjoy a meal with your loved one.
AMENITIES- Private Bedroom, with En Suite Bathroom
- Dementia-specific purpose-built community
- 24-hour CCTV security
- Secured Community with magnetic door locks throughout the house for security and safety
- Fire alarm system with sprinklers
- Full house emergency generator
- 24 hour loving care staff
- Community areas for socializing
- Expansive backyard deck for sunbathing and fresh air
- On-site beauty salon/barber
- Beautifully landscaped grounds
- Delicious and nutritious meals
- Healthy snacks, all-day, anytime
- Complimentary meals for residents’ families and friends
- Intimate homelike dining
- Comfy recliner chairs in our den
- Private bedrooms with big screen TVs and complimentary cable
- Professionally decorated bedrooms -residents can bring their own items to add to the décor
- Brand new adjustable beds
- Modern amenities-all with roll-in showers
- Daily housekeeping
- Daily memory activities
- Daily exercise activities
- Daily interaction with engaging activities
- In-home entertainment
- Pet therapy
- Respite care available
Reviews
5.0
( 12 Reviews )
Maggie F
October 11, 2022
I looked at this facility for my 91yr. Old mom who has dementia. I feel it is a perfect solution for her . The staff were engaged and genuinely caring of the residents. It was a warm and cozy home without a hint of the institutionalized feel but at the same time I felt confident that the CNA ‘s were very capable. I would highly recommend visiting and considering this type of facility .
Dorris
October 05, 2022
Just Like Home's Dogwood Home was in a rural area. The rooms were spectacular and they had a walk-in shower. The residents were taken out of their rooms to an exercise room and they all looked showered. It's just like being in a home. It was beautiful. There's a nurse and two other helpers for the memory care residents. They have a barber/salon for them to get their hair cut, a woman that comes in and does exercises in the big community room, and televisions in their rooms as well as in the front living room and the exercise room.
Christine
September 10, 2022
I went to Just Like Home's Dogwood Home. It was just like home. It's small and intimate. We walked in and there was an activity going on in the living room and it looked like there was a family there. All the residents knew each other. They were very caring and kind and I was extremely impressed. The residents were very involved, and they all seemed content and happy. It just was awesome. There were about eight residents and they all had their own room and their own bath, and all the bathrooms were wheelchair roll-in. You didn't have to step over anything to get into them. You could just get wheeled in with your wheelchair. The staff was pleasant and seemed extremely nice. When I walked in, they were having a Bible study or something, but they were all engaged and happy. They had a living room and there was a backroom to visit with family or something like that, but it seemed like they do most of the activities right there in the living room. The building was excellent. The food looked good. It's all homemade.
Dick Koenig
March 10, 2022
My daughter and I are interested in Dogwood as a potential assisted living/memory care home for my wife who is currently residing in a large assisted memory care facility. We found the very warm homelike atmosphere, the 24 hour staff care, the beautifully remodeled interior, the resident activities, the small but very engaging resident population and the overall management care and safety philosophy provided by Deidre, Cece and the staff to be what we believe will be in the best interests of my wife. You can feel the love and care being provided to the residents as soon as you walk in the door.
Carol
January 15, 2022
I toured Just Like Home's Dogwood Home. It was just a tour, so I was only there for a very short time. I wasn't there obviously, to have a meal or see them have a meal or anything. Everything that I observed was very good, and I was very impressed. It's assisted living for people with memory care and people who need extra help. I did ask the woman who gave me a tour, and she said all the residents there were memory care people.
It's a private home in a residential neighborhood. They have a lovely, large, wooded backyard and a large deck for the residents to sit out on in the nice weather. The house is a regular ranch style house. They all have their own bedroom suites with showers that are wheelchair accessible, and then they have the regular the kitchen, dining room, and living room. She said those that are able to take part in the regular household activities like folding laundry, cutting up vegetables, and things like that. It's run like a regular house. Many of the residents were sitting in the living room watching TV, and there were some in the kitchen. She gave me a tour of all their bedrooms, and they were all very nice. They are all furnished. They were also allowed to bring in furniture and things that they had in their own homes to make it seems more like their own. I was very impressed with that.
They have a large solarium-type room, which would have been nice on a nice day with the sun coming in. The staff said they have an activity room, and they bring in people to sing, entertain, and do things like that. They can accommodate six residents, and they all have their own private rooms. The staff was able to answer all my questions. She explained that there's one fee when you go in and that one fee, the rent that they pay monthly, stays the same. It doesn't fluctuate or go up. Once you come in, you're locked into that fee. They provide all the services. They wash clothes. They clean the room, and they can help the residents with dressing, walking, or whatever they need. There are two CNAs there all the time. The ratio is three-to-one to the residents and the CNAs, so that's very good. It's much more cost effective to be in a residential place like that than it is to say to go to a larger facility.
I didn't have any food and I didn't see what they were eating. When I did speak to the woman, she said that they can accommodate dietary needs of the residents there. She said that everyone there is on a low-sodium diet because it's the healthiest. They are fed fresh vegetables and fresh fruits, and they watch their diet very closely. I was impressed with that, even though I didn't see them eating.
djjscc
August 11, 2021
I visited The Dogwood Home with my daughter to find out if it would be a good fit for my husband who has a brain injury The house is impressive, light and airy, the rooms are also light and airy and personalized to each residents requirements. They have communal meals in a lovely dining area, they have living room and den options plus a delightful deck to enjoy the good weather. A very caring and pleasant place to be.
Greg
August 05, 2021
I went to Just Like Home's Dogwood Home. It was so much different from the other facilities because it's an actual home where only 6 people were living there . It's a lot more comfortable, more the personal connection between the residents and the caregivers, and it would be a quieter environment. The staff was very helpful. It was very modern and very clean.
Dominick D
May 28, 2021
Upon visiting and touring Just Like Home's Dogwood Home, I was very impressed by the level of attention and care that the caregivers were able to give to the residents. The home had a very intimate nature while being luxurious at the same time. Additionally, it was well situated and planned out to be able to uniquely cater to the residents needing memory care.
Lily G
May 28, 2021
We visited to find dedicated personable caregivers and a beautiful home.
It was a pleasure to meet everyone and see the thoughtful features that made this home perfect for caring for loved ones from a memory care perspective.
I would highly recommend this home.
RGalls
May 13, 2021
The first time I visited Just Like Home at Dogwood with my father I immediately noticed how warm, inviting and calm it was.
The home itself is new with a well thought out floor plan with each resident having their own private room and bath. It is beautifully decorated, with lots of natural light, clean and has many spaces to gather together. My father loves that he is in a neighborhood that feels familiar to his own home. He especially loves spending time in the back deck and yard. Deirdre and all of the staff are extremely compassionate and caring. It was a difficult decision to move Dad into a home but it was the best decision for him. He is safe, well cared for and because there are only 6 residents it feels like family. The caregivers are extremely patient, attentive and communicate regularly. We were blessed to find this assisted living home for Dad. With Dad's alzheimers he could no longer live alone and it is comforting to know that he is safe, well cared for and not alone. Most importantly he is happy.
G. Ann
December 17, 2020
Beautiful, well appointed home that has considered all the possible needs of memory care residents. The staff is attentive. The security system prevents residents from wandering off the premises. Medications are kept locked and distributed to residents as required. The Home provides a much more personalized care than the larger care facilities I have toured.
Lindsay
Such a wonderful facility within a great community! Best thing about Dogwood Home is the staff, who will go above and beyond to meet the residents every need and wish. The communal area is great, offering a range of things to do. Conveinent salon set up area, so you can get your hair done in the comfort of the home. Rest assured placing your loved one here, it will feel just like home!
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