Cassena Care at Norwalk

Cassena Care at Norwalk sits at 23 Prospect Street and offers a range of care options for seniors, like nursing home care, assisted living, independent living, memory care for dementia or Alzheimer's, and home care, and you'll see a team there that includes registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, aides, and a nephrologist named Dr. Panupong Lisawat, and the nurse administrator is Jane Garcia, who all work together to give support at every hour of the day. The building is a two-story community, and you can find private and semi-private rooms, and there's a dining room for residents with chef-prepared meals and even a gourmet dinner service. Therapists and doctors use an interdisciplinary approach, working with patients, families, and other care providers to design rehabilitation and care plans that fit each person's health history, needs, and abilities, and there's physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, cardiac rehab, and pain management, and you'll notice they have a full rehabilitation center with a physical therapy and rehabilitation floor along with a special room for occupational therapy. Folks who need continuous dialysis, including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, get services from licensed medical staff and have access to education about kidney health, resources about recipes and kidney disease, emotional support, and information if they're thinking about transplantation. The community's open to patients who need short-term rehab or a higher level of long-term nursing, and there's 24-hour skilled nursing for things like postoperative care, palliative and hospice care, wound management, enteral nutrition therapy, IV therapy, and more, plus medication management by a care team. There's also amenities like fitness, recreation, and transportation, and activities are planned for social and therapeutic needs, with dietitians and social workers available, and support for those living independently or who need help with daily tasks. Memory care staff use methods to help reduce confusion and prevent wandering. Awards have recognized the facility's care and friendly community. There's always a focus on guiding each person through their treatment or dialysis journey, and they try to make things as easy as possible for people maybe dealing with long-term illness or recovery, offering both a structured plan and a bit of flexibility for daily life, all within a space that tries to be welcoming and safe, and the staff are there so people don't feel alone no matter how complex the care needs may be, and the whole place has operated as part of the Greater Norwalk Chamber since 2019 and keeps a simple web presence where families can find brochures and more.