Willowwood sits in Cedar Falls, Iowa, over at 1100 Grove Street, and covers a pretty big area with tree-lined streets and walking or biking trails right near local shops, services, restaurants, boutiques, and churches, so folks can get out or just stay close to things. The community supports seniors with a wide set of care options, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care, nursing homes, respite care, home care, and retirement living for people 55 years or older, and they've got almost 200 villas and townhomes for those who want an active lifestyle without the stress of house care. The place offers different places to live, like Windgrace, Windermere, Windcove, Windridge for independent living, the Willowwood independent living area, Windhaven Assisted Living, Thalman Square Memory Support Assisted Living, and The Cottages for dementia care, plus they're soon opening the Prairie Wind community. NewAldaya Lifescapes covers 17 acres and gives people options for modern, premium apartments in the Watertower Square building too, so there's a real mix for various needs and tastes.
Willowwood's owned and run by Western Home Communities, which is a stand-alone, non-profit group, and they're also linked with psychiatrists and psychoanalysts to help people who need it. Seniors get meals made by chefs and meal planners paying attention to nutrition and quality, and there are activities to engage people socially, physically, mentally, and emotionally, both in indoor common spaces and during organized events, plus they hold devotional activities if that's what someone wants. There's always staff around-24 hours a day-to help with things like moving, checking on folks who need more medical support like diabetes care, or just providing company. The staff get described as helpful, joyful, and kind, and that helps create a friendly spot for everyone. There's memory care made for folks with Alzheimer's or other kinds of dementia with secure spaces to keep them from wandering and keep confusion lower, along with regular assisted living for people who need help with day-to-day tasks but don't want to lose their independence.
People can pick from different rooms like studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and semi-private spaces, and there's a community fee and payment choices including private pay, social security, veterans' benefits, commercial insurance, and buy-in fees, plus changes for a second person or for different care levels. Home care services can bring help to folks living at home, offering non-medical care and some companionship from trained aides, while for folks staying on the Willowwood campus, they've got amenities and support for a hassle-free life-meals provided, indoor and outdoor spaces to gather, and activities to keep folks moving and engaged. And though prices aren't published, all care-high, medium, or low needs-is taken into account to set fees. Willowwood aims to let residents live as independently as possible while providing care, a sense of community, and the options needed to meet changes in health or ability.
