Cedar Lake Lodge, located in LaGrange, Kentucky, offers programs and care options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the staff have supported folks since 1974 with a focus on dignity, comfort, and personal growth, so you'll find all sorts of services there like progressive psychological and behavioral help, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy, and they've got 24-hour nursing care available, too, in a setting that allows for private or semiprivate rooms depending on a person's needs. Being an Intermediate Care Facility, Cedar Lake Lodge provides intense, active treatment for people with the most challenging medical and behavioral needs, including adults who are medically fragile, and there's a variety of unique facilities on campus like the Park Place 16-bed unit, two 4-bed Sycamore Run homes, and a larger 63-bed building, all focused on residents who need residential treatment and programming.
Cedar Lake Lodge provides an assisted living community that combines compassionate care with personalized therapy, whether through individual therapy sessions, skill-building groups, or educational programs for learning skills like cooking, managing money, and shopping, and they also have community access programs that help people make friends, join group activities, and get involved in the local area, so it's a place that tries to foster social connections as much as independence. Residents get to enjoy a variety of amenities like activity rooms, a dining room with meals prepared by a professional chef, housekeeping, laundry, cable TV, Wi-Fi, private bathrooms, a kitchenette, and scheduled daily activities, plus there are outings and recreation like arts and crafts, music therapy, games, and movie nights in their own theater, and plenty of nicely kept outdoor spaces and walking paths for some fresh air.
Medical services at Cedar Lake include medication management, behavioral support, psychological services, nutrition guidance, and 24-hour supervision, so family members can count on help with bathing, dressing, transfers, and daily living tasks, and there's a dedicated adult day program at the Cedar Lake Enrichment Center that provides a structured environment with a full activity calendar. Cedar Lake Lodge also supports people through community-based options with Cedar Lake Residences, which has operated since 1989, as well as independent living, family home providers, respite care, and even virtual occupational therapy via telemedicine, which brings exercises, home recommendations, and caregiver education right into people's homes when necessary.
Transportation, parking, emergency alert systems, and pastoral care that reflects Cedar Lake's faith-based roots (affiliated with the Lutheran Church) are all available, and staff help connect residents to faith communities and meaningful spiritual support if they want it, and over the years, nearly 500 staff members have supported more than 260 people through various programs in 31 properties spread across three Kentucky counties in the greater Louisville area. So, Cedar Lake Lodge really does provide a thorough approach to care, with programs for personal development, independence, health and wellness, and family support, taking care to create a supportive and safe environment for people who might need a lot-or a little-help each day.
