Fern Terrace Suites II

Fern Terrace Suites II sits at 34 Orchard St in Owensboro, Kentucky, and offers private and semiprivate suites for seniors 55 and older who need a medium level of care, and there are rooms in studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and semi-private styles, many with wheelchair-accessible showers, views, and built-in safety features like smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, and alarms for residents with impairments, which can matter a lot if someone has any physical limitations or memory care needs. The building has both indoor and outdoor common areas, gardens, walking trails, fountains, and several seating areas where folks can spend time, plus dining and recreational rooms, game and activities areas, a salon/barbershop, Wi-Fi access, a fitness center, and kitchens or kitchenettes. Residents can join social and wellness activities like bingo, exercise classes, arts and crafts, field trips, Halloween parties, themed luaus, beauty contests, and devotional programs, and the community organizes trips off-site as well as on-site events, and there's an on-site beautician so guests can get their hair done without leaving the building. Meal service is included to help ease the burden of cooking, and staff manage laundry, dry cleaning, and housekeeping while also handling medication reminders, standby transfers for bed-to-wheelchair moves, bathing, dressing, incontinence, and walking or wheelchair assistance if needed. Nurses and a range of healthcare staff are available for wound care, medication support, diabetic care that includes blood sugar monitoring (but not insulin injections), physical and occupational therapy, and general health checks, plus there's access to an in-house doctor and physiatrist for consultations. For people needing memory care, there are personalized care plans and programs suited to dementia or Alzheimer's, and the community supports both long-term stays and temporary respite care for short-term relief to families and primary caregivers, and they allow aging in place, which means residents can stay as their needs change and get more help as time goes by. Residents can keep their pets, including cats and dogs, and there's resident parking and complimentary transportation for errands and medical outings, with staff on-call 24 hours in case of emergencies. Smoking is allowed indoors and outdoors in private areas, and religious or devotional programs are regularly available in-house. Fern Terrace Suites II welcomes payments from private pay, Social Security, SSI, state supplements, and accepts long-term care insurance, and the managers encourage people to discuss costs, care levels, and payment options, as well as review licensing and inspection records. Fern Terrace is part of the oldest and largest personal care chain in Kentucky, and the whole system is based on a social model of care where staff try to let residents stay as independent as they can, with as much help as is needed, and the website offers tips for exploring care options, financing, and even has virtual tours and ways to book an assessment or join the waiting list. The community admits residents regardless of race, color, or national origin, and they seem to know that families should look over all the details before deciding, so they make sure you can check credentials and have all your questions about staffing, services, house rules, move-in, and payment addressed ahead of time.