Amber Terrace in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, offers assisted living and memory care for people 55 and older, and folks there can choose from different care levels including independent living options for active seniors, so it's good if someone wants to age in place with help when they need it. The staff, with PCA's, CNA's, and Administrators, are all CPR certified and trained in helping folks with Dementia and Alzheimer's, with someone awake and available 24 hours a day, and in emergencies they let the Responsible Party know right away and have emergency call systems, fire safety, and evacuation training. The building looks nice with a colonial-revival style, has a pond in the front for a little fishing, a courtyard with a fountain, walking paths, a garden area for those who like gardening, and plenty of outdoor and indoor spaces like a chapel, a library, an activities room, a movie room, and a beauty salon, with lots of light coming in. Meals are served every day in a restaurant-style dining room, with three full-course meals cooked by a chef, and they handle special diets like allergy-sensitive and diabetes diets, so people don't have to worry about cooking and can have their laundry and housekeeping done, plus there's a laundry room and housekeeping services. There's a process to handle complaints that goes through a chain of command, and the team takes concerns seriously, with regular service plan meetings every three months where family can come.
The place has amenities like private bathrooms, cable TV, kitchenettes, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, furnished rooms, and wheelchair-friendly layouts, plus things like a spa/wellness room, gym, fitness programs, movie theater, business room, activity and arts rooms, and music programs to keep folks engaged. People can bring their pets since it's pet-friendly, and family are welcome to visit as much as they want, and residents can join in on programs, activities, and even run some themselves, keeping a real sense of community. Amber Terrace offers both short-term stays, with at least a 7-day minimum for respite care, and longer stays starting at a 3-month minimum, with assisted living starting at $2,291 a month and memory care at $4,653 a month, and respite care is $231 a day. Staff help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, transferring between bed and chair, and offer standby help for getting around, help with medication management, incontinence care for those who can manage on their own, and diabetes care by helping monitor blood sugar, though they don't give insulin shots themselves. There are scheduled transportation services five days a week for medical appointments and social outings, and folks have access to devotional services offsite if that's important to them. The facility doesn't take Medicare unless certified, and it serves mainly people needing moderate care with no heavy or light care levels listed. The overall feeling at Amber Terrace is of a place with southern hospitality, a kind and trained staff, community involvement, ways to keep people active and social, and practical support for different living and health needs, with outside and inside features built for safety, comfort, and quality of life.
