Park Towers sits at 133 Third Ave SW, near the Hutchinson City Center, and you'll find it run by the Hutchinson Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The building offers assisted living apartments, general apartments, and senior housing, with different room types like studios, one-bedroom, semi-private, and two-bedroom options, and the one-bedroom, one-bath apartments come with heat, electricity, water, sewer, garbage, an air conditioning unit, a full-size stove and refrigerator, and window treatments, plus open floor plans and nice views through the windows, and you get keyless entry to your unit-there are handicap accessible entrances, two elevators, indoor mailboxes, a raised community garden, a personal care center, and free Wi-Fi in the first-floor community areas. Residents can use a community room with a fully equipped kitchen, on-site laundry, and it's all in a smoke-free building with visitor parking off Second Ave, just a block west of Main Street.
Park Towers gives assisted living and independent living services in a place meant for comfort and safety, and staff are around 24 hours a day for emergency help, with support like moving someone from a bed to a wheelchair, handling diabetic care with help for insulin monitoring, incontinence care, and non-ambulatory care, plus they bring in other staffing and ancillary services as needed. Residents get meals provided and can join in activities, both on-site and off-site, which include devotional programs and things meant for staying active and social, and there are several common indoor spaces where folks can gather, socialize, or relax together.
There's a resident application packet and checklist for new folks, and the process needs proof of income, identification documents, and a criminal background check-everyone pays a one month's rent security deposit, and the building charges fees like a community fee, respite fee, buy-in fee, high care needs fee, medium care needs fee, low care needs fee, and a second person fee. Affordable rates are offered, and Park Towers takes part in housing programs for Hutchinson residents, working with McLeod County Housing Resources for those facing homelessness, and handling rental rehab programs and home improvement repairs through the HRA. It's a project-based rental assistance Section 8 property, locally owned and managed, and has a resident handbook for guidance. Residents can report problems or reserve a room as needed, and office hours cover any administrative needs that come up.
