Harmony House

Harmony House offers many types of care for seniors, and you'll find that there are locations in Brainerd, Motley, and Pierz, with adult day services at 1201 Hillton Rd in Little Falls, so there's quite a few different buildings and apartment homes like Harding Place, Sunny Pines Apartments, Rose Court Apartments, Country Place Apartments, Eagle Court Apartments, Swanville Apartments, and Upsala Apartments, all as part of a bigger nonprofit group that's spent years caring for older adults and their families and tries to help everyone age with dignity and stay as independent as possible. Families can get help, too, because they have things like caregiver support, coaching, dementia resources, and short-term, home-based mental health support through programs like PEARLS, which helps seniors facing depression or feeling left alone, and even respite services so caregivers can get a bit of a break. You can find affordable senior housing along with independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care, and memory care is a special focus, since there are full-time memory illness specialists and annual dementia training for staff, plus strong person-centered techniques to help with tough behaviors, and the whole place is set up for people with advanced memory loss or dementia, including a secured and supervised community to help keep everyone safe. There's a 24-hour supervision and call system, along with meal prep, special diets like diabetic and allergy-sensitive menus, and all kinds of amenities like a dining room with all-day service, fully furnished rooms, outdoor spaces, large walking paths, a community garden, arts room, movie nights, a barber and salon, cable or satellite TV, and telephone access in rooms. Residents can use transportation for doctor visits or errands, have help with groceries, participate in daily scheduled activities both from the staff and residents, join support groups, and take part in devotional services held off-site for those wanting spiritual support. The staff offers medication management, help with daily living tasks like dressing or bathing, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, and transfer assistance for non-ambulatory folks, and there's also home care, hospice, therapy services for daily needs and recovery, and telehealth options with remote monitoring. Harmony House keeps small resident groups, like 21 people per community, so people get to know each other, and the staff tries to build routines, social interaction, and give dignity to everyone, while always working with outside health providers when it's needed. Most folks will find wheelchair accessible rooms, kitchenette areas for light meal prep, and both on-site and off-site activities all provided in a straightforward, supportive way, with guidance from the memory care specialist and professional team. The mission focuses on compassionate, individual care, keeping choices in the hands of residents, and relying on donations and grants so they can keep providing all these services, which include mental wellness programs, specialized dementia care, caregiver breaks, transportation, affordable housing, and activities meant to help seniors stay active and involved.