Lakewood Pines Senior Housing sits at 1702 Airport Road NW in Staples, Minnesota, right in Wadena County, where it shares a senior campus with Lakewood Manor, which is part of the Lakewood Health System's Care Center. This place offers 26 studio apartments, each one featuring walk-in showers, grab bars, safety designs, a garage, and Wi-Fi or high-speed internet. Seniors can bring small pets if they like. Units come with emergency call systems, cable or satellite TV, and telephones in rooms, so families can check in whenever they need. The building has sitting lounges with fireplaces, an arts room, a library, computer section, spacious dining room, and indoor spaces for socializing, along with gardens and walking paths out back where residents like to stroll.
Lakewood Pines provides a range of living options, from senior living and independent living to assisted living, memory care, respite stays, nursing home care, hospice, rehabilitation, and even skilled nursing. The site uses Minnesota's Comprehensive Home Care license #386548 and assisted living license #30838, with regular checks from city, county, or state agencies. They're not certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and don't accept Medicare, but sometimes medical care can be arranged in residents' homes with help from Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies. On the campus, people get services meant for seniors age 55 and older, including health monitoring and unscheduled help when needed, such as medication reminders, therapies like physical therapy, diabetic care and diets, feeding by spoon if needed, continence care, and support with everyday activities.
This place pays special attention to folks with memory troubles or Parkinson's, and offers plans tailored to each individual, including dementia and memory care, as well as regular doctor checks and mental wellness programs. Nurses are on staff and there are awake caregivers around the clock, handling bathing, dressing, and transfers, and keeping an eye out with a 24-hour call system. Housekeeping, laundry, and dry cleaning are handled for you, while meal services cover three daily meals plus snacks, and take care of special diets, allergies, and diabetes. If someone wants to cook, there's a kitchenette. Residents get help with getting to appointments or stores thanks to transportation services and arranged rides, and if there's a need for veteran's affairs assistance, it's available on-site too.
The days stay busy with scheduled activities, devotional trips, resident-led games, arts and crafts, community movie nights, and group exercise or wellness programs. There's a barber and beauty salon on-site, so folks can get haircuts close to home, and a fitness space to keep moving. For those needing short-term stays or respite, Lakewood Pines has options for just a couple days or longer stretches, and accepts new residents preparing for future needs as well as those looking for immediate help. Services adapt to each person whether they need care for themselves, a family member, or a friend.
The facility sits close to parks, churches, pharmacies, restaurants, doctors, and hospitals. Lakewood Pines provides move-in help, keeps units fully furnished, handles full home maintenance, and offers emergency alert buttons throughout, with fall prevention and safe walking spaces. Folks working here can include CNAs, LPNs/LVNs, RNs, and seasoned caregivers, thanks to steady job openings. The community's records often tie in with local and state aging agencies and other senior care providers in the Staples area, so there's a regular flow of coordination and oversight to help provide peace of mind for families and those needing care.
