Candlelight Lodge

Candlelight Lodge sits in Columbia, MO, and offers a range of living options for seniors like independent living, assisted living, and continuing care, and you'll see it's built for both those wanting their own space or people who need more help every day. The community handles medium care needs with things like 24-hour nursing staff-LPNs on every shift-plus support for daily activities such as bathing, getting dressed, transferring, medication management, and even specialized memory care for Alzheimer's and those needing extra supervision. There's help for things like diabetes (including insulin injections), wound care, injections, therapies, catheter care, and physical, speech, or occupational therapy after a hospital stay, and if someone needs hospice or respite care, you can get that here too. Meals get served three times a day in dining rooms, and the kitchen handles special diets like diabetes and allergies, while laundry, housekeeping, dry cleaning, flat linen service, and maintenance get taken care of every week, along with snow removal and basic utilities like cablevision. Residents live in studio apartments, single rooms, or semi-private spaces, with some options for pets, and all rooms come with telephones and an emergency call system, and the whole place is set up for wheelchairs or walkers, so mobility limitations don't stop anyone from getting around. There's a packed activities schedule-four to six a day-including movie nights, gardening, arts, and resident-run clubs, plus an activities calendar, outings, devotional services, and pet therapy, so there are plenty of ways to stay social or spiritual, and if there's a need to go to the doctor or for shopping, you can use the complimentary transportation, which is also available for off-site appointments. Candlelight Lodge accepts a mix of private pay, insurance, Social Security, and veterans benefits, but there's an entry fee, a community fee, a respite fee, and a second person fee if applicable, and payment covers an all-inclusive pricing structure. Residents need to be at least 55, must manage their own incontinence if needed, and the building carries a Missouri state license and offers both safety and a sense of community with regular monitoring by an RN or LPN, and staff on-site at all hours. The community provides secure, planned support with daily care, housekeeping, financial management and counseling services, and communication amenities, trying to keep the environment comfortable, supportive, and easy for each older adult's needs.