Carrie Dumas Long Term Care Facility sits about 2.4 miles outside Kansas City, Missouri, and serves seniors who need some help with daily life or more specialized long-term care. The building is large and has a license for up to 148 residents, though it keeps a medium community size with 34 beds. Here, you'll find both assisted living and memory care services for people dealing with Alzheimer's or dementia. The staff stay on-site around the clock for emergencies and help with important tasks like bathing, dressing, eating, transfers, and medication management, including diabetes and insulin monitoring. Residents who need it get help moving from beds to wheelchairs.
The facility offers several room types, from studio apartments to one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and semi-private arrangements, all with daily housekeeping, laundry or dry cleaning, furnishings, and telephones. Meals come in a restaurant-style setting, and the kitchen prepares 1 to 2 meals each day with special diets for diabetes, allergies, and hypertension, plus all-day dining options so nobody has to worry about the time. There's a mobile hairdresser, a barber or salon, a jacuzzi, a wellness room, reading room, library, game area, community room, garden, and outdoor spaces for walking and relaxing.
Inside, residents join recreation and fitness programs, music therapy, animal therapy, art, movie nights, board games, and bingo. The activity lineup also includes social nights, workout plans, craft activities, off-site outings, and church trips. Carrie Dumas Long Term Care arranges transportation to doctor's appointments and errands like shopping. There's a 24-hour call system, an emergency alert system, help with oxygen if someone needs it, plus physical and speech therapy. You'll also find a memory care program for residents with Alzheimer's and hospice care for those at end-of-life.
Community fees cover various care levels, including respite care for short-term stays, and payment comes through private pay, social security, veteran's benefits, or insurance plans. Carrie Dumas Long Term Care aims to give seniors a comfortable place with personal attention so families can have peace of mind. The facility holds a community rating of 8.5 out of 10, standing as the 15th highest rated among Kansas City's communities. Staff and programs focus on safety, respect, and compassion and work to meet different needs, making sure each resident can live with as much independence as possible while getting the help they need.
