Ledgeview in Laconia, New Hampshire sits at 21 Ledges Drive and offers a range of living options for older adults, with a nonprofit mission as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), and folks can find both independent living cottages and apartments here, or choose assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing if they need more help. The place has about 40 assisted living units, some are small studios and some are one-bedrooms, and they're all set up with basic things like kitchenettes, washer and dryer, private bedrooms, and bathrooms, plus flat screen TVs, cable and Wi-Fi, with some furnished and some with room for your own things, and there's a real effort to keep things accessible for folks using wheelchairs and people needing help with getting around, bathing, or dressing. All across the campus you'll see nicely landscaped grounds, walking paths, several decks and porches, and there's outdoor amenities like bocce courts, a shuffleboard court, and a warm water pool too, a greenhouse, a courtyard, and places to sit or socialize in the fresh air.
Inside, residents have a choice of dining venues-there's a Bistro, a Terrace, and a Tavern, with meal plans offering three daily meals, snacks all day, options for private dining if someone wants to eat with visiting family, and dietitian-supervised menus that work with special diets like diabetic or allergy needs, all served in a main dining room with help from staff if needed. Ledgeview has a movie theater, arts and crafts spaces, a games and entertainment room, a snack shop, and other common areas, and the community puts together daily activities, resident-run events, fitness classes, and regular movie nights, which help people stay active or just enjoy each other's company when they want. There's help for the daily chores too, like housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and regular transportation service for medical appointments or errands, and residents don't need to worry about home maintenance because staff does that.
For health and support, there's 24-hour caregivers and nursing staff, medication management, continence care, feeding assistance if someone needs it, and a 24-hour call and alert system in every room. Memory care services are specifically set up in a secure part of the building with trained staff, special routines, and programs to support people with memory loss or dementia, and there's emergency pendants and exit alerts for safety. The skilled nursing side provides more intensive care for folks that need round-the-clock medical attention or short-term rehab between hospital and home, and they handle things like wound care, diabetes management, health monitoring, and therapy services, all following detailed care plans. There's also respite care if someone needs temporary help.
The Laconia campus is close to local restaurants, medical offices, pharmacies, churches, downtown shops, and other activities, and the broader community that Ledgeview is part of includes nearby sites in Meredith and Wolfeboro with similar care options for independent and assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. On top of the basics, there are pet-friendly policies in assisted living, a beauty salon/barber shop, massage therapy available, and a mental wellness program for emotional and social well-being. The facility keeps an open feeling with community rooms for gatherings and events, and most days you'll find neighbors chatting on the patio, playing games or just enjoying the surroundings, which maybe isn't perfect, but it offers a fair set of options for older adults who need a little help or a lot, all under license #03907 from the state.
