Fountains at Cedar Parke sits on over 25 acres midway between the seashore and Philadelphia, giving people easy access to local attractions and outings like trips to Atlantic City or cruises on The Spirit of Philadelphia, and the community always keeps busy with movie nights, community events such as harvest festivals for quilt displays, weekly creative and fitness activities, and clubs for all sorts of interests. The campus is a continuing care retirement community that offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, subacute rehabilitation, respite care, and aging in place, so residents can stay while their needs change. The Fountains at Cedar Parke Care Center has 60 certified beds, and typically about 52 people live there, which gives an occupancy rate around 87 percent, so folks aren't too crowded and there's enough space. Fountains at Cedar Parke is a non-profit corporation and participates in Medicare and Medicaid programs, and there's a Quality Indicator Survey along with ongoing health inspections and a focus on nurse staffing, including RN-only coverage, and they make sure professional standards of quality are met.
Residents and their families can join regular meetings or councils to voice their opinions, which helps people stay involved and up-to-date, and the activity schedule includes devotional services, art classes, music programs, fitness like Tai Chi, stretching, yoga, brain activities, Wii bowling, trivia, walking groups, and excursions to shopping or medical appointments. The facility is fully sprinklered for safety and isn't part of a hospital, and the campus has game rooms, arts rooms, computer center, lounges, dining rooms, and laundry rooms, plus nature trails, gardens where residents can prune roses, a greenhouse for gardening, a library, auditorium, chapel, beauty salon, and fitness center. Residents get weekly personal laundry and housekeeping services, daily trash removal, monthly wellness visits by a licensed nurse, and meals each day with plenty of menu choices, including snacks and vegetarian options.
Staff like nurses, LPNs, and a medical director are present 24 hours a day, and for care needs they offer medication management, help with daily activities, incontinence care, and non-ambulatory transfer assistance like mechanical lifts or standby assistance, and a 24-hour call system is in place for emergencies. Visiting professionals such as a doctor, podiatrist, dentist, and therapists-physical, occupational, speech, and optometrist-visit regularly, and residents with memory concerns or Alzheimer's can get specialized support in a dedicated and secure memory care area, with extra supervision, alarms on doors to prevent wandering, and behavioral care for those at risk. Medical services cover everything from diabetic support to wound care, cardiac rehabilitation, stroke recovery, renal care, respiratory therapy with oxygen and nebulizer treatments, infectious disease care, post-orthopedic care, and hospice and palliative care.
There are a variety of pleasant accommodations and floor plans, and the pretty grounds have sitting areas, a greenhouse, and space for all kinds of group gatherings, along with regular opportunities for residents to share things like baked pies with neighbors if they want. People can spend their time in the library with books, play bridge or piano, and take part in community or service programs and craft activities. Fountains at Cedar Parke is not owned by a large chain, and because it's a non-profit, the focus stays on maintaining a safe, nurturing environment that aims for dignity and comfort. Tours are available for anyone curious about daily life there, and the community has a score based on safety, livability, and satisfaction. There's plenty to do, meals are provided, and health needs are met day and night in a peaceful, well-tended setting.
