Ellison's Rest Home

Ellison's Rest Home sits in Durham, NC and gives seniors a safe, home-like place with many options for daily living needs, so you can find studio, one-bedroom, semi-private, or two-bedroom rooms already furnished and you'll get telephone service and an emergency alert system in case you need to call for help, and someone's available to help twenty-four hours a day. There's a dining room where you can enjoy all-day, restaurant-style meals, so there's no worry about fixing food at set times, and if you need meals that are allergy-sensitive or fit a diabetes diet, staff can handle that, too. Housekeeping does the cleaning, laundry folks keep clothes tidy, and there's a barber and beauty salon on site, too. You'll see staff helping with medication and health needs, offering incontinence support, diabetic monitoring, non-ambulatory care, and transfers between beds and wheelchairs, plus there's help with bathing and dressing when it's needed. The building fits wheelchairs, so it's easy to get around, and indoor common rooms give space to be with others, do activities, or just sit and talk. There are on-site and community activities, with some run by the residents themselves along with devotional services and trips offsite, and you'll find a library, movie room, walking paths, and garden for quiet time. Folks get support with activities of daily living, and those needing adult foster care or more specialized help for health problems can get the extra services, and with staff ready for emergencies all the time, residents and families find peace of mind knowing help's nearby. Meals come one or two times daily so you don't have to cook, and everything aims to make life easier for those who want to stay social, safe, and healthy.