Our Family Home at 10684 Bramblewood Cir in Cincinnati, Ohio provides assisted living and memory care in a small, comfortable residential setting with care for up to five residents, and the staff try to make sure people feel at home with a focus on quality care and keeping everyone as happy and healthy as possible, so you'll find the homes are built to create a sense of connection and safety, especially for folks with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, and they have safety alarms and secured doors to help with wandering, plus technology like bracelets that alert staff if someone tries to leave. The staff give 24/7 awake care and are trained to help with difficult behaviors or agitation, and they're ready to remind residents about meals, bathing, grooming, toileting, and other needs throughout the day, and a nurse is on staff with a doctor on call to handle medical needs, administering medication, helping with blood sugar checks and insulin, giving incontinence care, and using mechanical lifts for those who can't move by themselves, along with offering all levels of assistance from light to heavy care, and they provide help with daily activities and more complex needs too.
Residents get private rooms with air conditioning, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and wheelchair accessible showers or full tubs, plus anytime dining with meal programs that cater to special diets like vegetarian, kosher, low sodium or no sugar, and the staff try to make meals tasty and full of nutrients. There are indoor areas like a family room, dining room, and central fireplace, plus outdoor spots like walking paths, raised garden beds, and a butterfly or hummingbird garden, so people can spend time outside and relax or join gardening clubs. They run activities both onsite and offsite-from art classes, brain fitness programs, trivia, and Wii bowling, to live music, dance, theater, gardening, and even birthday and holiday parties, trying to help residents stay active and engaged. Religious and devotional services are available on-site and off-site, covering many faith traditions, and there's even a visiting chaplain, rabbi, or priest at times.
The facility gives people support in managing their own resident accounts and finding services, offers easy ways to ask questions, and they've got info about options like Medicare and the costs of senior living, as well as help for those moving from home into senior care. The memory care part of the community has its own purpose-built building with extra security and staff focused on helping people who live with memory loss, aiming to reduce medication use when possible and make each day a little better for the residents and their families. They also accept people who wander or have hard-to-manage behaviors, and their tools, activities, and staff training reflect that. Residents can stay as their needs increase, and respite or short-term stays are possible. The staff also help residents and families manage their listings or services, and there's a Purple Door Finders service for finding the right care and plenty of information through their website sections like "How It Works" and "My Account."
