Shanti Gardens sits at 1425 Woodbourne Road in Levittown, PA, and's been in operation since 2011. This place offers adult day care and assisted living services for older adults aged 60 and above during the weekdays, running from 6:30 in the morning to 5 or 5:30 in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. The name "Shanti" comes from Sanskrit and means inner peace, calmness, or tranquility, and that's something the facility tries to create for everyone walking in. The staff follows a medical-model approach, with on-site nurses and doctors on call for acute needs, and focus on helping people with all sorts of medical conditions, even those who might need intensive care, medication management, memory care for dementia, or rehab services like physical, occupational, or speech therapy, music therapy, movement therapy such as Tai Chi and Yoga, and oxygen therapy.
You'll find a licensed facility that's been running under the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, always meeting health and safety inspections and maintaining a proper caregiver-to-senior ratio. The community has between 11 and 50 employees, many trained carefully in body mechanics, CPR, and how to handle infectious diseases, and they also learn to be empathetic, which helps with trust and understanding for the seniors in their care. They include both families and seniors in all aspects of care, making every decision together, and they run caregiver support groups and host seminars and workshops to help caregivers gain confidence at home.
Care for seniors goes beyond just watching over them, with staff helping with personal grooming, bathing, incontinence care, diabetic needs, tube feeding, medication dispensing, and even oxygen or breathing treatments, plus a visiting hairdresser offers grooming services on site. There's transportation available to and from the facility, and inside, everyone gets a light breakfast, a hot lunch, and an afternoon snack. The place offers activities like crafts, bingo, ski ball, dance, cooking classes, and low-impact exercise programs, always trying to keep seniors active and social.
A big focus stays on keeping seniors in their own communities as long as possible, maintaining independence and dignity, and helping families and caregivers keep up with the challenges of caring at home. The adult day care program accepts seniors with a range of needs, even those with chronic or complex health conditions who need close supervision. Care management and case management services help coordinate everything from therapies to support groups, and families can rely on counseling services for advice. Shanti Gardens has an ADA shower facility for safe bathing access and provides high-quality services in a community setting that costs less than full-time nursing home care.
The staff speak multiple languages, including Hindi, making things easier for people who don't speak English as a first language. The facility takes payment by personal check or cash, and sometimes helps with funding through Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waivers or participates in Medicare Part B programs. A special promotion gives two complimentary days of services when someone enrolls. Shanti Gardens encourages families to visit for a tour and see the facility, activities, and rooms themselves, helping people to judge whether the setting fits their loved ones. The main aim is always to help seniors and caregivers find peace and tranquility, just like the name promises.
