The Pines of Mount Lebanon stands as a continuing care retirement community where folks can find several options including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short-term respite care. Residents find choices that go from active adult living for those who want a more independent style, to more hands-on help like daily assistance with bathing, dressing, or getting around for those who need it. The place is pet-friendly, and you'll see dogs or cats around with their owners, plus there's a sunroom aviary where finches chirp during the day, which makes for a calm and happy spot indoors. There are several cozy indoor common areas with fireplaces and sunny sitting rooms, movie theater, a full-service beauty salon, health and wellness center, and even an ice cream parlor. For those who like being outdoors, there's a landscaped courtyard, floral gardens, peaceful patios, an outdoor seating area, and a front porch for relaxing.
The Pines offers safe memory care in a secured section with calming outdoor patios, custom care plans, safety features like bracelets with alarms for residents who might wander, and programs to support cognitive health. Staff, including nurses, are on-site around the clock. Services cover everything from incontinence support, diabetes care from The Compass Center for Diabetes Excellence, medication management, and standing assistance with mechanical lifts. The memory care wing is set up for folks with Alzheimer's and dementia, offering a gentle environment with less confusion.
Residents have access to many activities and programs such as art classes, brain fitness with Dakim, gardening clubs, cooking classes, trivia, bowling on the Wii, community service programs, and regular trips and outings. Meals are served in restaurant-style dining rooms, and people can ask for room service or special diets like vegetarian, kosher, gluten-free, low sugar, or low sodium. There are spiritual services both on-site and off-site for those who'd like them. Handy transportation is provided for medical appointments or local outings, and parking's available. The staff include nurses, a medical director, activity director, medication care managers, and technicians, plus outside professionals like podiatrists, dentists, and therapists come to visit. The community allows for residents to stay and receive more care as needs increase and offers help with planning, including support for caregivers, veterans' benefits, and information about taxes and finances. The building is accessible for folks who use wheelchairs and offers full tubs for bathing. There are rules against smoking indoors anywhere, which helps keep the air clean for everyone. Units come furnished or unfurnished, and each has kitchenettes with wood cabinets, microwaves, mini-fridges, and a little sink, plus simple touches like decorative bottles and flowers. The communal dining rooms have soft lighting and fresh flowers, and the activity lounge has high ceilings and a lot of natural light.
All in all, The Pines of Mount Lebanon provides a place where older adults can feel safe, comfortable, and engaged, with different levels of help available, a long list of activities and amenities, and staff ready to help twenty-four hours every day.
