Stabon Manor Personal Care Home sits at 1555 Haak Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, right in a building that's been standing since 1875, first serving as a home for widows and single women before being rebuilt after a fire in 1905 and eventually changing into the senior living place people know today, with care for up to 60 seniors, licensed under Pennsylvania license # 205121. Folks can pick from studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or shared living spaces, and the rooms come fully furnished with important features like cable TV, a private phone, and internet. Dogs and cats are welcome. The facility offers daily home-cooked meals by a chef, and will make meal changes for health needs, and everyone gets help with bathing, dressing, using the bathroom, and moving between the bed and wheelchair, especially if two helpers are needed, and there's support with checking insulin for diabetes or handling medicine. There's staff on site day and night, and nurses are around for 12 to 16 hours a day. Seniors who need help with memory issues like Alzheimer's or dementia, or those needing hospice or respite care, can get that here.
Residents get basic housekeeping and laundry, help with grooming, and an to any place within the building, plus scheduled trips and transportation to appointments and errands if folks need to go out. People get activities all week to help them stay active and meet others, whether it's arts and crafts, board games, reading in the library, going to the greenhouse, or movie nights in the theater, and there's social events and community nights as well. The facility carries a big list of amenities-there's a cafe, barbershop, private dining area, spa and wellness area with a steam room, a music therapy program, pet therapy, physical activity programs, and common indoor spaces for gathering. They've got recreation rooms, exercise schedules, movie entertainment, music plans, and scheduled outings, with spaces like a game room, a business room, walking paths, and a garden for those who like being outside. Folks who need devotional or faith-based outings can go offsite with the group.
Staff manage medication, help with personal care and hygiene, and support people who need non-ambulatory care, diabetic care, or incontinence care. If a senior needs spoon feeding or special care for health conditions, the staff take care of those needs. Meals come with attention to the right balance of vitamins and minerals, and residents eat in a home-style, community dining area. Seniors can bring their pet, participate in regular programs, and get extra help whenever needed. The community runs on a fee structure that includes a buy-in fee, community fee, respite fee, and different fees for different levels of care or for a second person in the same living space. Stabon Manor has a long local history, everyday comforts, and supports seniors with a range of needs so they can be as active, healthy, and comfortable as possible.
