Lakewood Assisted Living sits in a remodeled Best Western Motel with a single-story cottage-like feel, offering twenty fully furnished deluxe studios and one-bedroom suites, each with private full bathrooms that're suitable for individuals or couples, and you can even bring your cat or dog along, which is always nice for those who love pets, and the rooms have wheelchair accessible showers, full bathtubs, and easy entries for folks who have trouble walking, while resident parking and transportation are available for a fee. The community provides assisted living, board and care home services, and memory care for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia, and those rooms are in a secured setting with 24-hour awake staff and an emergency call and alert system, so residents always have help close by for things like bathing, transferring with mechanical lifts, medication management, non-ambulatory care, diabetic assistance, and incontinence management, and, if a resident needs hospice or respite care, staff can help with that too, so folks can stay as their care needs change.
Meals here get cooked fresh and served in a dining room with flexible mealtimes, with attention to special diets like kosher, vegetarian, diabetes, or allergies, and residents can walk out to a large deck in the summertime or sit by the big fireplace in the Great Room to relax or chat. Folks find a good mix of indoor and outdoor common areas, including walking paths and gardens, so they get plenty of fresh air and space to meet with friends or join community-sponsored activities like movie nights, art in the arts room, and devotional activities both at Lakewood and out and about, which helps keep spirits up and minds sharp. Housekeepers come by to keep apartments tidy, do laundry and dry cleaning, and beautician and barber services help everyone feel comfortable and taken care of, so you don't have to fuss about daily chores.
Lakewood charges a monthly rent for assisted living studios starting at about $2,900, with semi-private and private options going up to $3,500 per month, and there's a community fee, respite fee, and a fee for a second person, which is pretty common for places like this. The team here gets trained in dementia care, medication management, fire safety, and first aid, and the goal's always to offer a secure environment where residents, especially those with memory problems, stay safe, supported, and involved, with a steady schedule of programs and social events, so everyone can enjoy their days however they like; it's the kind of place where you hear the birds outside your window and can look out at some greenery, feeling like you belong to a small, caring community. The owner, Briana Abel, keeps a close eye on quality of life, and there's a photo gallery so future residents and families can have a look, but what stands out most are the efforts to treat each person with dignity and to help celebrate everyday moments with good meals, warm common rooms, and loving care that's always close by.
