Skaalen Heights has 33 apartments with one or two bedrooms, so you can choose what suits you best, and folks who live there will find full kitchens, private balconies, common areas indoors, and some floors set up as condos if you like to live independently but still want some support nearby, and there are security systems and laundry facilities for peace of mind and convenience. You'll notice the place is right near Skaalen's Therapy and Wellness Center, Stoughton Hospital, and some city walking trails, which might be handy for getting the care you need or just enjoying a nice walk, and there are both indoor and outdoor seating areas with pretty views of the Yahara River if you like to sit and watch the water. There are recreational spaces, an arts room, and a barber and salon, plus group dining or social gathering areas; you get all-day dining with meals served restaurant-style, and they attend to food allergies and diabetes needs, so you won't have to worry about your diet being overlooked. Daily meals, meal prep with special requests, and cleaning services like housekeeping, laundry, and dry cleaning are available, and utilities such as electric, water, and heat come with the place. There's an emergency alert system, a move-in coordination service, and residents can wear a pendant that lets them call for help 24/7 if anything goes wrong, which I think is something worth mentioning.
For care, Skaalen Heights offers several options, so you could get independent living, assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing and rehabilitation if you need more medical help, and there are non-ambulatory care, incontinence care, diabetic care, and licensed nurses available-four hours per month of nursing help and four hours of housekeeping if you're in the condominiums-plus staff trained especially for Alzheimer's and other dementias. Memory care communities are secured with alert staff to help if someone tries to leave the area on their own, and there are outside spaces within those secured areas as well so folks can still get fresh air. Staff can help with daily things like transfers, bathing, dressing, and handling your medicines, and supervision is always around, with a 24-hour call system so you don't have to feel alone at night or during the day if you need help.
The community aims to keep residents busy or connected if they want that, with gardening, walking paths, movie nights, activities run by the staff or even initiated by residents themselves, group card games, walking or exercise groups, and arts and devotional activities, including weekly services at Skaalen Chapel if you enjoy that sort of thing. They run both campus entertainment and volunteer opportunities, which makes it easier to feel involved if you like staying social. Residents can use campus amenities, join in planned events, or keep it peaceful and quiet if that's more their speed. Skaalen Heights focuses on personal care and independence, suiting mature adults who want a calm, secure place to live, and while it offers a lot of amenities and services, it doesn't try to be anything other than a comfortable, friendly place with plenty of help nearby if you or your loved one needs it.
