Four Winds Lodge

Four Winds Lodge sits in Verona, Wisconsin, with two locations-Skilled Nursing at 303 S. Jefferson St. and Assisted Living at 309 Schweitzer Dr.-and you'll see both places offer a calm setting for about 35 residents in the lodge. Folks there get a full range of care, from independent living to skilled nursing, memory care, and assisted living, all under one roof, and they make sure everyone gets just the right help, like bathing, dressing, transferring, and even medication management, so no one has to worry about that. The staff keeps eyes open around the clock and helps with higher care needs, including rehab with occupational, physical, and speech therapies, and there's a strong focus on dementia care and keeping high nursing standards. Rooms are all furnished and there's community Wi-Fi, so people can stay in touch and enjoy themselves, and the showers across the building are all wheelchair-friendly for those who need it. Residents eat in a big dining room with restaurant-style service, and there's always a meal for special diets, even for folks with food allergies or diabetes, and if someone's hungry outside set hours, they can still get a bite since meals are offered all day. There's weekly housekeeping, dry cleaning, and laundry, plus each room has a phone. For keeping busy, Four Winds Lodge puts together a calendar of activities, has a small but well-stocked library, walks on garden paths, movie nights, and an arts room, and residents can take part in activities or devotional services either on site or away. The place has a beauty salon with a beautician, so a haircut or trim is no trouble, and if moving in's a worry, there's help for that too. Emergency alert systems are in every room, and there's staff always ready to respond. The Therapy Department there is well regarded, and the care team pays attention to every detail, so each person's needs at any level-whether they need a lot or just a bit-are covered. Four Winds Lodge might look simple on the outside, but inside there's a wide variety of support for seniors who need comfort, care, and a safe community, with plenty to do and people keeping an eye out to help whenever needed.