Garden Park House sits in Waupaca, Wisconsin, and holds up to 14 residents in a warm, "Bed & Breakfast" style setting, so you'll find it much smaller than most senior living places, and the staff really get to know everybody, with a 3:1 ratio during the day that helps folks get the attention they may need, whether for daily help like bathing, dressing, or even medication reminders, and you'll see there's always someone watching out for safety day and night. Residents can pick from 12 private rooms, each furnished, with its own cable TV, Wi-Fi, a phone, and there's an elevator for getting around.
Meals are cooked fresh, using recipes that can be changed for diets like diabetes or allergies, and the in-house bakery sometimes serves treats made from scratch, just like the ones found at the Green Fountain Inn Bed & Breakfast and Secret Garden Café & Bakery across town, so people who like good food tend to enjoy that. Housekeeping and laundry get taken care of, including things like dry-cleaning, and there's a beauty and barber shop in the building-folks can get haircuts or just tidy up without leaving home.
Outdoors, you'll find lots of gardens-herb, flower, vegetable, and perennial-plus paved walking paths and space for sitting or socializing when the weather's good. Garden Park House holds games, movies, crafts, outings around Waupaca, picnics and even bonfires with s'mores, plus movie nights and other community activities arranged daily, including those sponsored by local groups, and you'll also find dedicated spaces for group activities and visitors.
Transportation's arranged for doctor's appointments and outings, and the staff work with healthcare providers if somebody needs medical help, memory care, rehabilitation, or even hospice and respite care for short or long-term stays. Residents who need more support can get help with moving in and go over what care they want, with staff who coordinate everything from medication supervision to meal planning.
Pets are allowed so folks can keep their companions. Emergency alert systems are in place for peace of mind. Garden Park House functions as a Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) and fields a team of experienced, caring staff, so whether someone needs daily help or memory support for dementia or Alzheimer's, or just wants the basic comforts in a home-like place, it's all set up to give seniors a quiet, caring community.
