New Haven at the Willows I sits in Saugus, CA, as a licensed residential board and care home with just six beds, offering a quieter, smaller setting for seniors who might want a more personal experience, and the place does support VA benefits, aides, and attendance programs, which can be helpful for veterans. The trained staff includes RNs, LVNs, and CNAs, providing round-the-clock caregiver support, and they handle medical care needs like medication management, catheter or colostomy care, diabetic care, high acuity, and incontinence care, while also supporting disease-specific and cancer care, and those living with Alzheimer's or dementia can get memory care that fits their needs, including bathing, grooming, personal care, dressing help, and continence management if needed. Residents can get help with rehabilitation through occupational, physical, and speech therapy, plus home health services, with hospice care available for those needing extra comfort, and if someone needs spoon feeding or hands-on assistance, that's something the staff handles, too.
Meals are prepared by a chef, and they serve three meals per day, including kosher, vegetarian, and special diets, and people will find easy-to-read menus in the bistro or dining room, along with snacks. You get a private room or can choose a studio, one-bedroom, or a shared apartment, all with private baths and regular housekeeping and laundry services to keep things clean, and they take care of light housekeeping on a routine basis. For recreation and spiritual support, there's a chapel, a reading area, game room, indoor and outdoor common areas, a garden, a courtyard, and even a swimming pool and a hot tub, which not every care home has, and residents can join in social activities, off-site outings, devotional activities, exercise, wellness programs, massage therapy, and fitness routines-so there's always something, even on quiet days.
For those worried about getting to medical appointments, shopping, or social events, transportation services are provided (including connections to public transit), and family don't have to worry because the place can handle falls management and 24-hour emergency response, too. Pets are welcome, so cats and dogs fit in well, and there are even pet care services, and the facility allows smoking for those who want it. Residents living here may need independent living, assisted living, short-term respite, memory care, or hospice support, and the continuing-care setup means one can usually stay in the community as needs change, with rehabilitation, skilled nursing, or extra help as time goes on. Meals, care, safety, and choices in activities or faith are all available, and they do try to make daily life comfortable for every senior who lives here, in a more home-like and smaller setting than most, serving seniors from around Los Angeles County who want a reliable place to stay.
