The Commons is a faith-based, not-for-profit retirement community that serves seniors in a continuing care setting, and you'll find a calm, Christian atmosphere here where staff try to give caring support day by day without acting too busy or neglecting folks. The Commons has several housing choices, so a person can live in a Wesley Place town home, an Asbury Place independent apartment, or in a Trinity Place assisted living apartment if they need extra help, and those who need special care for memory issues can go to the Grace Memory Support Center, while others can use the United Methodist Health Care Center for skilled nursing. The Commons has been here for over a decade, operating under a lease from the nonprofit and connected to other places in the Oklahoma Conference, so they've collected plenty of experience and have built up a reputation for a welcoming, warm feeling, which shows in how residents often mention the staff's compassion.
The whole community offers continuing care-including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory support for Alzheimer's, and even specific care for Veterans, being the only contracted Veterans facility in northwest Oklahoma-so people can move around as their needs change by staying in places like Epworth Villa Retirement Center with its 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units, 18 skilled nursing units and 64 nursing units, or Burgundy Place with senior independent apartments and assisted options. The staff is around 24 hours a day, helping with things like moving residents from beds to wheelchairs, assisting those who need insulin or other everyday health help, and making sure the basic needs of seniors are met.
You'll see that the community tries to keep life enjoyable by having social and recreational activities, healthy meals planned by nutrition staff, and spaces that encourage folks to come out and socialize if they want. The grounds are well-tended with pretty landscaping, and the indoor communal areas are made for groups to gather, though nobody forces anybody if they'd rather have quiet time, and you'll see many opportunities for maintaining health, be it with activities or with the facility's rehabilitation programs at places like Greenbrier Village. The Commons connects with Strawberry Fields Senior Citizen Apartments and provides supervision there, which is helpful for people who want just a little extra watchfulness rather than full care. The community holds a five-star Medicare rating for its residential care, so it seems the quality is recognized by the big organizations, and there's always an effort to offer both independence and support in whatever mix each resident might need.
