Rosa Parks Apartments sits in Olde Towne East in Columbus, Ohio, and you'll see right away that it brings together several care types, including assisted living, independent living, memory care, skilled nursing, and even respite and hospice care, so residents can find support for most stages of their senior years, and the property runs in a community style with apartments and residential facilities arranged for both privacy and connection; you'll find other names tied to the campus and nearby, like Franklin Manor Apartments, Jaycee Arms Apartments for Seniors, Sunrise Assisted Living, Sterling House of Westerville, Villages at Saint Therese, and Bickford of Bexley, and the Geraldine Schottenstein Cottage, plus Wexner Heritage Village with places like Heritage Tower and Creekside Cottages, as well as Bryden House Apartments, Bon-Ing Rest Home, and Oakwood-all offering different choices for seniors depending on what level of care or independence someone wants, and here at Rosa Parks Apartments residents can choose from detached homes, studio apartments, or one-bedroom units, which all allow cats and dogs and give room for in-room kitchens and both uncovered and covered parking, so folks can keep their routines.
The facility provides an attentive management team that works hard to address resident needs, and not just with health support or medication management, but also with personal touches like laundry service or dry cleaning, and the staff offers services in languages including Arabic, Armenian, several types of Chinese, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and English, which really opens up comfort and conversation for a lot of folks, and the memory care wing designs everything to reduce confusion and keep seniors with dementia or Alzheimer's safe, including enclosed courtyards and security systems like Wander Guard.
For activity, residents have choices both inside and outside. There's a beauty salon, fitness center, ballroom, billiards lounge, arts and crafts center, a game room, TV room, and a good-sized library, along with computer/media centers and movie rooms for digital activities, and outside you'll see raised garden beds, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, along with outdoor walking paths and community areas to sit, so people can get fresh air or start a small gardening project, and all buildings are handicap accessible, close to public transit, and secured by gates, making it easier for residents and their families when they visit. The place is pet-friendly, and companion suites are an option for those who want to live with someone else, which can make things more pleasant for people who don't want to be alone.
The dining options include private dining rooms or shared meals in common spaces, and chefs plan nutritious meals, including special diets, so every resident receives proper attention and care with the food, and on top of that, the full-time activity directors schedule trips, outings, social programs, and devotional services, so residents can join group events as much as they want, and there's transportation available, sometimes complimentary and sometimes for a fee. The pay structure is flexible as well, with all-inclusive rent, rent plus care fees, and entry fee options, and they do accept VA benefits and other types of payments, while keeping the monthly rates available at different levels but not published here.
In terms of care, some residents just need independent living, while others use assisted living for help with daily activities like bathing or dressing, and memory care is designed for those with memory loss, so each resident receives the help that fits, and there's nursing care on site for higher medical needs, including incontinence and diabetic care, and even high acuity and hospice care when needed. The facility holds awards like Best of Senior Living and the Best of Senior Living All Star, and the environment tries to feel friendly, with the staff always working to be helpful and responsive, aiming to address the wide range of daily, medical, and social needs for the seniors living there.
