Samaritan Bethany Heights sits at 1530 11th Ave NW in Rochester, MN, and has been around since 1981, but the roots go back to 1922 with the old Samaritan Convalescent Hospital and Hotel. The place mostly serves seniors, with care that fits people who need help for the long or short term, especially older men in drug or alcohol recovery, because there's room for 96 men between long-term and short-term programs, though someday women may be there too. There's a 14 to 90-day short-term recovery program, both faith-based and non-faith-based, and then the long-term recovery goes 13 to 15 months, using spaces like the renovated nursing home set up for these kinds of services, and folks can get nicotine dependence treatment with help from the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependency program.
People can also find assisted living, independent living, and a memory care unit at Samaritan Bethany Heights, along with their other places like Arbor Terrace and Maples Senior Housing, while Madonna Towers Nursing Care and Maple Manor Nursing Home handle nursing care, plus The Samaritan Bethany Manor became a board and lodging spot after they upgraded the old building. Each living space follows a Household Model after major changes made in 2011 and 2012, which aims for smaller groups, so folks have an easier time getting to know each other and staff. Residents get help with things like bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, and there's a nursing home, rehab services, adult day care, home care, hospice from Seasons Hospice Office, and full medical services, with visits and supplies, sometimes in agreement with the Mayo Clinic.
The care is friendly, aimed at any faith, and based in Christian values like servant leadership, though it's a nondenominational and non-profit group, and staff try to keep the mood kind and helpful throughout, but they do stress individual needs are important. Seniors living with memory challenges, like Alzheimer's, are looked after in a safer and steadier part of the community to keep them from wandering off or getting confused, and there's regular food made with good ingredients, activities to stay social, and programs to help residents keep active in mind and body. Samaritan Bethany Heights also supports transportation to appointments and errands, has medical equipment when needed, and tries to cover each step of aging, from families sharing time in adult day programs to those wanting senior apartments, independent living, or just a little help in daily life.
They added more assisted living spots in 2000 and 2004, with Arbor Terrace apartments starting in 1992, and they've kept up with community life over the years, including local news, entertainment, and events, so people stay connected to what's happening around Rochester. The place has won a few awards for their care, and folks talk about the welcoming feeling from staff, probably because they treat everyone as an individual and try to make sure every person gets the support they need.
