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The Springs at Monarch Landing Introduces Enriched Living Model

Traditional assisted living and skilled nursing models don't fit everyone's needs. This was the consensus of management at The Springs at Monarch Landing. "We were increasingly finding that some peoples' needs fell somewhere in the middle," said Samantha Breden, director of business development for The Springs at Monarch Landing. With this in mind, The Springs has launched its enriched living program. The unique initiative bridges a gap between assisted living and skilled nursing. "This came about because people were asking for it, not only within the Monarch Landing campus, but also throughout the greater Naperville area," said Breden. "This is really designed around what people have been asking for."

The Springs at Monarch Landing has been offering memory support assisted living, rehabilitation, respite and skilled nursing.

Enriched living will provide services that traditional assisted living cannot. For instance Breden said, sliding scale insulin for individuals with diabetes is not always offered in assisted living settings. "So someone might be a great fit for assisted living, except for this one provision. We're able to help," she said.

Residents in enriched living will typically be individuals who will benefit from supervision, verbal cues, and perhaps some hands on assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) by one team member. This is as compared to individuals in skilled care, who need hands on assistance with many if not all activities of daily living, and often by two team members.

Enriched living provides three daily meals, and has a nurse and resident assistants available 24/7. "The support system is there for people who need it, when they need it," said Breden.

"From the life enrichment standpoint, we have programs that really touch on all aspects of wellness including exercise, cognitive challenges, live entertainment, activities, trips and more. It's really driven by what the residents want to do throughout the day," Breden said.

The newly opened Poplar neighborhood of The Springs' second floor is uniquely positioned to provide enriched living. "All of our suites are licensed as skilled care. That gives us the ability to offer more nursing services compared to what traditional assisted living would provide," said Breden.

Each suite is also certified to participate in Medicare. "What this means is that if an enriched living resident spends time in the hospital and the stay qualifies for Medicare, that person can come back to their own suite, rather than having to move elsewhere on campus while receiving the benefit," she said.

Residents have access to a nurse and resident assistants, all of whom are available 24/7/ "The support system is there for people who need it when they need it," said Breden.

"The first week we opened the neighborhood, we had eight people move in. That speaks to the fact that it provides something that people were looking for," said Breden.

Monarch Landing is a Life Plan Community located on a scenic campus in Naperville, Illinois-named "one of America's best places to live and retire" by Modern Maturity, and "the best city for early retirement" by Kiplinger. Monarch Landing offers independent living, promoting a vibrant life style for active seniors. The Springs at Monarch Landing offers assisted living memory support, rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, thus providing complete continuing care for seniors. Monarch Landing is owned by Senior Care Development and managed by Life Care Services. For additional information visit www.WelcomeToMonarchLanding.com or www.TheSpringsatMonarchLanding.com.

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