Our mission is to be a community of excellence that fosters meaningful aging in an intimate environment. We are dedicated to encouraging a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence for the seniors we serve.

Information

Pine Lane Estates East is composed of 29 apartments. Pine Lane Estates West is composed of 24 apartments. They all include at a minimum their own bathroom, living space, and refrigerator and microwave. Each unit is unique in size and cost.

The apartments need to be furnished by the resident to include at a minimum a bed, bedside stand, and a chair appropriate to the resident's needs. Furniture must be clean and in good repair and meet the approval of the administration. The apartments may be decorated with the resident's personal items to achieve a home-like setting.

Cable TV and telephone hookups are available to each apartment. Cable costs $15.00 per month and telephone costs $28.00 per month if they are desired by the resident.

Admission

Unlike assisted living, independent living does not require an assessment by our nurse or a physician in order for admission. The move-in process is quite simple and only requires a small amount of paperwork. This is due to the fact that independent living residents are responsible for their own medication administration.

As an alternative to move-in assessments, after 60 days or sooner if needed, our nurse will do a complete assessment to determine if any additional care is needed by the resident and to determine if independent living is a proper fit for them. No extra care charges will be assessed unless proven necessary during the nurse assessment.

Should an involuntary termination of tenancy be necessary for reasons opposing independent living criteria, such as inappropriate behavior or excessive health needs, the director and nurse together will provide intervention as necessary and assist with the move to assisted living or discharge.

Any independent living resident who requests to be moved to a skilled nursing facility will be transferred to the facility of the resident's choice. In the event of discharge, the director will be available to assist with this process.

An independent living resident suffering from a temporary illness such as flu, colds, or non-serious injury may remain in their apartment as they recover. It would be expected that recovery period would not exceed 3 weeks. Meal trays will be provided during recovery time.

Care

A personal care attendant will be available for assistance with health and safety needs 24 hours per day. They are aware at all times how to contact a nurse in case of a question or an emergency. The administrator of the facility will provide supervision of the personal care attendant. Attendant coverage will be accomplished in shifts from 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm-7am.

Each resident will be equipped with a call-light to use in case of an emergency or when needing assistance. The attendant will provide assistance to residents in maintaining a safe environment by keeping walkways free of obstacles and monitoring for unsafe practices.

Housekeeping

The attendant will remove trash from apartments on a weekly basis (daily if trash is known to contain odor-producing materials). The attendant will clean apartments on a weekly basis. This will consist of vacuuming, dusting, mopping, wiping down bathrooms, and washing bedding and laundry.

Meals

Pine Lane Estates serves three meals per day that are prepared according to our dietician approved menus. In addition to the meals, we serve snacks in the afternoon and the evening and the attendants offer drinks off of our juice cart two times per day to ensure proper hydration. Pine Lane can accommodate doctor ordered therapeutic diets as well.

Other

In addition to the above mentioned items, Pine Lane's campus is equipped with indoor fitness areas, resident parking and garages, an on-site beauty salon, and beautifully manicured walkways complete with a gazebo and benches to rest on.

If you have any further questions or would like to schedule a tour, please call the administrator at Pine Lane Estates. We hope you will consider calling Pine Lane Estates your new home.