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Resident Wellbeing

Salem Home is a free-standing, not-for-profit nursing facility providing 24-hour nursing care as well as meaningful activities, social services, restorative nursing and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy.  We are a Medicare and Medicaid Certified facility offering private and semi-private rooms with varying sizes.

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Salem Home embraces the person-centered care model popular in today’s progressive health care market. We strive to adapt to seniors’ lifestyles with an emphasis of putting the person before the task, and encouraging seniors to choose the way care is delivered. Our programs have given us the distinction of two PEAK (Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas) Awards in recent years.

Salem Home Grounds
Salem Home Grounds

Activities & Life Enhancement

Everyone deserves to reach out and grab the memories from reminiscing of past times and present. Don’t let life pass you by without viewing the outside window that will follow you in your footsteps until the day we walk with the Lord!

What is Life Enhancement?

Activity Professionals utilize activities to promote the independent physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning of elderly persons; by enhancing current skills for daily living and community functioning. Below you will find the types of activities provided, the benefits those activities provide, and who is able to help with activities.  You will also find a breakdown of the 3 cognitive phases a loved one could fall into.

“Activities' purpose is not to kill time, but to make time live.

Not to keep him or her refreshed, not to offer an escape from life, but to provide a discovery of life.”

- Brenda Scott

Types of Activities...

  • Social

  • Recreational

  • Intellectual

  • Physical

  • Spiritual

  • Creative

  • Low and High Functioning

  • Community Involvement

  • Intergenerational

  • Serve meals and much more

Benefits for Our Residents...

  • Support

  • Mobility

  • Social Interaction

  • Mental Agility

  • Motivation

  • Dignity

  • Maintain Quality of Life

  • Empowerment

  • Self-Esteem

  • Challenge

  •  Residents that experience stress, agitation, inappropriate behaviors, boredom, pain, or signs and symptoms of depression...
    Can develop personal control, competence, social skills, communication skills, range of motion, and/or moral and life satisfaction.

Who Can Assist With Activities?

  • Staff

  • Residents

  • Family Members

  • Volunteers

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive illness that leads to an individual’s need for total nursing care. People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia require specialized care in a secured environment.

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We provide locations with an atmosphere that is soothing and calm, which is often necessary for individuals who are confused and easily agitated. Their daily routine is kept consistent, yet flexible to accommodate varying moods and related behaviors.

Amenities:

  • Large living room – Perfect for social interactions with other residents, family/friend visits, and Home activities.

  • Fully equipped kitchen/dining room- Family style dining, fun for baking activities and cooking meals.

  • Secured Courtyard- Enjoy outdoor activities such as gardening and bird feeding in a safe environment.

  • Occupational and Physical therapy services available as needed

  • Restorative services daily

  • Social services

  • In-house beautician available weekly

  • Weekly church services

A common behavior among those with dementia is wandering. We have security features in place to allow our elders to wander freely and safely, without the need for consistent redirection or intervention.

 

As dementia advances, the opportunity for success and feelings of self-worth are highly limited. Extended periods of idle time contribute to feelings of restlessness and ultimately lead to increased episodes of agitation. A person with dementia needs help in finding something to do that restores a sense of individuality and self-worth. Involvement in good leisure and recreational activities can provide those positive opportunities as well as serve as a means to increase the level of contentment for the person with dementia.

 

Our commitment is to respect and value each person’s individuality, and to provide quality, compassionate care for each individual in a supportive, secure environment. We desire to help each elder maintain as much independence as possible and that our care will promote optimal physical, social, psychological, and spiritual health.

A Sign of Excellence...

Salem Home has won the coveted PEAK Award, granted to only select retirement communities by the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services... Twice! Salem Home received the awards for offering excellent alternatives for residents.

2x Winner PEAK Award
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