American House Grosse Pointe Cottage
161 Kercheval Ave Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
American House Grosse Pointe Cottage
American House Grosse Pointe Cottage is a memory care provider in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. The staff at American House Grosse Pointe Cottage provide supervision and are able to remind residents to attend to activities of daily living such as grooming and toileting. Staff are on service 24 hours a day. There are activities appropriate for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that help keep residents active and engaged. American House Grosse Pointe Cottage was designed specifically to provide memory care. It is a secured property. Residents who are prone to wandering can be accepted. The community may also be able to accept residents who exhibit bizarre or difficult behaviors. American House Grosse Pointe Cottage can administer insulin or other injected medications American House Grosse Pointe Cottage may allow residents to keep a dog or cat. A nurse is on staff at American House Grosse Pointe Cottage.
Features at a glance
- Accepts Cats
- Accepts Dogs
- Handles Exit Seeking
- Purpose Built Community
- Secured Community
- Can Administer Insulin
- Can Administer Medications
- Reminders And Monitoring
- Visiting Nurse
- Behavioral Care
Residents
- Male
- Female
Staffing
- Nurses on Staff
- 24-Hour Awake Staff
- Visiting Nurse
- Visiting Podiatrist
- Visiting Dentist
- Visiting Physical Therapist
- Visiting Occupational Therapist
- Visiting Speech Therapist
- Homecare Onsite
- ADL Assistance
- IADL Assistance
- On-Site RNs / LPNs
- Medication care managers / Medication Technicians
- Full time activity director
Additional Services
Care available for behavioral problems/symptoms
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community can accept residents who act out physically.
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections. The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections. This community can administer insulin injections and blood sugar tests, although are it is not necessarily able to offer sliding scale therapy. This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander. This community's memory care section can accept residents with major behavior issues. The community's memory care area was purpose built to care for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. The community's memory care section is in its own building.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community is equipped to use mechanical lifts transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Services
This community is provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
Transportation
- Resident Parking Available
- Complimentary Transportation
- Property Convenient to Busline
Meals
- Guest meals
- Professional chef
- Restaurant style dining
- Special Diets: Gluten-free
Additional Amenities
- Activities Onsite
- Devotional Services Offsite
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Indoor Common Areas
- Meals Provided
- Beautician Onsite
Other Services
- Hospice Available
- Respite Offered
- Aging in Place
Activities Provided
- Stretching classes
- Yoga / chair yoga
- Art classes
- Brain fitness / Dakim
- Cooking Classes
- Educational lectures / life long learning
- Gardening Club
- Intergenerational Programs
- Live well programs
- Pet-focused programs
- Trips and outings / field trips
- Trivia
- Wii Bowling
- Wine tasting
Average Room Pricing at American House Grosse Pointe Cottage
Room Type | Memory Care |
|---|---|
Studio | $9,440 |
1 Bedroom | $10,300 |
Estimated Fees at American House Grosse Pointe Cottage
Fee Type | Memory Care |
|---|---|
2nd Person Fee | $2,500 |
Community Fee | $3,000 |
Nearby Cities
City | Distance | Number of Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| South Lyon | 51.0 miles | 1 |
| Okemos | 93.0 miles | 1 |
| Pemberville | 87.8 miles | 1 |
| New Boston | 37.7 miles | 1 |
| Shaker Heights | 188 miles | 1 |
General Pricing Information for American House Grosse Pointe Cottage
Room Type | Average Cost |
|---|---|
Studio | $6,967 |
1 Bedroom | $8,024 |
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