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Make the transition from a family home easier by knowing more about the variety of senior housing and services available on our campus. Better understanding can turn the uncertainty of moving into confidence for beginning the next chapter of life.
GENERAL TOPICS
Ecumen is a Shoreview-based company that owns and operates a broad spectrum of senior housing communities across Minnesota, with a spirit of all-encompassing care, empowering individuals to live richer, fuller lives.
We work hard to meet the special dietary needs of residents and can accommodate most requests.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes offers living spaces and care services across the full spectrum of options needed by the individuals and families we serve. From out-patient therapy services to short-term in-patient rehabilitative services. And from independent living to honoring those with dementia and providing care for loved ones who require care and assistance 24/7. With access to our continuum of care, you or a loved one can continue life’s journey right here on our campus.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes is a smoke-free community.
Yes, pets that meet criteria are allowed in The Madison independent living community. Everywhere else on campus, pet visits are allowed to apartments and designated areas. For our visiting pet criteria or additional information, please speak to your Ecumen representative.
An unsigned, blank copy of our Admission Agreement is available on request.
Please contact our Senior Living Consultant at 218-847-4486 to better understand the costs of living at our Ecumen Detroit Lakes community.
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Included utilities: electric, gas, water, trash, recycling, basic cable and wireless internet.
Telephone service is not included in the monthly service fee.
No, there is no second occupant fee at The Madison independent living.
Heated parking is available for our independent living residents. You and guests may also park on campus surface lots.
Yes. A limited number of storage lockers are available for a fee.
You simply provide us with a 30-day written notice.
Yes, meals are available for purchase in your dining room or the campus Bistro.
Yes, if you reside in The Madison independent living apartments, you will have preferred access to availability if the time comes you need care.
No, at this time we do not have a guest suite.
What is commonly referred to as a retirement home is what we call an independent living community, where ongoing care services are not needed, and active residents live in a private apartment with full community amenities and private parking.
MEMORY CARE
They are usually different in amenities, services and level of independence manageable by the resident. Our memory care community at The Cottages provides individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia a private room and bathroom in a safe and secured environment supervised 24/7 by experts in dementia care. Assisted living communities offer residents a private apartment home with private bathroom, meal plan, and a customized care plan with regularly scheduled visits from an onsite care team.
They refer to two different kinds of senior living housing and services. What many people call a nursing home, or a skilled nursing home is what we call long-term care service where residents of our Emmanuel community have a room, meal plan and 24/7 care from an onsite expert care team. Our memory care community at The Cottages provides individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia a private room and bathroom in a safe and secured environment supervised 24/7 by experts in dementia care.
Yes, a $330 second occupant fee applies to The Cottages memory care.
SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONAL CARE
Yes, we call it short-term transitional care, where individuals recovering from a procedure, surgery or injury can stay in-patient at our Rehabilitation Therapy Center or choose out-patient therapy services. Either way provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and experts from a range of disciplines, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, and nutrition.
Skilled Nursing is a common term that refers to services we call long-term care, available in our Emmanuel community where residents who need around-the-clock care have a room, a meal plan, 24/7 assistance, and expert care from an onsite team of compassionate caregivers. Whereas our short-term transitional care in our Rehabilitation Therapy Center at the Emmanuel community is a service for individuals to rehab from a procedure, surgery or injury as in-patient or out-patient with access to a variety of expert care providers and state-of-the-art equipment.
LONG-TERM CARE
Yes, they are both throwback names for senior housing and services for individuals who require around-the-clock assistance and care. In our Emmanuel community, we call this a long-term care where licensed nurses are available 24/7 and regularly attend to individuals throughout the day and night.
This is a common name for what we call long-term care, which is more descriptive of the experience for individuals in our Emmanuel community, as well as the expert care teams who engage with them throughout the day.