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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 Seasons at Maplewood is a smoke-free community. 

We know that some pets are part of the family, so we are a pet-friendly campus. In our Independent Living Plus and Assisted Living apartments, pets that meet criteria are welcome to live with residents for a one-time, non-refundable fee. For our Memory Care residents, pets that meet criteria are allowed for visits to the community and to apartments. 

An unsigned, blank copy of our Admission Agreement is available on request. 

Please contact our main office at 651-756-1859 and ask to speak with our Director of Housing. They will assist you in better understanding the costs of living at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood. 

 

INDEPENDENT LIVING PLUS

Included utilities: electric, gas, water, trash, recycling, wireless internet, basic cable, and community wireless internet (Wi-Fi). 

Telephone service is not included in the monthly service fee. 

Yes, our second occupant fee is $165/month. 

Parking stalls in our heated parking garage are available to residents of our Independent Living Plus and Assisted Living communities for $70/month. Visitors are welcome to park in our surface lots. 

Yes. Storage units are available to all residents for $35/month. 

You simply provide us with a one calendar month written notice. 

Yes, meals are available for purchase in our community dining room. 

Residents contract with outside agencies of their choice for home care services and assistance with personal care, therapy, and skilled nursing as needed. 

Yes. In fact, an independent living plus resident can transition to assisted living care services without moving from their current apartment. And if you were to require memory care services, you will have preferred access to availability in our memory care community. 

Yes, our 2-bedroom hospitality suite can be reserved by resident guests for $95/night. 

Independent living plus allows you to add an assisted living personalized care plan without moving out of your current apartment home in our independent plus community. Whereas at other independent living communities, you would likely be required to physically move from your current apartment into a different apartment to the assisted living area of the campus. 

What is commonly referred to as a retirement home is what we call independent living plus community, where ongoing care services are not needed and active residents live in a private apartment with full community amenities and private parking. The advantage of our independent living plus community is that residents are able to add an assisted living care plan without having to move out of their current apartment home. 

ASSISTED LIVING

Our Senior Living Consultant is best suited to answer your questions about a possible move, availability of apartments, and how the entire moving process works. Please call our main number 651-756-1859 and a representative will direct your call. 

A lead care expert will meet with you and family members to design a care plan based on your individual needs. We work closely with families, physicians, therapists, and other care professionals to provide the best continuity of care. Our team approach to care relies on open communication to bring all disciplines together to develop the best possible outcomes for the health and well-being of our residents. 

They are different in amenities, services and level of independence manageable by the resident. Our assisted living community offers residents a private apartment home with a full kitchen, private bathroom, meal plan, and a customized care plan with regularly scheduled visits from an onsite expert care team. Whereas our memory care community provides individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia a private room in a safe and secured environment staffed 24/7 by experts in dementia care. 

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 Ecumen calls long-term care. Long-term care is for individuals who require 24-hour care. Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood does not offer long-term care services. Our assisted living community offers active residents a private apartment home with a full kitchen, private bathroom, meal plan, and a customized care plan with regularly scheduled visits from an onsite expert care team. 

When a loved one needs more continuous care than Home Care services can provide in their current living environment, our assisted living community is a great housing and services option for them (and their family) because of the peace of mind that comes with a safe environment, a customized care plan and regularly scheduled visits from an onsite expert care team. 

MEMORY CARE

They are different in amenities, services and level of independence manageable by the resident. Our memory care community provides individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia a private room in a safe and secured environment staffed 24/7 by experts in dementia care. Whereas our assisted living community offers residents a private apartment home with a kitchenette, private bathroom, meal plan, and a customized care plan with regularly scheduled visits from an onsite expert 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 Ecumen calls long-term care. Long-term care is for individuals who require 24-hour care. Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood does not offer long-term care services. Our memory care community provides individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia a private room in a safe and secured environment staffed 24/7 by experts in dementia care. 

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