Life at Prairie Hills Tipton: A Look Inside Our Senior Community
Lifestyle and livelihood go hand-in-hand, especially for older adults.
According to research published in the National Library of Medicine, senior lifestyle plays a core role in overall life satisfaction. Because of this, it's important to select a great Iowa senior care community for your loved one.
Read on to learn about:
- Prairie Hills Tipton care plans
- Our apartments and amenities
- How we prioritize accessibility
- What senior living community activities we offer
Personalized Care Plans
Great Iowa senior living communities understand that older adults have unique needs. Care isn't one-size-fits-all. There are several ways that our compassionate care professionals help each resident thrive.
There are multiple senior living options available at Prairie Hills Tipton.
In assisted living, residents access Tipton senior care services like:
- Well-appointed amenities
- Landscaped outdoor areas
- Help with daily care tasks like dressing/bathing
- Medication management
- Housekeeping services
- Help with cleaning
- A full range of community activities
In memory care, residents get all of these advantages. However, they also get other senior care services like:
- Familiar and comforting memory activities
- Purposeful diversions to build memory
- Cognitive activities to boost brain function
- Reminders of daily activities
- Help when looking into calendar events
Regardless of which care program your loved one requires, they will receive an individually crafted care plan to meet their needs.
When you choose our community, our professionals will sit down with you and your elderly loved one. We'll talk about:
- What your loved one is struggling with
- Which activities they can reliably do independently
- Why they struggle with certain tasks
- Memory and mobility issues we should know about
- How a care team can help them complete these tasks
This lets us craft a daily care plan that works for each individual's unique needs!
Prairie Hills Tipton Amenities
Prairie Hills Tipton offers resort-style living for our residents. This means that there's ample space to relax and unwind.
Our well-appointed apartments serve as a home base for residents. There are multiple options available, including:
- Suite apartments laid out like studios
- One-bedroom private apartments with a single bedroom and living space
- Two-bedroom apartments where two seniors cohabitate as friends and roommates with a shared living area
Each of these apartments is set up with:
- Comfortable bedding
- Cozy furniture
- An easily-accessible kitchenette
- A refrigerator and freezer
- A microwave
- HVAC units for temperature control
- Window treatments for maximum comfort
- Cable TV
- Pre-installed WiFi
All of these living spaces are 100% customizable. We encourage new residents to bring personal belongings like artwork and lighting for decoration. This ensures that the space meets their exact tastes and feels individualistic and expressive.
Plus, since our Iowa community is pet-friendly, your loved one can bring their beloved furry friend with them when they move.
Our pet-friendly apartments give cats and dogs plenty of space to play and nap. Animals give seniors companionship and purpose.
But the comfortable living space goes beyond your loved one's apartment. Our Prairie Hills retirement community offers several common areas where your loved one can relax and socialize with other community residents.
Some common areas include:
- Fitness areas
- Outdoor spaces
- Lounges
- Activity and game rooms
Whether your loved one wants to spend time in their apartment or get out for a while, there are several ways that they can enjoy each day.
Accessible Spaces
Apartments and common areas in our Tipton, IA community aren't just beautiful. They're also easily accessible for senior living.
If your loved one were to age at home, they would need to contend with:
- Stairs in multi-floor layouts
- Narrow doorways
- Difficult-to-access showers and bathtubs
- Slippery floors with minimal grip control
These features could cost thousands of dollars to change into more accessible areas.
Altering floor plans also can create hazards during the construction process. It's noisy and inconvenient at best and dangerous at worst.
A senior living community nips these problems in the bud. Our spaces have features like:
- One-floor layouts
- Wheelchair ramps
- Wide doorways that accommodate mobility aids
- Wide hallways for easy navigation
- Grab bars to prevent falls
- No-slip mats
- Grip bars and railings
This makes getting around easier so residents can live as independently as possible.
Senior Living Community Activities
The senior lifestyle at Prairie Hills is great because of the many activities our community offers.
Physical wellness programs keep seniors active and mobile. They ensure that they eat healthy and exercise enough to keep their immune systems great. They also make residents more flexible and energized.
These wellness activities include things like:
- Exercise groups
- Outdoor walks
- Vitals clinics
- Healthy meal plans
- Chef-prepared meals
- Nutrition awareness
Other activities get seniors engaging with hobbies and passions that interest them. This fosters a sense of purpose and gives residents something to look forward to.
Senior community activities and calendar events include things like:
- Singing
- Bingo
- Game nights
- Billiards
- Gardening
- Ice cream socials
- Themed dances
- Live entertainment, like musical performances
- Academic discussions and lectures
- Baking together
- Name that tune
These social opportunities let residents strengthen their emotional bonds with other community members. They're more likely to make friends that offer a sense of close companionship and camaraderie.
Nurturing close connections with others improves senior quality of life in several ways, including:
- Reducing loneliness
- Nipping depression and anxiety in the bud
- Decreasing the risk of health problems like heart disease and stroke (according to the National Institute on Aging)
- Offering up a sense of purpose while aging
- Boosting mood and improving life satisfaction
- Staying connected with shared interests and passions
Plus, since the people seniors get to know at activities live within their community, they can enjoy each other's company daily!
Indulge in a Great Senior Lifestyle at Prairie Hills
Now that you have a taste of life at Prairie Hills Tipton, it's time to start learning more about our community.
Our compassionate care experts are committed to talking to residents about their needs. We also are excited to offer encouragement and put a smile on their faces each day.
Contact our Iowa community to learn more about what we have to offer. We're excited to help you schedule a tour!