Carpeting, wall coverings, under-bed night lights, additional hallway lighting and other environmental factors enhance patients' abilities to judge distances and boundaries. Staff members work closely with patients to help maximize older adults' activity levels, prevent or decrease confusion and depression, control bladder or bowel incontinence, decrease the use of tranquilizers and other sedative medications and reduce skin deterioration. A research project conducted on the unit in 1996 demonstrated the unit's effectiveness in reducing the length of stay, decreasing cost per case and improving patient care. If you have questions regarding Medicare, health insurance, medical bills or long-term insurance, McAuley Bill Help can assist you. Jointly sponsored by St. Joe's and the Washtenaw County Council on Aging, the service addresses your concerns about the financial aspects of health care.
Reservations are necessary.
The home-like residential setting is located in the Towsley Senior Health Building on St. Joe's campus. The Huron Woods program is committed to caring for people with dementia in ways that respect their dignity and enable them to live to their fullest potential. The guiding values of the program are resident autonomy, freedom, dignity and privacy. The Huron Woods facility renovations were funded through the generous support of community members who recognized the growing need for memory loss care in Southeast Michigan. Huron Woods offers all private rooms with full baths.