A resident in a cream sweater holding a cup of coffee by a sunny window, a blanket over her knees

Memory care · Shawnee, Oklahoma

Mornings start slow here. On purpose.

Sixteen residents, one house and a staff that learns each person's rhythm before it ever writes a schedule.

16residents, every room private
2017opened by a hospice nurse
1:5caregivers to residents by day

Why a house

Dementia gets easier when the world gets smaller.

I spent eleven years as a hospice nurse in Pottawatomie County, and I kept meeting families whose mom or dad had been moved into a big building with long halls and a loud dining room. Many of them were frightened all day. So in 2017 I opened Linwood: sixteen private rooms around one kitchen and one living room, with a fenced yard you can see from every chair.

We don't wake anyone for breakfast. We learn whether your mother is a six o'clock person or a nine o'clock person, and the coffee is ready either way. Most of what we do is small like that, and most of it is learned by listening.

— Renee Calloway, RN, founder and administrator

A resident sitting at a small round table by the window in the afternoon light

Care & services

What care looks like

One all-inclusive monthly rate. Before move-in, Renee meets with your family and writes the care plan with you, then reviews it every ninety days.

Care

Dementia-trained caregivers, awake all night
Every caregiver finishes our dementia training before working a shift alone.
24/7
Medication management with nurse oversight
A registered nurse reviews every chart weekly and coordinates with your doctor and pharmacy.
Included
Help with bathing, dressing and toileting
At each person's pace, by the same small team, with privacy kept.
Included
A routine built from each person's own habits
Wake times, meals and rest follow the life they already had.
Included

Daily life

Three meals and snacks from our own kitchen
Finger foods and softer textures when they help. The cookie jar is never empty.
Included
Fenced back yard with raised flower beds
Open whenever the weather allows, with shade and a porch swing.
Included
Hospice and home health coordination
When needs change, residents can usually stay with us and bring in the extra support.
As needed

Photo tour

Inside the house

A resident in the sitting room holding a framed photograph of her husband

A resident's hands knitting a gray sock on four needles

A caregiver and a resident walking arm in arm down the bright hallway

Visit

Find us in Shawnee

1418 N Linwood Drive
Shawnee, OK
Park in the circle drive. The front door stays locked for residents' safety, so ring and we'll come right out.
(405) 555-0164
Text us
hello@linwoodmemory.example
Linwood Memory Care