How we care

Nursing

A registered nurse on site weekdays, licensed nurse on call around the clock

• Dementia-trained caregivers

  Awake overnight, with consistent assignments so faces stay familiar.

  24/7

• Registered nurse oversight

  Weekly reviews and a call home whenever anything changes.

  Included

• Medication management

  Pharmacy-packed and given by certified medication aides.

  Included

• Visiting physician

  A geriatrician sees residents here, billed to Medicare where it applies.

  Monthly

• Geriatric psychiatry consults

  Careful review of mood and behavior medications, with the least medication that works.

  As needed

• Therapy referrals

  Physical, occupational and speech therapy here at the house when ordered.

  Medicare Part B

• Podiatry and dental visits

  Specialists come to us.

  On site

Personal care

• Bathing, dressing and grooming

  Private, patient and at each person's pace.

  Included

• Continence and skin care

  On a regular schedule, handled with dignity.

  Included

• Hair salon and barber

  Because everyone deserves to look like themselves.

  Weekly

• Laundry and housekeeping

  Labeled, pressed and put away.

  Included

• Hospice coordination

  Residents can usually stay in their own rooms through the end of life.

  As needed

Days at Sable House

• The portrait sitting

  Every resident is photographed after move-in, and again each year if the family wishes.

  Included

• Life-story interviews

  We sit with your family to write the line that hangs beside the portrait.

  Included

• Music hour

  Records, a piano and volunteers from the university's music school.

  Daily

• Reading room and newspaper circle

  The morning paper read aloud, with plenty of opinions.

  Daily

• Garden courtyard

  Walled, shaded and open from sunrise to dusk.

  Included

• Chess, cards and puzzles

  Something for hands that like a challenge.

  Daily

• Walks in Old West Lawrence

  Small, escorted walks past the old houses and the park.

  Weekly

Food

• Three meals and snacks

  Cooked here daily, with finger foods and soft textures when they help.

  Included

• Afternoon coffee in the parlor

  Real cups, real saucers, something sweet.

  Daily

• Family supper

  Families welcome at the table every Sunday evening.

  Sundays

For families

• Portrait evenings

  Last Friday of the month, new portraits hung, open to the public.

  Monthly

• Family support group

  First Wednesday evening, led by our social worker.

  Monthly

• Quarterly care conferences

  In person or by phone, with the nurse and social worker.

  Included