Resident Life

We Believe In Living Life to the Fullest

Our activities department is named Life Enrichment, denoting that the daily scheduled activities in fact enrich the lives of our residents. Daily activities are important, too, in fulfilling the seven dimensions of wellness:

  • Physical
  • Social
  • Emotional
  • Intellectual
  • Vocational
  • Spiritual
  • Environmental

 

We are small in numbers, but BIG in care. It is our “smallness” that enables us to provide personal care for all our residents. Our activities department has a new name, Life Enrichment, reflecting how activities help residents lead a purposeful life. Spirituality is central to our residents’ sense of well-being. Our beautifully appointed religious services are conducive to reflection, prayer, and worship. Mealtime is important, not only for the fine cuisine that is served but also, it is a time for socialization with residents and friends. Other services include a hair salon, internet café, library, and transportation to doctor appointments. And, our exquisitely kept outside gardens are a perfect place for respite on a breezy, summer day.

Explore Life At Hattie Ide Chaffee

Learn more about the various options our residents have available to them as part of their daily lives.

Salon

Like to be pampered? Who doesn’t? And, Oh! That relaxing feeling that overcomes you when you are having your hair cut, washed, rinsed, and dried. It’s a good feeling and lasts for awhile after you’re done.

Bodies in Motion

Regular exercise is important to healthy living. Our Bodies in Motion exercise classes are operated in collaboration with Hattie’s Rehab Team. Exercises are graded for older adults so that they are therapeutically challenging and meaningful.

Creative Aging

It’s a proven fact that activity in the arts helps healthy aging. Arts activity draws out creativity, memories, and decision making, and leads to physical and emotional well-being. Hattie schedules unique arts programming for our residents.

Internet Café

Computers can help older adults connect to the outside world and to loved ones. Our computer lounge is called Internet Café because while you are “surfing the net,” you can be leisurely sipping on a cup of coffee. What’s “surfing the net?” Find out what it means and how to do it by the staff, student, and volunteer instructors who will be there.

Religious Services

In everything we do at Hattie Ide Chaffee, we try to enrich the mind, body, and spirit. Our religious services lift the spirit, whether alone in reflection or engaged in a service with others.

Arts Academy

Whether you’re 9 or 99, whether you like to make art, or watch art, whether you want to live in an arts community or visit one…

Come experience the Hattie Ide Chaffee Arts Academy and see artists at work in on-site studios. See demonstrations of arts projects with artists, residents, staff, and families.

Through the arts, The Hattie Ide Chaffee Home Assures that All residents have all FOUR of these-

– To be Seen
– To Be Heard
– To Be Connected
– To Be Needed

Research has shown that engagement in the Arts has a positive impact on health, quality of life, and well-being. Hattie Ide Chaffee Home is an artistic, intergenerational community where elderhood is valued, supported and celebrated.

Garden Club

Hattie Ide Chaffee Garden Club offers therapeutic activities to maximize comfort and emotional well-being, aimed at supporting the highest level of functional ability, while maintaining maximum levels of self-care and dignity. Our gardening activities are tailored to individual abilities and offer opportunities for challenge and stimulation to maximize awareness, orientation, and independence, establishing links to the healthy and familiar, opening lines of communication for positive social interaction, enhancement of self-esteem and personal integrity, while optimizing the role of friends, family, and community. Hattie Ide Chaffee Garden Club fosters an ongoing continuum of emotional and social support and responsiveness to our community’s changing needs, encouraging a sense of creative individuality and autonomy, while enriching our lives by learning to appreciate and preserve our natural environment.

Food & Dining

Meals are served at the same time each day to all residents, but we are also flexible and can accommodate other times throughout the day.  The kitchen never closes! Mealtime gives residents a chance to socialize with their friends and to enjoy both nutritious and delicious food. We do consider any special dietary needs of residents.

There’s Always Something Going On

There’s always a lot happening at Hattie Ide Chaffee… from Drama to Gardening we have activities and events that strengthen the mind and body and encourage our sense of community. Check our events calendar for upcoming events and activities.

We're Here For You

Please contact us using the form below. Or you may call us if you have any questions or wish to schedule a private tour of our home. The important thing is to start the conversation and for you to learn all you can about Hattie Ide Chaffee Home. We are here to help you find the answers to your questions and to provide you with the information you seek.

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