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Wel-life at Kalispell
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Rachel cRisp philips
Family-owned healthcare provider WEL-Life Assisted Living at Kalispell provides quality care with respect, dignity, and kindness. With dedication to excellence, they strive to enhance the lives of those in their care.
WEL-Life at Kalispell takes an Interdisciplinary Team Approach to care for their residents. With the combined input and skills of the resident and their healthcare staff, an individualized plan of care is formed that takes all aspects of a resident’s needs into account.
This holistic approach in providing care for residents addresses all aspects of an individual’s needs – physical, psychological, spiritual, and social. To accomplish this, WEL-Life at Kalispell builds strong relationships with the residents, their families, and the medical professionals providing their care.
The caregivers at WEL-Life at Kalispell actively work for each resident, and take pride in providing personalized care by getting to know each resident’s preferences. Every day offers an opportunity to provide care to residents while making them feel at home; as a family-owned operation, home and family are always top priorities.
Together, these tenets make WEL-Life at Kalispell an ideal place to heal, grow, accomplish goals, make friends, and to feel good about calling it home. All healthcare service offerings are tailored to achieve holistic care planning, in a safe, supporting environment that fosters independence.
WEL-Life at Kalispell is a member of Lantis Enterprises, a network of rurally-based healthcare providers. The organization strives to provide comfort, support, and independence in order to make every facility feel more like home. Their commitment to hiring top-notch staff and providing an ever-expanding set of services sets them apart from other residences.
Their teamwork is truly demonstrated in the company motto – Western Hospitality with a Smile! The company’s founder, Will Lantis, was a rancher, veteran, and philanthropist. The company matriarch, Mary Ellen, has always emphasized creating a homelike environment.
In the Flathead Valley, WEL-Life at Kalispell is work-
COURTESY OF WEL-LIFE ing to streamline operations to provide a continuum of care. Situated with three skilled nursing facilities in the area, plus two assisted living facilities, they are able to work together to provide the best placement for residents upon admission.
This also enables them to assist residents with rehabilitation and changing care needs. Someone might be admitted to a skilled facility, but success with rehab may enable them to move to a more independent setting such as assisted living or even back home.
Each facility within the WEL-Life family offers its own
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unique perks for residents. WEL-Life at Kalispell offers a smaller, more intimate, environment where residents live all on one level; the only one-story senior community in Kalispell. There’s also a variety of activities that allow time for physical strengthening, socialization, spiritual enrichment, and fun.
Three restaurant-style meals are served daily with accommodations for special preferences. Mealtime is important to foster not only nutritional health, but also psychological and social well-being. All meals are made from scratch and even include residents’ favorite recipes.
Heritage Place is the heart of the community’s healthcare campus, located near Kalispell Regional Medical Center. The proximity provides WEL-Life residents with easy access to doctors and other healthcare providers.
Next door to the Northern Rockies Medical Center, Glacier Care Center has modern, spacious apartments and has been designated as a Five Star Facility by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Within Glacier Care Center, WEL-Life Glacier is designed for couples who require different levels of care to still live near one another.
Overlooking the beautiful Flathead Lake and Swan Mountain range in Bigfork, Lake View Care Center enhances residents’ quality of life with a range of experiences and activities that promote socialization, from fishing to theatre to shopping.
Because staying active is key to recovery and wellness, WEL-Life at Kalispell hosts many fun events, from social gatherings to trips to Glacier National Park and the National Bison Range. They try to take in as many activities as possible, whether in small groups or with outings for larger groups of residents.
The beautiful Montana landscape offers some of the
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best opportunities to enjoy life outside the facilities. WEL-Life at Kalispell is blessed to live near national parks, lakes and other beautiful attractions.
For a home that feels like Montana, with care that feels like family, look no further than WEL-Life at Kalispell. MT55
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