MT55 Housing Guide 2016

annual

HOUSING guide to senior living in montana

2016

visions of cooperative

living renovations plan to age in place

retirement on the road in an RV

veterans resources available

introduction

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A burner left on one too many times. A scary fall. A failing memory.

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Are these innocuous occurrences, or signs that you or a loved one might need some type of assistance? Many of us in our 50s and 60s are facing this important question.

Determining if assistance is warranted–not to mention what type–can be perplexing.

Some of us have the luxury to ponder this question for years, while others may have to make a quick decision after a crisis.

Seniors’ desires and needs vary widely. For some, a senior apartment complex offers the opportunity for a lively social life. Others may plan to stay in their current residence, which might require home improvements and home healthcare. For those with serious health issues, skilled nursing and 24-hour care may be the best option.

Reading through Montana 55’s Annual Housing Guide will help you understand the various types of care, introduce

you to the numerous facilities across our great state, and share with you a number of helpful resources available.

You’ll find intriguing stories, too. Read up on the most recent residences to open in Montana: BeeHive Homes in Kalispell and Westhills Assisted Living Home in Hamilton.

Find out about the trend from the Midwest that’s poised to break into Missoula. Called “senior cooperative housing,” this new concept offers residents the chance to own and govern their community.

Equally exciting is the news that Hestia In-Home Support, based in Missoula, provides inhome care that’s less expensive than the cost of care in an assisted living facility. Their particular model is the first of its kind in the nation.

In line with staying at home, we’ve asked contractors from around the state to share their ideas on how to make a home senior-friendly.

If you are at the stage for considering a home with wheels, learn how technology

makes hitting the open road in an RV more appealing than ever.

We round out this issue with reader-interest stories on an inspirational volunteer, joint health, and real estate advice from Joy Earls.

Additional issues of Montana 55 will publish in July, October and January. In these issues, look for ideas on quality senior living including getaways, financial planning, health care, and aging with success.

We appreciate and welcome your ongoing feedback to continue to make this a unique and valuable resource. For additional copies for yourself or to distribute, contact Jacque or Holly.

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beehive of kalispell

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don’t buy impulsively

35 area agencies on aging

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westhills assisted living

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retirement on the road

36 ADRC resource directory

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cooperative living

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volunteer extraordinaire

37 types of care

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in-home care

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38 residential listings

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renovate for seniors

30 veterans’ resources

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The new 19-bed memory care home opened Feb. 10. It’s owned

by Josh and Jessi Burlage, who moved to Kalispell after selling BeeHive Homes in Columbia Falls. This particular home is different from other assisted living facilities, Josh said, because it specifically caters to those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s.

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It’s a secure facility set on 8.5 acres. Each resident has a private room with its own bathroom. Housekeeping is provided for the residents, including laundry. Rooms are furnished for those residents who don’t bring their own furnishings. Caregivers are available 24 hours a day, and there are individual and group activities for the residents.

It feels like home, Josh said.

“That’s what defines us, is it’s set up like a home,” he said. “It has an open-kitchen concept, with the smells coming out into the home. My wife and I buy all the groceries …

montana55.com so it’s just like a big home.”

The Burlages ran the two BeeHive assisted living homes in Columbia Falls for five years, and sold them about a year and a half ago.

“It was always kind of in our thoughts to expand down here,” Josh said. “It probably wouldn’t have happened as fast as it did, but some people approached us about getting involved in BeeHive, which is a franchise.

“We had moved out from Wisconsin almost eight years ago to build in Kalispell. That was our original goal but we had struggled to find a place in Kalispell, so that’s how we settled in Columbia Falls in the first place. But we didn’t want to give up the Kalispell market.”

Jessi got her associate degree in science from Northeast Iowa Community College and is a registered nurse. Josh previously owned a landscaping and rental home business. But after seeing his grandfather die in a nursing home, he wanted to do more.

The acreage also means they have room to expand.

The goal is to one day create a “senior campus,” which will include the memory care home, two 16bed assisted living facilities and four independent cottages.

“That’s to create a continuum on the same

That’s our goal, is to have a fun, healthy, happy environment in order for them to live out the remainder of their years in quality.

– Josh Burlage, beeHive of Kalispell

property,” Josh said. “Every senior who comes on the property will have an option for them.”

The home is about half full. To set up a tour, call 406-426-2166.

“We’re really excited to be down here in Kalispell and to have residents in our care again,” he said. “We went about 18 months not having that and we missed being around seniors. They’re a great population of people, they have great stories … so it’s cool to create an environment they can come to live.

“That’s our goal, is to have a fun, healthy, happy environment in order for them to live out the remainder of their years in quality.”

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Alina and Gabriel Goman stand in front of the Westhills Assisted Living Home they designed to offer residents privacy in a home environment.

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Providing residents with privacy in a home environment is the goal of a new assisted living home in Hamilton.

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Alina Goman is the owner and administrator of the Westhills Assisted Living Home a beautiful 6,000 square foot home, her husband, Gabriel, built near Blodgett Canyon in Hamilton. The couple hosted an open house March 12.

“I want the residents to have a fulfilling life here,” Alina Goman said. “I want them to have life-enriching activities like gardening, clubs and groups.”

The couple came from Romania, Gabriel in 1984, and Alina in 2000. They lived in Seattle for 15 years.

Alina Goman said she worked in care giving and operating a long-term care facility for seniors by helping her in-laws with their assisted living facility. She worked as a contracted individual care provider for the Washington State Department

of Social and Health Services for 11 years, from 2001 to 2012, and owned her own assisted living home for three years in Lynnwood, Washington from 2006 to 2009. She also worked as a release resident manager and care provider for numerous Adult Family Homes.

The couple decided they wanted to move from Washington and searched for better schools and opportunities for their three children.

Gabriel Goman said he designed the beautiful home for eight residents meeting all ADA requirements.

“People want their privacy,” Gabriel Goman said. “They have been autonomous their whole lives and the last thing they want to do is lose it at the end of their lives. So if you give them privacy but in a home environment where there’s a family around it really works out.”

At Westhills Assisted Living Home, each 250300 square foot bedroom is unique with its own closet, call center, communication system, space for a television, high-speed Internet, sprinkler system, 20 Amp electrical wiring to support medical devices, and most have a fireplace, private bathroom with a walk in shower, and private

montana55.com entrance with a patio or deck. The community spaces on each floor include a home theatre, a central room, a dining room and laundry facilities. The large room upstairs has a beautiful view of the Bitterroot Valley and an electronic keyboard that Gabriel Goman plays beautifully.

“If people want, we can furnish their room for them, but most people like to bring their own furnishings,” Alina Goman said.

There are beautiful grounds with a garden and a creek that runs most of the year. Alina Goman said they plan to build a gazebo and raised garden beds for the residents.

The care giving portion of the facility will include a caring family on-site, a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience, a doctor on call, and the home is in close proximity to the hospital.

Alina Goman said she is more than a business owner.

“I do every aspect and bring extensive experience. I am a licensed care giver and special manager of mental health and dementia training,” Alina Goman said. “At the end of 2000, my dad had a stroke and it was a life changing moment for me. It is a challenging job and I did not think it would be a career but after seeing my dad it was so comforting for me to provide care for other people.”

Alina Goman said at that moment, providing care

became more than a job.

“I take care of each person the way I would take care of my dad,” she said. “It is very emotional for me. Every resident that I have is someone’s father. I think you need a heart to go into this job. I want to help residents use their strengths and interests, be as independent as possible, and have something to do with a purpose.”

The new care facility serves residents needing light care, officially category A. It can have up to five residents needing more care and skilled nursing care, category B. There are plans to add a category C endorsement in the very near future for residents with severe cognitive and memory impairment.

The Westhills Assisted Living Home has a very large kitchen. Alina Goman handles the cooking.

“I like food and I think good food is very important,” Alina Goman said. “I can accommodate any diet but it also has to be quality of life. I want the food to be greattasting.”

Gabriel Goman said he believes they will be successful because they are committed.

“You’ve got to do this the right way. You have to pay attention and you have to be there,” he said. “It is a hands-on experience. People feel the love and connect right away. We feel really blessed to be out here.”

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cooperative living

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Former Missoula County Commissioner Bill Carey (also on cover) is attempting to build a senior cooperative housing project in Missoula.

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Bill Carey is continuing to work on bringing a new option for senior housing to Missoula. He thinks the rest of the state could benefit from the idea as well.

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The former Missoula county commissioner has organized a group of

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They’re protecting their nest egg when they buy into a cooperative. I mean why not have some ownership, why not have some control?

– Bill Carey, former Missoula county commissioner

interested professionals from a variety of housingrelated industries in an attempt to build a senior cooperative housing project in the city.

The cooperative would serve as a great housing solution for older individuals looking for something between home ownership and a nursing home, Carey said.

The U.S. Census Bureau is projecting that by the year 2030, more than 20 percent of the country will be age 65 or older. Specifically in Montana, the AARP is predicting more than a quarter of the state’s residents will be in that age range 15 years from now.

Carey said there are many seniors reaching an age where they want to stay active, but don’t necessarily want all the hassle, maintenance and upkeep that comes with owning a home.

“I’m in that demographic, at that point where I don’t want to always be mowing the lawn or whatever,” Carey said.

Although senior cooperative housing projects can be established in many different ways, what Carey envisions is that the project will be a not-for-profit organization run by a board of directors, and the residents would own the housing communally.

Every resident would put forward a down payment to buy into the housing, then pay a portion of the overall mortgage that would be shared between everyone who lives there.

Last spring, Carey brought Dennis Johnson, a senior cooperative housing expert from the Twin Cities, to Missoula for a presentation about the possibility of building one in the city.

Costs could be kept low by capping the amount of equity a resident can gain, so when a person moves out potential new inhabitants would be able to afford to buy in while still allowing retirees to recover their investment, unlike an apartment or retirement community, Carey said.

“They’re protecting their nest egg when they buy into a cooperative,” he said. “I mean why not have

some ownership, why not have some control?”

The group Carey has assembled in Missoula, including a realtor and developer interested in the concept, are now conferring with Johnson to determine how best to proceed.

One of the issues in front of the group is initial funding and financing for the project.

Carey said one solution could be using a special senior housing loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carey said senior cooperative housing projects are far more common in the Midwest, with more than 60 in the Twin Cities-area alone, but the trend hasn’t made its way westward. While he is focusing his efforts in Missoula, Carey said if the benefits of the projects can be demonstrated to seniors, he thinks other Montana cities will also show interest.

“In Missoula at least, there’s no place to be able to take people and walk them through to show what this could be,” he said. “But it’s such a good idea it’s going to happen someday.”

Joy Earls, a Missoula real estate agent, said she thinks the city is “primed for senior cooperatives.”

Earls had attended the original meeting with Johnson and had written columns in the Missoulian about the possibility of the projects. She said she received positive feedback from seniors in the area who are interested.

“I would say that it’s a specialty area that appeals to a specific kind of person,” she said.

While she knows the project that Carey wants to build would be designed to keep costs low, Earls said cooperative housing projects could potentially take any form the residents wanted, with different projects tailored to fit different needs or income levels.

“It could really be whatever would be in the articles of cooperation when it was founded, although the people that I’ve talked to about it have been especially interested in the idea of keeping it affordable,” Earls said.

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in-home care

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Maurika Moore, CEO of Hestia In-Home Support, says the company can provide a wide range of services for people in their homes, from medical and personal care to help with daily chores. Moore says the company is a new model that helps people stay in their homes rather than move into an assisted living facility.

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For Maurika Moore, the CEO of Hestia In-Home Support of Missoula, the goal is to allow elderly people to live at home – where they’re comfortable - while they receive the medical care and other support that they need, all without breaking the bank. It’s an idea that goes against the traditional way of thinking. Many families believe that inhome care is far too expensive or far less comprehensive than assisted living. Moore aims to change that.

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I have seen a great deal of success in hospice specifically, because it’s a whole team. It’s not just one person providing care for somebody.

– Maurika Moore, Hestia in-home support of missoula

Hestia (the ancient Greek goddess of the home) is a physician-led, locally owned for-profit practice that works with a full interdisciplinary team to provide in-home services patients who are mostly in their 80s and 90s who don’t want to move to an assistedliving facility but who don’t need hospice care. The company works with nurses, massage therapists, physical therapists, a dental hygienist, a life coach and more to visit patients in their home.

Moore has a background in hospice care and modeled her business off that.

“I have seen a great deal of success in hospice specifically, because it’s a whole team,” she said. “It’s not just one person providing care for somebody.

And it’s physician-led so you have a lot more flexibility about what you can do. So I just took the same idea of a hospice team and packed out things like medical equipment and medication and homecare supplies. And when people get Hestia they can use their Medicare benefits for those types of things.

Their drugs are covered and all those other things are still covered. But the care in the home by the team is something that is private-pay then, just like everything else. Just like assisted-living. But then we can do it at home, rather than someone having to move. So it’s a really exciting thing and it’s really new.”

Moore said there isn’t a model quite like Hestia in Missoula or anywhere else in the nation.

“Hestia isn’t like any health care company in the nation, and we really launched it to meet a specific need,” she said. “We sort of want Missoula to get behind this movement because it starts in Missoula and a lot of great companies have. And so it’s exciting to me to get our community around something like that, that we need nationwide.”

If people don’t want to move to an assisted living facility, her team will help them stay at home.

“Nobody is doing that,” she said. “And so we’ve seen such great success for families that are able to stay in their homes and get the care that they’ve wanted.”

Many people believe that they can’t afford having a physician come to their home.

“We are less expensive than assisted living,” Moore

said. “We are less expensive than any other option at that time, and you don’t have to move. It’s a sustainable model, and hospice has already proved that. Yes, we are first-class care, but on a budget. The most exciting part for us is we can provide all these services.”

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Contractors in Montana offered the following suggestions for transitioning a home to match the needs or wants of senior living: CABINETRY

Wendy Bauder of B&B Cabinetry Design Company in Hamilton has worked with many seniors to redesign kitchens and bathrooms to meet new needs and preferences.

“We recently designed a kitchen for a customer – a sweet woman who was fivefoot-nothing and wanted a place in her kitchen to roll out her dough at the right height, so we built an island in her kitchen with no toe kick which made the whole thing four-and-a-half inches shorter. It was perfect for her,” she said.

Bauder said if a family has senior living and limited mobility in mind, then she recommends roll-outs and pull-out cabinets and drawers so that the essential kitchen items can be accessed down low in an efficient manner.

“As far as cabinet height, it’s silly to require you to get on a ladder to get anything,” she said. “I love deep, pull-out drawers where you can see everything and reach everything you use daily.”

On the other hand, when it comes to bathroom vanities, Bauder said her company has been raising the cabinets for seniors so they don’t have to bend down as far.

“Normal vanity height is 33 inches, but we often build them ‘base’ height, which is 36-inches tall. Those extra inches make a big difference for some people,” she said.

DOORWAYS

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montana55.com renovations need to seriously think about doorways,” Bauder said.

If the space allows, turning one door into French doors or even taking the door off altogether and enlarging the opening might be the best way to prepare for convenient mobility. Other contractors recommend having every interior room door the same standard three-foot width as the exterior doors.

Many recommend changing round doorknobs to levers, which are easier to open for seniors. A low threshold on door seals also reduces the potential for trips and falls.

STAIRS AND HANDRAILS

Contractors recommend seniors live in a singlestory dwelling with no stairs or minimal stairs.

Paul Beck of Beck Construction recently remodeled a home for a couple in their 80s where the 1980s staircases made 90-degree turns. The triangular steps on the curves had become a hazard. He changed the staircase to descend straight with wide steps, new handrails and night lights along the stairs.

“It made all the difference for their safety,” he said.

“I recently had an 89-year-old tell me that I needed to stop installing wide handrails because they were hard for him to grip,” he said. “They may look cool, but it’s much easier for someone to wrap their whole

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hand around a one-and-a-quarter inch round rail.”

Beck recently built a home with no stairs or steps – including at the door to the garage. “We sloped the concrete up to meet the door so that they could walk in and out without a step.”

GARAGE

Beck said installing automatic garage door openers might be commonplace now for most homeowners, but they are essential for seniors. He said seniors might need to evaluate door systems on older homes and consider replacements of new, lighter doors with smoother tracks.

He said another fun choice in a garage for pet owners is to have a waist-high pet shower where seniors can wash their dogs with significantly less risk that’s associated with wet surfaces and bending down to handle a pet.

PLUMBING

“As you get older, not everyone can step over the edge of a tub very well and might lose their balance,” said Erik Abrahamsen, who owns Erik’s Plumbing and Heating in Darby. He said if seniors aren’t investing in an extensive bathroom renovation, they should at least think about installing grab bars.

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Abrahamsen also suggested the simple improvement of replacing regular toilets with a comfort height, which are two inches taller.

Abrahamsen and his son have also been installing more walk-in tubs than in the past. And they are seeing people chose to build showers without a lip for unencumbered walking or rolling into the shower.

He said customizing a bathroom is a great idea because “everybody has different tastes and preferences and ideas of what will work for them.”

HEATING

“Everybody likes to have things warm,” Abrahamsen said. “But seniors need to consider the hardship of chopping wood when you get older for a wood burning stove. If people are thinking about renovations, they might consider replacing a wood stove with a gas stove so that they don’t have to worry about wood.”

APPLIANCES

When choosing appliances and where to install them, Beck suggested putting microwaves below the countertop on an island for easy access. He said homeowners should choose a freezer on the bottom of their refrigerator and even raise the dishwasher higher for easier loading and unloading. He said choosing wall ovens over ranges work well for seniors, and having front-loading washers and dryers on pedestals are a perfect height.

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RAMPS AND OUTSIDE ENHANCEMENTS

For seniors who are ready to install a ramp for rolling access to their home, Beck recommends choosing between aluminum, concrete and composite wood materials for durability and strength of structure.

He suggested residential ramps comply with the same recommendations for slope required by ADA for commercial ramps if possible. If a homeowner is pouring concrete, Beck also recommended heated sidewalks and driveways to keep them free from ice.

EXTRA ORGANIZATIONAL TRICKS

Ian Northcott of Northcott Construction has built many commercial facilities for hospitals and elderly care facilities. He said for spouses who are caregivers of those beginning to suffer with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, organizational tricks can make all the difference in day-to-day living.

Many care facilities use pictures instead of names on room doors, for example, to help those who might lose their way. At home, the same thing might help by labeling drawers or bins with pictures rather than words.

“People first lose the ability to remember names or words, and so addressing that early might help avoid many frustrations,” Northcott said. “The goal for most seniors is to stay in their home as long as possible, and little changes can really help make that happen.”

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When homeowners think about improvements that can allow them to stay in their homes longer as they grow older, they may focus on things like grab bars in the bathroom or wider doorways to boost accessibility and safety. Yet they often overlook another critical type of improvement that addresses both those concerns, and directly affects seniors’ health - access to glare-free, balanced natural light.

easier-to-open blinds will allow you to maximize the amount of natural light that enters your home through windows, and removing heavy-looking drapes will brighten up the interior decor.

Install skylights - Natural light from above can be a great way to enhance your ability to see well, improve your mood, and encourage your body to produce more vitamin D. Installing Energy Star-qualified solar-powered freshair skylights allows you to provide balanced natural light and passive ventilation to any space, including bathrooms where privacy is a concern, and kitchens where visual acuity is critical for everyday tasks. Skylight manufacturer Velux America makes their products especially friendly for seniors by providing programmable remote-controls to open and close their fresh-air skylights, as well as their light-controlling solarpowered blinds, which are available in designer colors and patterns to brighten your decor while increasing skylight energy efficiency.

Enhance light with color - Paint is always one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to improve a home’s interior - and repainting in lighter, more vision-friendly colors and textures can help maximize the value of the natural light that enters a room. Choose bright, pleasing colors in paint textures that minimize glare, which can make it difficult for aging eyes to see well. Pay attention to the Light Reflectance Value (LVR) of the paint you’re considering - this number provided by paint manufacturers on sample chips and labels tells you how much light the color reflects vs. absorbs. Seniors should aim for paints in the LVR mid-range of 40-60.

Age-related changes in vision like cataracts or macular degeneration can mean you’ll require more quality light to see well. Yet artificial light can create glare or affect visual acuity. What’s more, simply adding more artificial lights could increase your electricity bill - at a point in your life where controlling expenses is more important than ever. Natural light can be the answer.

The benefits of natural light are welldocumented. It allows people to see better in order to perform tasks, affects the body’s sleep rhythms, influences mood and perception and facilitates important bodily processes, according to a report by the Center for Health Design.

Bringing more natural light into the home can be especially beneficial for seniors who may not get out as much, have vision issues, have trouble regulating their sleep cycles or experience feelings of isolation and depression.

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Real estate decisions and transactions can have enormous impacts on our lives both financially and emotionally. Don’t get caught up in the pack, rushing into a major decision or moving just because everyone else says you will miss an opportunity. You will be satisfied and even ahead of the gang if you know where to start, what approach to follow and how to navigate your way to the ultimate goal.

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Big projects, small tasks, long-term goals and daily jobs are always on my list to complete, just like everyone else. If I rush into one without some kind of plan, I know I may regret some of the results. Without a plan, I can easily get sidetracked. Have you ever been working on a chore, walked away to get a tool and ended up on another project?

What about a trip to the grocery store? It can be a slow and expensive journey without a list. But when in the course of a hectic day and needing just a few things, my car veers right into the supermarket parking lot.

Peering into my grocery bags as I load them into the trunk, I notice a jar of stuffed olives, newfangled crackers that go great with blue cheese, a rolling pin and some dog biscuits.

What the heck? I can’t even remember what I went in for. Most of us know that essentials at grocery stores are the farthest from the doors, which is a setup for those of us running in without our trusty lists. And it works. I leave without even knowing what I went in for, spending too much money and wasting valuable time.

Real estate is too large of a commitment to act impulsively. If this is the right time in your life to buy a home, find a recreational property or increase your income through investing in real estate take your time to do it properly. Here are some real estate stories and common pitfalls, with far worse implications than having a few extra groceries.

Foreclosures and bank-owned properties on the surface seem like incredible bargains.

Who hasn’t heard a story about someone who paid pennies on the dollar for a hidden gem of a home? Those deals can and do happen occasionally. More often purchases that didn’t go very well are not openly discussed. People should share those losses and failures with each other, but usually they just want to forget all about the wasted time, energy and money. Frankly, it can be embarrassing until we start sharing our story and realize that we aren’t alone in rushing forward without fully thinking through an action.

I worked with a couple who had a young child. They sold their home and lived in their parents’ basement while waiting to purchase a foreclosed home. We waited and waited, so long that they finally found another home, perfect for their family and moved in while the first home was still in foreclosure. The bank finally repossessed the home and many months later put it on the market. The sellers were evicted and the property sold almost one year later.

Often, homes that go back to their lenders are sold “as is” and have many latent defects that buyers looking for great deals don’t adequately take into consideration. By the time they add up the costs of waiting to close, fixing unknown problems and ending up with a home that may not really meet their needs, a buyer may wonder whether it was a good deal after all. Before jumping into a foreclosure or bank-owned property, understand not only the best-case scenario, but the worst, which happens frequently.

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not even remembering to buy what you went in for, a home purchase cannot be undone easily. Picture yourself five years or longer from the date of closing on a real estate deal. If it fits your goals, as closely as you can project, it will make sense to move forward.

Don’t make the decision because it seems like a good deal or someone told you to move quickly. The best things in life are worth waiting for, I have to keep reminding myself.

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taken a trip where they offer a free tour and pitch an incredible deal on some real estate they tell you that you could enjoy forever? While you are daydreaming and thinking of how you could come to this paradise every year, the reality may not sink in until you return home. This dream timeshare sounded great while you were there. You wanted to believe that you could go each year, but when plane tickets go up with other life’s priorities, it may not be possible at all.

I know people who honeymooned in a spectacular place and planned to experience the same tranquility each year. They cemented the deal by buying a timeshare before they left. It would have been a better idea to wait until returning home to discuss the reality of such a purchase, but certainly not as romantic. If you have to make a decision like that fast because it will be gone tomorrow then you may want to truly see what tomorrow brings. The best deals for you and your family will still be there in the morning.

If they aren’t, then they weren’t meant for you. Have confidence in your decisions and the time it takes to make a good one.

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“AFOOT and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.”

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So begins Walt Whitman’s timeless poem, “Song of the Open Road,” which speaks to the heart of those fearless nomads who live the RV lifestyle.

Sally and Gerry Hazuka, who met in Montana and now live in Marianna, Florida, retired at the age of 62 and immediately started their new life on the open road.

Gerry explained how he met Sally. “I was living in Florida and came to Montana on vacation,” he said. “At the time, I was a sailboat man. Sally owned a country store in Marion, Montana, just west of Kalispell. We fell in love and married. We moved back to Florida, and after our official retirement we downsized, bought an RV and started a new chapter of our lives.”

Sally Hazuka, originally from Darby, always

wanted to be a gypsy. “From the time I was a little girl I wanted nothing more than to be a wandering gypsy, but mom would never let me.”

Gerry interjected, “I wanted to be a hobo as a boy, but society wouldn’t let me.”

“Now he’s a hobo and I’m a gypsy, and we are living and loving our life on the road,” Sally said.

Dustin Bretz, of Bretz RV and Marine in Billings, spoke about the free spirits who retire and devote their lives to the open road.

“Those seeking fun, freedom, adventure and flexibility, easily embrace the RV lifestyle,” he said. “Many have been doing it their whole lives, just possibly changing what type of RV they use after retirement. Some folks have dreamt about it for years and get started right before or after retirement. Others had never planned or thought about the lifestyle, but they see their friends or family enjoying it so much that they jump in, too.”

Today’s technology allows RV’ers to stay connected with everyone still rooted to firm ground.

“It’s easy to keep in touch with our friends and family,” Gerry Hazuka said. “We have a cell phone that has the same number wherever

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Bretz said motorhomes now come with high-tech chassis, and towables are more aerodynamic and lightweight. Controls are automated and can sync with your IPhone or Android tablets to control lights, awnings, slide-outs and automatic leveling systems, he said. Nowadays, satellite TV and broadband internet are virtually everywhere.

When the Hazukas took to the open road, the most difficult part for them was downsizing their material goods.

“That was the hardest part for Gerry and I, but we are over that now,” Sally said. “That is the only loss we felt. We have gained so much more, though. The knowledge of this country, its landmarks, history, parks and scenery have given us more pleasure than we could have ever imagined.”

Gerry added, “We purchased an RV that was big enough to serve as our home. Now we have the pleasure of travel with all of the conveniences of

home right here with us.”

Staying active is easy for the Hazukas. They find volunteer opportunities with Habitat for Humanity and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

A little research at the local information center produces pamphlets and brochures with all of the sights and sounds of the given area. Depending on what the area has to offer helps the Hazukas determine their length of stay. Over the years they have even managed campgrounds for a few months at a time. They played host to all of the other travelers, and even made a little money doing it.

For the Hazukas, it is the other people living the RV lifestyle right along with them that gives them the most pleasure.

“The people we meet on the road are so remarkable and friendly,” Sally said. “Gerry and I still keep in touch with people we met 25 years ago. We all have one destination in mind and that’s travel. All of the states we go to have their own special beauty, but none rival the beauty of the people we meet everywhere we go. Gerry and I have been living the RV Lifestyle now for 27 years.”

“All but the one year we lived in an apartment,” Gerry said.

“Yes, that’s right,” Sally said. “But after that it was time to get on the road again.”

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Carol Bridge poses for a photograph outside the Cancer Treatment Center, where she volunteers, recently. ‘Volunteering for me, I stay in contact with people. I meet some wonderful people. I hope that I make a difference in their lives, whatever way this is,’ Bridge said.

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Cancer patients at St. Peter’s Hospital have come to know Carol Bridge, as have soldiers and staff at Fort Harrison.

A friendly face and a soft voice make her easy to talk to. The Helena-area resident is someone who’s there to listen and share stories. She’s also someone upon whom many organizations have come to count over the years for volunteer help.

“Volunteering for me, I stay in contact with people. I meet some wonderful

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Volunteering for me, I stay in contact with people. I meet some wonderful people. I hope that I make a difference in their lives, whatever way this is. Volunteering is just very, very rewarding and fulfilling.

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people. I hope that I make a difference in their lives, whatever way this is,” Bridge said.

“Volunteering is just very, very rewarding and fulfilling.”

Volunteerism has become a large part of her life since her retirement from a telephone company about 20 years ago.

Retirement gave her the opportunity to consider, “What next?”

“I thought, there has to be more to life than just sitting. I wanted to stay active. I think staying active keeps you young,” she said.

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She volunteered at the hospital’s hospice for 18 years and, she explained, “that really is the love of my life.”

While she saw it as a service for people at such a trying time in their lives, she asked herself what else she would like to do.

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“I’m not one to sit at home,” she said and turned her attention to helping the Senior Center at Rocky Mountain Development Council.

She remembers telling them that she would be able to fill any need, and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program has said it can count on Bridge, whatever the need.

And while she was giving of her time to others, a diagnosis of breast cancer and regimen of treatment forced her to withdraw from volunteerism in 2001.

For a year or two, she underwent treatment before returning to her volunteerism.

Four years ago, Bridge returned to the cancer treatment center at the hospital, but not as a patient. Instead, she volunteers her time there to help others going through cancer treatment.

“I love that job. It was so fulfilling to me, so rewarding to me,” she said.

Volunteers interact with the patients, serve them coffee and get them lunches, among other services, she said.

Volunteers also share what the patients are experiencing, Bridge said and explained, “We cry with them, laugh with them. Most importantly we love them.”

Bridge still volunteers with administrative services at Fort Harrison. One day a week for four hours

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Bridge said her son is on active duty with the Air Force.

Her father and stepfather were World War II veterans. Volunteering at the fort, she explained, “It’s a way to honor their memory.”

Knee surgery in mid-November put her volunteer work on hold. She plans to soon return to her service for cancer patients at St. Peter’s Hospital and may be back at the fort later this month.

Bridge is also interested in seeing where else she can help and is looking for other opportunities.

But at age 72 she smiles at herself when considering the energy she would like to devote to others.

“Occasionally I still think I’m 21 and can do all this stuff,” she said.

Bridge is the oldest of her parents’ three children.

Her sister and brother also live in Helena.

Her father, Harold Adams, owned Sunset Memorial Gardens, and her mother, Lucy, worked at State Nursery for a while.

Harold and Lucy taught her honesty, integrity and independence.

Babysitting jobs that her father helped her get provided money for school clothes and provided her

with a lesson that helped carry her through life.

“The work ethic was to get to work on time, do whatever is asked of you, be honest and fair and treat people like you would like to be treated,” Bridge said. “It’s never proven me wrong all these years.”

Harold also taught her how to move through disappointment, and she recalled how she was able to put life into perspective after her father’s admonishment to go clean the corral and barn instead of feeling sorry for herself.

“Look around,” she said, “There is always someone worse off.”

Looking back on her life, its ups and downs, she said “one of the best things for people is to be grateful every day for the things they have in their life. Don’t stay focused on what they don’t have.”

“My belief is if you concentrate on what you’re grateful for every day, you will create more gratitude in your life.”

“As you become grateful and continue to be grateful, more of that gratitude, blessings and abundance comes your way,” Bridge said.

“The people I volunteer with,” she said, “I’m so grateful to have met them and to have them in my life.”

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You have probably experienced the grinding noise your neck makes when you are looking over your shoulder as you back your car out of the driveway and rotate your neck. Or you have stepped down from your front porch to get the morning newspaper and your knees creak as you bend.

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Should the creaks and grinds of your joints be cause for alarm, or are these just the normal noises of the human machine? As a physical therapist, I tend to hear a lot about peoples’ various joint noises and educate them on what is going on and what to do about it.

Joint noise and joint stiffness often accumulate over the years like birthday candles on your cake. If we live long enough, we can and should expect to hear and feel a little more from our bodies. These snaps, crackles and pops should not be dismissed as “just

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Establishing a balanced exercise routine comprised of strength training, aerobic or cardiovascular-endurance exercise and stretches to move joints through their range of motion can optimize your joint comfort and mobility. the typical sounds of the aging cereal machine,” but reminders that our joints need additional movement and stretches to ease the stiffening process.

Our joints naturally age and wear, some faster and more sensitively than others. The weight-bearing joints in the legs, like the knees, hips and feet, as well as the hands and spinal joints can tend to get our attention earlier in life. As we age, the regeneration of the joints’ dense cartilage coating at the ends of our bones tends to slow and wear, thus making more joint noise with daily movements.

Our joints will also gain additional node-like material around the joint with age that also can increase the clicking and popping noises as our tendons roll over them.

So what should one do about stiff, noisy or achy joints? When is it time to see a medical professional to address a problematic joint?

Clear warning signs of an inflamed or injured joint include: a significant trauma to the joint, a joint that is very tender to touch, increased joint warmth or redness, or if the joint swelling is sudden and accompanied by a fever and physical illness.

In the physical therapy profession, we recommend getting a joint issue evaluated when it is painful with movement for more than two weeks or when it begins to limit or change your mobility. Differentiating the various types of joint irritation or ‘arthritises’ is outside the scope of this article, but taking action on a joint or joints that are limiting your movement is recommended.

Along with seeking solid, evidence-based advice on good nutrition and possible medications for joint support and inflammation reduction, daily exercise is one of the best choices you can make for your health.

Establishing a balanced exercise routine comprised of strength training, aerobic or cardiovascularendurance exercise and stretches to move joints through their range of motion can optimize your joint comfort and mobility.

Progressive resistance exercises three to four days per week to improve or maintain your muscle strength are important to support and protect your joints. Aerobic training should be performed five to seven days per week for 30–60 minutes in the

form of a low-impact, sustained, moderate-intensity exercise. Some of the best aerobic exercises for helping stiffening joints include pool-based exercises, bike riding or walking with trekking poles.

Lastly, a daily mobility exercise and stretch routine can help keep the lotion in your motion by lubricating stiff joints and optimizing your flexibility.

Yoga classes, dancing and a stretching routine are all options to work on improving your joint mobility.

Specific questions on which exercises are best for stiff or creaky joints can best be answered by your local physical therapist.

Brace Hayden, DPT, OCS, CSCS is a physical therapist who specializes in improving functional mobility, balance and vestibular therapy at Alpine Physical Therapy in Missoula.

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As Administrator Joe Foster of the Montana Veterans Affairs Division sees it, the numbers are clear about why Montana’s veterans must remain a priority with the state.

Montana has more veterans as a segment of its population than just about any other state, and many of them are 55 years or older.

As of Sept. 30, 2014, data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs show that

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I think Montana is a relatively patriotic state, there is that aspect of it.

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there were 99,646 veterans in Montana, of whom 75,312 had served in wartime. More important, nearly half of those are from the Vietnam era or before.

Some 35,105 served during the Vietnam era, 7,831 during the Korean conflict and 3,987 from World War II. When you consider that the oldest of the state’s 31,210 Gulf War veterans are also entering the senior citizen bracket, it underscores how important veteran services are for Montanans.

In fact, Foster said, only one other state – Maine or Alaska, depending how you slice and dice the data – has a greater percentage of veterans per capita than Montana does.

No. 2 in the nation in veteran population

Foster explains that when Montana’s veterans are estimated against the general population, the state has 12.4 percent of its general population as veterans – higher than any other state but Maine.

And when veterans are taken as a segment of the adult population, Montana has 16.2 percent, higher than any other state except Alaska.

There might be some economic drivers to why so many Montanans put on their country’s uniform, but Foster said there’s an obvious explanation, too: “I think Montana is a relatively patriotic state, there is that aspect of it.”

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many families have military traditions – the children serve because parents and grandparents did.

“It’s sort of self-generating in that respect,” he said.

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It’s partly with those numbers in mind, Foster said, that Montana in recent years has increased the number of state offices working with veterans from seven or eight up to 10. Those 10 offices are crucial, Foster said, for cultivating a “lifetime advocacy relationship” with the state’s veterans to make sure that any injury or condition related to their military service is not left for them to deal with on their own.

“There’s always going to be a high percentage of veterans who, when they get out of service, have

an identifiable condition,” Foster said.

Montana’s Veterans Affairs service offices work with veterans to help document existing conditions from their military service and claim the benefits that by law belong to veterans. The state can also work with veterans when a condition or injury gets worse; or when a new injury or condition that is related to that military service develops.

What Veterans Affairs service offices help veterans with can be conditions or injuries ranging from a bad back to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Seek out one of the 10 offices around the state, Foster recommended, if you are a veteran dealing with an issue that may be related to your military service.

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Both facilities are restricted to honorably discharged veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States, and their spouses (spouses are admitted only if space is available).

Eligibility for admission is determined without regard to race, color, sex, culture, social origin or condition, political or religious ideas, or ability to pay for the cost of care.

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Visit any Office of Public Assistance (located in every Montana county) to fill out an application. Eligibility is determined within 45 days of the date of application.

Contact:

Senior and Long Term Care Division (DPHHS) PO Box 4210 Helena, MT 59604 800-332-2272 www.dphhs.mt.gov/SLTC

ombudsman Montana’s State and Regional Ombudsmen serve as advocates for the residents of both long term care and assisted living facilities. There are over 30 certified Ombudsmen in the state of Montana.

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Informing the public about nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and long term care issues and concerns Helping you learn about resident rights and good care practices Advocating for improvements in your quality of life and care Resolving problems or complaints made by residents of assisted living or long term care facilities

• • •

advocates for residents

Stepping in if you are moved or released from a facility without proper notice or cause Looking into possible cases of physical, verbal or emotional abuse

State Long Term Care Ombudsman: Jerry Sorensen Office on Aging/DPHHS PO Box 4210 Helena, MT 59604-4210 (406) 444-7785; 800-332-2272

To locate your regional Ombudsman: 800-551-3191

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area agencies on aging Toll-Free: 800-551-3191 Overseen by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services’ Aging Services Bureau, the Area Agencies on Aging address the needs and concerns of elderly Montanans in their community.

Each one of the following public or private nonprofit agencies is required to have an advisory council made up of seniors who will review and comment on all local programs affecting themselves and their peers.

Area I Agency on Aging/ADRC Lori Brengle, Director Action for Eastern MT P.O. Box 1309 – 2030 N. Merrill Glendive, MT 59330 406-377-3564 l.brengle@aemt.org

Area II Agency on Aging/ADRC Todd Wood, Director P.O. Box 127 – 1502 4th St. W. Roundup, MT 59072-0127 406-323-1320 toddw@midrivers.com

Area VII Agency on Aging/ADRC Missoula Aging Services Susan Kohler, Director 337 Stephens Missoula, MT 59801 406-728-7682 skohler@missoulaagingservices.org

Area VIII Agency on Aging/ADRC Kimberliegh Thiel-Schaaf, Acting Director 1801 Benefis Ct. Great Falls, MT 59405 406-454-6990 thoebelhenrich@cascadecountymt.us

Area IX Agency on Aging Lisa Sheppard, Director 160 Kelly Rd. Kalispell, MT 59901-5143 406-758-5730 lsheppard@flathead.mt.gov

Area X Agency on Aging/ADRC Evelyn Havskjold, Director 2 W. Second St. Havre MT 59501-3434 406-265-5464 evelyn@havremt.net

Area III Agency on Aging Karin Roehm, Director North Central AAA 311 S Virginia St., Ste. 2 Conrad, MT 59425-2335 406-271-7553 ncaaafin@3rivers.net

Area IV Agency on Aging/ADRC Jerlilee Wilkerson, Director P.O. Box 1717 – 648 Jackson St. Helena, MT 59624-1717 406-447-1680 jwilkerson@rmdc.net

Area V Agency on Aging/ADRC Joe Gilboy, Director P.O. Box 459 – 2103 Harrison Ave. Butte, MT 59703 406-782-5555 joeareav@qwestoffice.net

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Area VI Agency on Aging/ADRC Tammy Walston, Director Western MT AAA 110 Main St., Ste. #5 Polson, MT 59860-2316 406-883-7284 aging6@area6aging.org

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directory The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) and the Montana Lifespan Respite Coalition are proud to announce the launching of the ADRC Resource Directory.

These programs have joined together in creating a searchable website to assist in finding available local and statewide resources throughout Montana.

The ADRC Resource Directory focuses on resources related to Montana seniors, adults with disabilities and respite services for all ages. Various service providers and agencies submitted information to create this directory making it possible for the public to find and access services.

The directory is updated on an annual basis. This directory is available to the general public and is found at www.Montana-ADRC.com.

This website may: • help a family member or a friend caring for a senior who may need assistance • help a family member who lives far from a loved one and is trying to help them find resources they need • help professionals who work with and advocate for people needing resources • help Montana communities learn more about resources available locally • help identify any gaps in services that may be needed

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types of care Adult Day Care Center (ADC) – a facility

that provides adults with the regularly scheduled care necessary to meet the needs of daily living.

These centers, which may be freestanding or connected to another health care facility, do not provide overnight care.

Adult Foster Home (AFH) – a private home or other facility that provides light personal and custodial care to four or fewer disabled adults or aged persons who are not related to the owner or manager of the home by blood, marriage, or adoption or who are not under the full guardianship of the owner or manager.

Assisted Living Facility (ALF) – a congregate residential setting that provides or coordinates personal care, scheduled and unscheduled 24-hour supervision and assistance, activities and health-related services.

Home Health Agency (HHA) – a public agency or private organization that offers health services to individuals at home. Home health agencies must include the services of a licensed registered nurse and at least one other therapeutic service. Additional support services may also be available.

Hospice (HPC) – a coordinated program of

home and inpatient health care that provides or coordinates palliative and supportive care to meet the needs of a terminally ill patient and the patient’s family.

Caregivers help relieve the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and economic stresses experienced during the final stages of illness and dying.

Practices are rooted in formal bereavement programs.

Independent Living (IL) - any housing

arrangement designed exclusively for seniors, generally those aged 55 and over. Housing varies widely, from apartment-style living to freestanding homes. Often, the units are designed to be seniorfriendly, offering a more compact space with easier navigation and assistance with yard maintenance.

Types of Independent Living: • Subsidized senior housing. The U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidizes senior housing complexes for low income seniors. Waiting lists are common, so it is essential to plan ahead for this option.

• Senior apartments. Apartment complexes restricted by age, usually 55+. Rent may include community services such as recreational programs, transportation services, and meals served in a communal dining room.

• Retirement communities. Groups of housing units for those aged 55+. These housing units might be single family homes, duplexes, mobile homes, townhouses, or condominiums. Monthly fees may cover services such as outside maintenance, recreation centers or clubhouses.

• Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). CCRCs offer service and housing packages that allow access to independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities in one community. If residents begin to need help with activities of daily living, for example, they can transfer to an assisted living or skilled nursing facility on the same site.

Long Term Care Facility (LTC) – a facility that provides skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or personal care, to a total of two or more individuals.

Memory Care (MEM) – a facility that

provides care services and programs for residents suffering from memory loss due to stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or other diagnosed dementia.

Retirement Home (RTH) – a building or buildings in which separate living accommodations are rented or leased to elderly persons for use as their primary residence.

Respite Care (RC) – a service that provides temporary relief periods and other stressrelieving support for family members who provide continuous care for developmentally disabled relatives at home.

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) –

the provision of nursing care services, health-related services, and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

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State Licensed Residential Listings

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city

address

phone facility

103 S. Brook Ave.

406-328-7361

Absarokee

Shipp’s Adult Day Care & Assisted Living

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

types of care on pg 37

ADC/ALF

Anaconda

Community Nursing Home 615 Main St. 406-563-8417 SNF New Horizons 402 Christine Ct. 406-563-7008 ALF caslenlc.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 26

Ashland

Heritage Living Center

Baker

Fallon Medical Complex and Long Term Care Prairie Manor Superior Care Villa

Belgrade

Edgewood Vista Elsies Assisted Living Corp Open Arms Elder Care

Big Sandy

Big Sandy Medical Center

5982 Tongue River Rd.

406-784-2840

ALF

202 S. 4th St. W 200 Montana Ave. 101 S. 2nd St. W

406-778-3331 406-778-3225 406-778-3201

SNF IL ALF

1011 Cardinal Dr. 1107 Happy Ln. 505 Minnesota

406-388-9439 406-388-9473 406-388-9814

ALF ALF ALF

166 Montana Ave. E

406-378-2188

SNF

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• All staff are specially trained in memory care.

• Licensed nurses are on-site 24 hours a day.

• We offer at least nine scheduled activities every day.

Experience our community designed exclusively for those with memory loss.

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city

Big Timber

Boulder Meadows Assisted Living Pioneer Medical Center

Bigfork

Lake View Healthcare Community Rising Mountains Assisted Living

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

302 W. 8th Ave. 301 W. 7th Ave.

406-932-6882 406-932-4603

ALF SNF

1050 Grand Dr. 225 Coverdell Rd.

406-837-5041 406-837-2698

SNF ALF/IL

Billings

Adult Home Care Services 106 Erickson Ct. N 406-256-0168 ALF Aspen Grove Apartments 262 Wicks Ln. 406-281-8329 IL Aspen View 3075 Avenue C 406-332-3213 IL aspenview.net dir on pg 64 ad on pg 27 Autumn Care Center Personal Care 4739 Rimrock Rd. 406-656-2434 ALF Autumn Care II 2233 Myrtle Dr. 406-656-2434 ALF Autumn Springs Assisted Living 3758 Avenue B 406-656-0422 ALF Bear Lodge Assisted Living 659 Lincoln Ln. 406-254-2851 ALF Billings Clinic Aspen Meadows 3155 Avenue C 406-656-8818 ALF/SNF Billings Clinic Hospital 2800 10th Ave. N 406-657-4000 SNF Billings Health & Rehabilitation 2115 Central Ave. 406-656-6500 SNF Butterfly Homes Assisted Living 72 & 77 Lily Valley Circle 406-259-9542 / 406 245-0334 ALF

dir on pg 64 ad on pg 38 Canyon Creek Memory Care Community 1785 Majestic Ln. 406-281-8455 ALF canyoncreekmontana.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 38 Casmur Assisted Living (Bill’s Assisted Living) 930 Avenue E 406-534-4585 ALF

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presented by city

city Billings

address

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

types of care on pg 37

phone facility

Central Court Village 78 27th St. W 406-656-2817 IL Eagle Cliff Healthcare Community 1415 Yellowstone River Rd. 406-245-9330 SNF Edgewood Vista 1225 Wicks Ln. 406-256-5398 ALF Gallaghers Assisted Living 1142 Parkhill Dr. 406-969-3322 ALF Heights Centennial Apartments I 1512 Lake Elmo Dr. 406-245-9998 IL Heights Centennial Apartments II 1526 Lake Elmo Dr. 406-245-9998 IL Highgate Senior Living 3980 Parkhill Dr. 406-651-4833 ALF highgateseniorliving.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 72 Langemo Cottage at St. Johns 2625 Shilo Rd. 406-655-5600 SNF Mission Ridge 3840 Rimrock Rd. 406-655-5200 IL Moorberg Cottage 2621 Shilo Rd. 406-655-5600 SNF Morning Star Senior Living of Billings 4001 Bell Ave. 406-652-9303 ALF/IL morningstarseniorliving.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 39 Oxley’s Assisted Living Country Home 5319 King Ave. W 406-655-9216 ALF Parkview Healthcare Community 600 S. 27th St. 406-259-8000 SNF Pleasantview 825 & 833 Ave. D 406-245-6391 IL Ponderosa Health Care 1341 Rosebud Ln. 406-252-6135 SNF Powers Cottage 2506 Mission Circle 406-655-7744 ALF Prairie Tower 725 N. 25th 406-248-3377 IL prairietower.tamarackpm.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 31 Primrose Assisted Living and Adult Day Care 1228 Maurine St. 406-248-9943 ALF Rim Shadows 2138 Skyview Dr. 406-259-6624 ALF River Ridge Assisted Living 1415 Yellowstone River Rd. 406-245-9330 ALF Springs at Grand Park 1221 28th St. W 406-652-6989 ALF thespringsliving.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 33 St. Johns Lutheran Home/Chapel Court 3940 Rimrock Rd. 406-655-5695 IL

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listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

city Billings Sweetwater Retirement Community TenderNest 1B TenderNest 2B TenderNest 3B TenderNest 4B TenderNest 5B TenderNest 6B Valley Health Care Center Vista at Mission Ridge Westpark Village

Boulder

Bear Grass Suites Inc

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

3140 Sweet Water Dr. 4001 Parkhill Dr. 4003 Parkhill Dr. 4005 Parkhill Dr. 4040 Parkhill Dr. #2 4040 Parkhill Dr. #3 4040 Parkhill Dr. #4 1807 24th St. W 3840 Rimrock Rd. 2351 Solomon Ave.

406-651-8111 406-655-9100 406-655-9100 406-655-9100 406-655-9100 406-655-9100 406-655-9100 406-656-5010 406-655-5300 406-652-4886

ALF/IL ALF ALF ALF ALF ALF ALF SNF ALF ALF/IL

400 W. Thompson St.

406-225-3101

ALF

Bozeman

Aspen Pointe at Hillcrest 1201 Highland Blvd.

406-414-2008 IL Bearcreek Respite Care Center 1002 E. Kagy 406-586-2262/406-587-7002 ALF Birchwood at Hillcrest 1201 Highland Blvd.

406-414-2008 ALF Bozeman Lodge Retirement and Assisted Living 1547 N. Hunters Way 406-522-5452 ALF/IL Bridger Healthcare Community 321 N. 5th Ave. 406-587-4404 SNF Brookdale Spring Meadows 3175 E. Graf St. 406-587-4570 ALF brookdale.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 40 Gallatin Rest Home 1221 W. Durston Rd. 406-582-3300 SNF Hamilton House 9430 Haggerty Ln. 406-586-9459 ALF High Country Care 8659 Haggerty Ln. 406-582-9068 ALF

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presented by city

city Bozeman

address

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

types of care on pg 37

phone facility

Highgate Senior Living 2219 W. Oak St. 406-587-5100 ALF/IL highgateseniorliving.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 72 Hyalite Country Care 6040 S. 3rd Ave. 406-219-3241 ALF Legion Villa 1215 W. Durston 406-587-7612 IL Mountain View Healthcare Community 205 N. Tracy 406-587-2218 SNF Spring Creek Memory Care Community 1641 Hunters Way 406-586-0074 ALF

Broadus

Powder River Manor

104 N. Trautman Ave.

406-436-2646

SNF

Browning Blackfeet Care Center

120 Agency Rd.

406-338-2686

SNF

Butte

BeeHive Homes I 2900 Elm St. 406-723-6663 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 42 BeeHive Homes II 2930 Elm St. 406-723-5556 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 42 BeeHive Homes III 2920 Elm St. 406-723-6665 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 42 Big Sky Senior Living Community 3701 Elizabeth Warren Ave. 406-494-4900 ALF/IL Copper Ridge Health & Rehabilitation 3251 Nettie St. 406-723-3225 SNF Crest Nursing Home 3131 Amherst Ave. 406-494-7035 SNF Genesis Butte Center 2400 Continental Dr. 406-723-6556 SNF

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2930 Elm St.

At BeeHive Homes, we focus on quality assisted living care in a safe, residential setting. We pride ourselves on having an excellent resident to staff ratio. Our staff is dedicated to the health and well-beingof eachof ourresidents,whilemaintaining a clean, home-like environment. Call or come by for a tour of this beautiful new home!

Our assisted living services include: • Private bedrooms • 24-hour staffing • Individual and group activities

• Daily housekeeping services • Dietician approved home-cooked meals • And much more!

Schedule a tour today!

406-686-3286 or look us up at www.beehivehomes.com/location/butte

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listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

Butte city

address

phone facility

Greenwood Assisted Living #5 E. Greenwood 406-782-9004 ALF Springs at Butte 300 Mount Highland Dr. 406-494-0083 ALF/IL thespringsliving.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 33

Chester

Liberty Medical Center Hospital & Nursing Home Sweet Grass Lodge Wheat Country Estates

315 W. Madison Ave. 511 1st St. W 11 6th St. W

406-759-5181 406-759-5400 406-759-5787

SNF IL ALF

Columbus Plaza Highland View Manor

Welcome

Home!

406-782-0090

Affordable & Quality Housing for the Elderly & Disabled All Utilities Included

1515 Oregon Avenue • Butte, Montana 59701

We Care Proudly serving Butte and Southwest Montana for Four Generations

1805 Meadowlark Lane 723-3239 www.duggandolanmortuary.com

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State Licensed Residential Listings

presented by city

city

address

phone facility

315 Pennsylvania St. 125 Airport Rd.

406-357-2809 406-357-2549

Chinook

Grand Villa Sweet Memorial Nursing Home

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

types of care on pg 37

IL SNF

Choteau

BeeHive Homes 1006 W. Division 406-590-7041 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 44 Benefis Teton Medical Center Nursing Home 915 4th St. NW 406-466-5763 SNF Teton Nursing Home 24 N. Main 406-466-5338 SNF

Circle

McCone County Health Center

Clancy

Elkhorn Health Care

605 Sullivan Ave.

406-485-3381

SNF

474 Hwy 282

406-933-8311

SNF

Columbia Falls

BeeHive Homes - Grinell 1660 13th St. W 406-261-2388 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 44 BeeHive Homes - Swiftcurrent 1660 13th St. W 406-261-2388 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 44 Hidden Meadow 240 Hidden Meadow Ln. 406-897-1017 ALF Montana Veterans’ Home 400 Veterans Dr. 406-892-3256 SNF/LTC dphhs.mt.gov/SLTC/HomeLivingOptions/montanaveteranshomes/cfmvh.aspx dir on pg 64 ad on pg 45

You Bee-long in Choteau!

Our BeeHive of Choteau assisted living home focuses on quality assisted living care in a home like setting. Our care givers are committed to the health and happiness of each of our residents in a family environment. What makes our assisted living care so unique is the focus on family style assisted living care with a staff that really do care. Our assisted living services include private bedrooms, 24 hour staffing, dietician approved home cooked meals, group interaction and activities, daily laundry and house keeping services and much more!

Two Wonderful Settings to Choose From We focus on quality assisted living care in a home like setting. BeeHive caregivers are committed to the health and happiness of each of our residents in a family environment.What makes the BeeHive home assisted living care so unique is the focus on family style assisted living care with a staff that really does care.

Our assisted living service include: • Private Bedrooms • 24-Hour Staffing • Dietician Approved Home Cooked Meals • Individual and Group Activities • Daily House Keeping Services • And Much More!

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Schedule a tour today! 406-270-0513 or look us up at www.beehivehomes.com

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columbia falls city

address

Montana Veterans’ Home - Domiciliary 400 Veterans Dr. dphhs.mt.gov/SLTC/HomeLivingOptions/montanaveteranshomes/cfmvh.aspx Timber Creek Village 375 Meadow Lake Blvd.

State Licensed Residential Listings phone facility 406-892-3256 dir on pg 64 406-892-3400

IL ad on pg 45 ALF

Columbus

Beartooth Healthcare Community 350 W. Pike Ave. 406-322-5737 SNF Meadowlark Assisted Living 443 Quarry Rd. 406-322-6150 ALF caslenlc.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 26 Meadowlark Retirement Home Living 443 Quarry Rd. 406-322-6150 RTH

dir on pg 64 ad on pg 26

Conrad

BeeHive Homes 205 N. Wisconsin 406-590-7041 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 64 ad on pg 46

The Montana Veterans’ Home 400 Veterans Drive – Columbia Falls

Is pleased to accept admission applications from:

you, k n a h T or Vets, f rvice! e s r u yo

Honorably discharged veterans & Spouses of honorably discharged veterans. We offer eligible applicants:

• Reduced costs for eligible Veterans with payment accepted from Medicare / Medicaid / Insurance / VA / Private Pay • Rehab Services – Physical / Occupational / Speech Therapy • Nursing and Domiciliary (Assisted Living) Units available • Services, programs and activities specifically for veterans

For Information about the Montana State Veterans’ Home, please contact: Helen Lyman: (406) 892-3256 Ext. 261 or hlyman@mt.gov Spring 2016

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presented by city

conrad city

address

Blue Sky Villa Pondera Medical Center

Corvallis

Aaron Care Home Meadowlark Haven Assisted Living

Crow Agency

Awe Kualawaache Care Center

Culbertson

Roosevelt Medical Center

Cut Bank

Glacier Care Center

Deer Lodge

Deer Lodge Care and Rehabilitation Center Deer Lodge Medical Center Renaissance Senior Care - Deer Lodge

Dillon

Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Parkview Legacy

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

types of care on pg 37

phone facility

701 S. Wisconsin 805 Sunset Blvd.

406-278-3183 406-271-3211

IL SNF

777 Oilwell Rd. 470 Clearview Dr.

406-961-3458 406-961-5468

ALF ALF

10131 S. Heritage Rd.

406-638-9111

SNF

818 2nd Ave. E

406-787-6401

SNF

707 3rd St. SE

406-873-5600

ALF/SNF

1100 Texas Ave. 1100 Hollenbeck Ln. 702 Tumbleweed Ln.

406-846-1655 406-846-1655 406-565-5909

SNF SNF ALF

200 Oregon St. N 1000 Hwy 91 S

406-683-5105 406-683-6867

SNF ALF

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Our BeeHive of Conrad Assisted Living Home focuses on quality assisted living care in a home like setting. Our care givers are committed to the health and happiness of each our residents in a family environment.

Community | Stability Independence 1801 9th Street South Great Falls, MT 59405 Phone: 406-771-7440 www.genesishcc.com

Our family style assisted living includes: Prviate Bedrooms • 24 Hour Staffing Dietician Approved Home Cooked Meal • Group Interaction and Activities • Daily Laundry and House Keeping Services

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MT Gems Great Falls, Montana

• Alzheimer’s Care • Traumatic Brain Injury

• Dementia Care • Physically Challenged

815 2nd Ave. S mtgemsinc@juno.com

• Elder Care • Respite Care

811 2nd Ave. S www.mtgemsinc.com

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city dillon Renaissance Senior Care, Dillon Center Street Renaissance Senior Care, Dillon Southside

East Helena Shelby House I Shelby House II

Ekalaka

Dahl Memorial Nursing Home

Ennis

Generations II Madison Valley Manor Madison Valley Medical Center

Eureka

Good Samaritan Society Mountain View Manor Home Sweet Home

Fairfield

Front Range Assisted Living

Florence

Kathy’s Place Assisted Living

Forsyth

Rosebud Health Care Center TLC

Fort Benton

Missouri River Medical Center

Glasgow

Frances Mahan Deaconess Hospital and Clinic Nemont Manor Prairie Ridge Village Valley View Health Care Services

Glendive

Eastern Montana Veterans Home Glendive Medical Center Grandview Retirement Home Heritage Makoshika Estates

address

State Licensed Residential Listings phone facility

1025 E. Center 329 Southside Blvd.

406-683-4002 406-683-4200

ALF ALF

2320 Spokane Creek Rd. 5750 Spokane Ranch Rd.

406-475-9196 406-475-9196

ALF ALF

215 Sandy St.

406-775-8730

SNF

200 W. Fagan 211 N. Main St. 305 N. Main St.

406-682-7066 406-682-7271 406-682-6862

ALF SNF SNF

10 Mountain View Dr. 144 Tobacco Valley View Dr.

406-297-2541 406-889-5915

SNF ALF

615 5th Ave. N

406-467-2407

ALF

328 Fescue Slope

406-273-6826

ALF

383 N. 17th Ave. 200 Vine St.

406-346-4237 406-346-2008

SNF ALF

1501 St. Charles St.

406-622-3331

SNF

621 3rd St. S 1100 4th Ave. S 521 4th Ave. S 1225 Perry Ln.

406-228-3500 406-228-4306 406-228-2208 406-228-2461

SNF IL ALF/IL SNF

2000 Montana Ave. 202 Prospect Dr. 1711 N. Merrill Ave 1313 N. Merrill Ave. 620 Grant

406-345-8855 406-345-3306 406-377-3575 406-345-4230 406-377-5880

SNF ALF/SNF IL ALF IL

Great Falls

Azalea Place Adult Family Home Inc. 1 Prospect Dr. 406-452-4500 ALF BeeHive Homes - Clover 2816 15th Ave. S 406-727-1391 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 BeeHive Homes - Fireweed 2300 15th Ave. S 406-770-3003 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 BeeHive Homes - Linden 2320 15th Ave. S 406-770-3093 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 BeeHive Homes - Maple 2420 15th Ave. S 406-315-3143 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 Spring 2016

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city great falls

address

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

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phone facility

BeeHive Homes - Mesquite 2400 15th Ave. S 406-315-2510 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 BeeHive Homes - Sage 2824 15th Ave. S 406-727-2528 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 48 Benefis Eastview 2621 15th Ave. S 406-455-5902 LTC/MEM benefis.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 3 Benefis Westview 500 15th Ave. S 406-455-2474 LTC benefis.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 3 Bluebird Assisted Living Facility 1101 24th Ave. SW 406-453-5800 ALF Brookdale Great Falls 1104 6th Ave. N 406-727-0447 IL brookdale.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 49 Cambridge Court Assisted Living and Memory Care 1109 6th Ave. N 406-727-7151 ALF Donnalee’s Assisted Living Care LLC 2201 11 St. SW 406-452-7559 ALF Eagles Manor Retirement Community 1501 9th St. S 406-453-6521 IL Golden Eagle Plaza 1615 9th St. S 406-268-0100 ALF/IL Goldstone Assisted Living 5200 9th Ave. S 406-452-1239 ALF Grandview at Benefis - Reflections Memory Care 3015 18th Ave. S 406-771-6200 ALF/SNF thegrandviewatbenefis.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 3 Grandview at Benefis - The Timbers Assisted Living 3015 18th Ave. S 406-771-6200 ALF/SNF thegrandviewatbenefis.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 3 Highgate Senior Living 3000 11th Ave. S 406-454-0991 ALF highgateseniorliving.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 72 Hosanna Home Assisted Living 1521 3rd Ave. N 406-453-1171 ALF Kindred Transitional Care Care & Rehab - Park Place 1500 32nd St. S 406-761-4300 SNF Lodge Senior Living 1801 9th St. S 406-771-7440 ALF genesishcc.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 46

Voyageur apartments Opening June 2016

1630 Division RD, GReat Falls, Mt

CALL TODAY! 406-208-6968

to BeeHive Homes of Great FallsAssisted Living!

Great Falls has

6 BeeHive Homes to choose from!

Our BeeHive Homes of Great Falls, Montana assisted living services are dedicated to providing a happy and healthy environment for our residents. Our unique approach to assisted living care focuses on creating a family environment in which long lasting relationships can grow and develop. We would love to introduce you to BeeHive Homes of Great Falls, Montana assisted living. Please contact us for more information or a

3 Memory Care Homes!

• 24 1BR features include: • Therapeutic spa room and exercise room • 14 2BR • Library and computer lab • Wheelchair accessible • Outdoor patio, sitting areas and barbeque • Wheelchair accessible paved walking path units available pets welcome - deposit required • Rents vary according •• Approved multipurpose community room with kitchen facilities to household income • numerous sitting and lounge areas

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• Trained Staff in Dementia Care • Private Rooms with Showers • Courtyard with Fountain, Gazebo & Pergola Our assisted living service include: • Private Bedrooms • Individual and Group Activities • 24-Hour Staffing • Daily House Keeping Services • Dietician Approved Home • And Much More!

Cooked Meals

406-761-3080 or visit us at www.beehivehomes.com

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Meadowlark Assisted Living Facility 1009 3rd Ave. N 406-452-6400 ALF Missouri River Center 1130 17th Ave. S 406-771-4500 SNF Mountain View Home Assisted Living 2806 16th Ave. S 406-452-5810 ALF Rainbow Senior Living 20 3rd St. N 406-761-6661 ALF Renaissance Senior Care - Clark 2010 16th Ave. S 406-453-2882 ALF Renaissance Senior Care - Lewis 2000 16th Ave. S 406-453-2882 ALF River’s Edge Assisted Living 4800 Lower River Rd. 406-952-0262 ALF Ruby House 815 2nd Ave. S 406-453-0607 ALF mtgemsinc.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 46

Cascade County Aging Services Area VIII Agency on Aging Our Mission: Live longer, live safely and live well • Home Attendant and Respite Services • Long Term Care Ombudsman • Meals on Wheels & Congregate Meal Program • Aging and Disability Resource Center • Senior Transportation

1801 Benefis Court • Great eat Falls, MT 59405 (406) 454-6990

AreAA VIII Agency on AgIng

CALL TODAY!

Sometimes life holds an endless list of challenges, until you discover an

Abundance of Solutions.

Aging is often difficult with a seemingly endless number of decisions and changes.

Let us offer simple solutions.

Brookdale Great Falls

Bringing New Life to Senior Living™

brookdale.com

For more information, call (406) 727-0447.

Independent Living 1104 Sixth Avenue North | Great Falls, MT 59401

24101-P3-0216-ROP KS

©2016 Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. All rights reserved.

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING and BRINGING NEW LIFE TO SENIOR LIVING are the registered trademarks of Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

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Sapphire House 811 2nd Ave. S 406-453-0607 ALF mtgemsinc.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 46

Hamilton

BeeHive Homes #1 842 New York Ave. 406-375-5464 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 50 BeeHive Homes #2 836 New York Ave. 406-375-5464 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 50 Canyon View 519 N. 10th St. 406-363-2800 IL Discovery Care Centre 601 N. 10th St. 406-363-2273 ALF/SNF Remington at Sapphire Lutheran Home 841 Running Creek 406-363-2800 ALF Sapphire Lutheran Homes 501 N. 10th St. 406-363-2800 ALF/IL sapphirelutheran.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 50 Valley View Estates Health Care Center 225 N. 8th St. 406-363-1144 SNF

Hardin

Heritage Acres Assisted Living & Nursing Home

Harlem

Little Rockies Senior & Retirement Apartments

Harlowton

Wheatland Memorial Healthcare

200 N. Mitchell Ave.

406-665-2802

ALF/SNF

116 S. Main

406-353-2971

IL

530 3rd St. NW

406-632-4351

SNF

Brand New Facility in Hamilton!

Two 16 unit homes

A Retirement Community that offers:

842 New York Avenue

• Independent Living • Memory Care • Assisted Living • Subsidized Housing At BeeHive Homes we focus on quality assisted living care in a safe, residential setting. We pride ourselves on having an excellent resident to staff ratio. Our staff is dedicated to the health and well-being of each of our residents, while maintaining a clean, home-like environment. Call or come by for a tour of this beautiful, new home!

Affordable housing for all incomes Call for a tour TODAY! 406-363-2800 • 501 N. 10th St, Hamilton, MT sapphirelutheran.org “This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider, and employer.”

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Our assisted living services include: • Private bedrooms • 24-hour staffing • Individual and group activities • Daily housekeeping services • Dietician approved home-cooked meals • And much more!

Schedule a tour today! 406-375-5464 or look us up at www.beehivehomes.com/hamilton

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Havre

Buffalo Court Senior Housing Care & Comfort Home Eagles Manor Northern Montana Care Center Timber Creek Village

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

2229 5th Ave. 1204 Cleveland Ave. 20 W. 3rd St. 24 13th St. W 155 34th Ave. W

406-265-6743 x1125 IL 406-265-2800 ALF 406-265-5531 IL 406-262-1899 ALF/SNF 406-265-3111 ALF

Helena

Aspen Gardens 11 11 Bumblebee Ct. 406-495-8173 ALF Aspen Gardens 13 13 Bumblebee Ct. 406-495-9005 ALF Aspen Gardens 16 16 Bumblebee Ct. 406-457-9626 ALF Aspen Gardens 18 18 Bumblebee Ct. 406-457-0092 ALF Aspen Gardens 9 9 Bumblebee Ct. 406-457-9629 ALF Aspen Village 615 Janet St. 406-449-1226 IL accessiblespace.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 15 Big Sky Healthcare Community 2475 Winnie Ave. 406-442-1350 SNF Cooney Health Care 2555 E. Broadway 406-447-1651 SNF Eagles Manor 715 N. Fee St. 406-442-0610 IL Hunters Pointe 2801 Colonial Dr. 406-443-4222 IL hunters-pointe.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 27 Masonic Home of Montana 2010 Masonic Home Rd. 406-458-5431 ALF Our House 2000 Winne 406-443-3364 ALF Renaissance Senior Care - Helena 525 Saddle Dr. 406-449-1258 ALF Rocky Mountain Healthcare Community 30 S. Rodney 406-443-5880 SNF

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IMPACT{FULL} At Touchmark, residents say living well means ...

Innovative bathing solutions designed for a lifetime.

• Barrier-free showers • Walk-in Tubs

• ADL Spa • Safety Bars • Padded Seats

Exercising more.

Having more friendships.

55 3rd Ave East North, Kalispell 406-752-6111 • 800-525-5982 www.nwhc.org/KME

Worrying less.

Eating healthier.

Being more social.

What does living well mean to you?

Independent Living • Cottages & Apartments Assisted Living • Memory Care Full Life Wellness & Life Enrichment Program™

Learn more or schedule a tour: 406-204-3774 • TouchmarkHelena.com/info

The Friendship House • low-cost alternative care for adults unable to independently care for themselves • family home environment with 24 hour supervision • nutritional balanced meals and snacks • monitoring and charting of medications • personal care • laundry and housekeeping • daily activities • transportation to medical appointments • all rooms are Medicaid waiver eligible

TOUCHMARK ON SADDLE DRIVE Full-service Retirement Community 915 Saddle Drive • Helena, MT 59601 1512081 © Touchmark, LLC, all rights reserved

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for more information call 257-8375 or 752-6885

Friendship House 606 2nd Avenue West • Kalispell, MT 59901

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Rosetta Assisted Living I 2530 Wildwood Ln. 406-443-6339 ALF Rosetta Assisted Living II 2520 Wildwood Ln. 406-449-7587 ALF Sharon’s Sunshine Care 3325 Baldy Dr. 406-458-5535 AFH Son Heaven Assisted Living I 2510 Ferndale 406-449-0229 ALF Son Heaven Assisted Living II 2540 Ferndale 406-495-0436 ALF Touchmark on Saddle Drive 915 Saddle Dr. 406-449-4900 ALF/IL touchmarkhelena.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 52 You’re Home Assisted Living Adult Foster Care 200 Stabern St. 406-457-0220 AFH

Hot Springs

Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center 600 1st Ave. N 406-741-2992 SNF hotspringshealthandrehab.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 5

Joliet

Creekside Home

Jordan

Garfield County Nursing Home

Judith Gap

Strawberry Roan Stable Living

402 S. 2nd St.

406-962-7195

ALF

332 Leavitt Ave.

406-557-2500

SNF

109 High St.

406-473-2206

ALF

Kalispell

BeeHive Homes 242 Stillwater Rd. 406-871-8667 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 66 ad on pg 54 Brendan House 350 Conway Dr. 406-751-6500 SNF Buffalo Hill Terrace 40 Claremont St. 406-752-9624 IL ilcorp.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 55 Buffalo Hill Terrace Assisted Living 40 Claremont St. 406-752-9624 ALF ilcorp.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 55 Edgewood Vista Kalispell 141 Interstate Ln. 406-755-3240 ALF Finley Friendship House 606 2nd Ave. W 406-257-8375 ALF

dir on pg 66 ad on pg 52 Greenwood Village 1150 E. Oregon St. 406-257-7719 ALF Heritage Place Healthcare Community 171 Heritage Way 406-755-0800 SNF Immanuel Skilled Care Center 185 Crestline 406-752-9622 SNF ilcorp.org dir on pg 66 ad on pg 55 Prestige Assisted Living at Kalispell 125 Glenwood Dr. 406-756-1818 ALF Renaissance Senior Care - Kalispell 645 Liberty St. 406-755-4483 ALF

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address

phone facility

119 5th Ave. W 156 Three Mile Dr.

406-755-2287 406-756-8688

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Viljoya Welcov Assisted Living at Kalispell

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RTH ALF

Laurel

Browns Landing at the Crossings 600 Roundhouse Dr. 406-628-5011 ALF/IL Laurel Health and Rehabilitation Center 820 3rd Ave. 406-628-8251 SNF laurelhealthandrehab.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 5 Richardson Cottage 602 Roundhouse Dr. 406-628-5000 ALF TenderNest 118 W. 12th St. 406-628-7300 ALF

Lewistown

Central Montana Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 410 Wendall Ave. 406-535-6366 SNF Caslen Living Centers 217/221 McKinley St. 406-538-8455 ALF caslenlc.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 26 Lewistown Eagles Manor 211 W. Janeaux 406-538-3230 RTH Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center 800 Casino Creek Dr. 406-538-7451 SNF Shepherd’s Way Assisted Living 80007 US Hwy 87 406-538-3610 ALF Valle Vista Healthcare Community 402 Summit Ave. 406-538-8775 SNF Villa at Valle Vista Assisted Living 404 Summit Ave. 406-538-3758 ALF

Libby

Libby Care Center Libby’s Lodge of Love

308 E. 3rd St. 39042 US Hwy 2

406-293-6285 406-293-3334

New Memory Care Facility!

242 Stillwater Rd. • 19 Units

This spacious, specifically designed home is tailored for residents with memory care needs. Stop in or call to set up a tour to find out how BeeHive Homes of Kalispell provides a unique assisted living experience.

Our staff is committed to making each resident feel the “just like being at home” experience, from preparing home-cooked meals to encouraging quality time with family and loved ones. Let our family take care of yours.

Our services include: • Private bedrooms • 24-hour staffing • Individual & group activities • Daily housekeeping services • Dietician-approved home-cooked meals • And much more!

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SNF ALF

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% !presented by city 0 THE VILLAS AT BUFFALO HILL State Licensed 5 D listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory R E Residential Listings of Montana uses the (406) area code LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY: VE ERV the entire stateA O S city address phone facility RE types of care on pg 37

YOUR LIFE. YOUR PLAN. Set to open in 2018, this new senior living community will be for those who have chosen to live a vibrant, inspired life.

Here, opportunities will abound, with plenty of programs for learning, sharing your talents or simply having fun. You’ll have a spacious apartment up to 1,600 square feet in size, designed with warm, comfortable finishes. A well-appointed fitness center, complete with a heated indoor pool, has been planned with your wellness in mind. Share delicious chef-prepared meals with friends. And take comfort in knowing that you have priority access to assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing care, should the need arise.

Priority deposits are now being accepted. There are only 36 apartments in The Villas. Make your fully refundable, priority deposit today. Call The Villas at Buffalo Hill at 866-981-7256 to tour the sales center and learn more.

Villas A Ministry of Immanuel Lutheran Communities

40 CLAREMONT STREET | KALISPELL, MT 59901 | 8 66 -981 -7256 | WWW. IL C ORP. ORG Spring 2016

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Livingston

Caslen Living Centers 1301 Wineglass Ave. 406-222-0797 ALF caslenlc.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 26 Diamond K Lodge 1200 W. Montana 406-222-0605 ALF Frontier Assisted Living 121 S. 3rd 406-222-6102 ALF frontierassistedliving.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 56 Livingston Health & Rehab Center 510 S. 14th St. 406-222-0672 SNF livingstonhealthandrehab.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 5

Malta

Country Home PCH 1568 191 Hwy S Hi-Line Retirement Center Nursing Home & Assisted Living 801 S. 3rd St. E Phillips County Hospital 311 S. 8th Ave.

406-654-2198 406-654-1190 406-654-1100

ALF ALF/SNF SNF

Manhattan

Churchill Retirement Home, Inc. 6151 Shady Rest St. 406-282-7233 ALF/IL Parkhaven Retirement and Assisted Living 100 Hamilton Ct. 406-282-7488 ALF/IL parkhavenretirement.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 57

Miles City

Cottonwood Care Home Friendship Villa Healthcare Community Holy Rosary Residential Living Homestead Homes

3420 Brisbin 2300 Wilson 2600 Wilson 2706 Pleasant St.

Independence When You Want It. Assistance When You Need It.

Independent Living Assisted Living Secure Memory Care Respite / Day Care

406 222 6102 www.FrontierAssistedLiving.com 121 South 3rd Street Livingston Montana 59047

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406-232-2273 406-874-2687 406-233-2789 406-234-6670

ALF SNF SNF ALF

Missoula Manor Homes Retirement Living at Its Best

Studio & 1 Bedroom Apartments Affordable Services & Rent (30% of income) For persons 62 or older

909 W. Central, Missoula (406) 728-3210 • TTY Relay 711 www.missoulamanor.com

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city miles city Miles City VA Community-Based Nursing Home Parkview Caring TLC of Miles City

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

210 S. Winchester 106 S. Strevell 220 N. Center

406-874-5600 406-234-9289 406-232-7988

SNF ALF ALF

Missoula

At Home Assisted Living 1300 Speedway Ave. 406-549-8127 ALF BeeHive Homes # 1-5 2406 River Rd. 406-543-0345 ALF beehivehomes.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 59 Brookdale Missoula Valley 3620 American Way 406-542-7009 ALF brookdale.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 58

Clark Fork Riverside Retirement Community

• 1 & 2 Bed Apartments • On-site Beauty Salon Overlooking the Clark Fork • No Smoking Facility River • City Bus Route Participant • Lunch & Dinner Offered Daily • Convenient Downtown • Housekeeping & Social Location Within Walking Activities Distance To Shopping, Doctor/ • Coin-Operated Laundry Hospital Facilities, Theaters & Services Churches Over the years you’ve cared for your family and others, doing what needed to be done. Now is the time to make good on the promises you made to yourself years ago - to enjoy an uncomplicated, yet full lifestyle.

301 W. Front St. Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 721-2439 • TTY Relay 1-800-253-4091

Let us create a memorable retirement for you • Privately owned and operated • Assisted living or independent living • Excellent care provided by a mature, dedicated staff • A service-rich environment for a worry-free lifestyle • Taylor’s Park access with walking trails, picnic areas and kids’ play areas • Breathtaking scenery of the valley and mountains • Friendly people with local grocery delivery

100 Hamilton Court Manhattan, MT

406.282.7488

parkhavenretirement.com

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Senior ApArtment ComplexeS (55+) 1 and 2 Bedrooms available

Rent $589-849 river ridge ApArtmentS2840 SAntA Fe Ct., miSSoulA • All utilities included & radiant floor heat in all rooms!

• Remodeled units complete in late summer/early fall (new appliances & flooring!)

• Community areas include: billiards room, library, large community room, & card room • Convenient location off N. Reserve

Live More, Worry Less.

ruSSell SquAre ApArtmentS -1235 34th St., miSSoulA • Walking distance to grocery store, bus lines & parks • Washer & dryer hook ups & dishwasher in unit • Outdoor entrance to all units

406-549-4113 ext. 131

2815 Old Fort Road • Missoula, MT 59804

(406) 549-1300

www.villagesenior.com A Platinum Service® Community

CALL TODAY!

Sometimes life holds an endless list of challenges, until you discover an

Abundance of Solutions.

Aging is often difficult with a seemingly endless number of decisions and changes.

Let us offer simple solutions.

Brookdale Missoula Valley

Bringing New Life to Senior Living™

brookdale.com

For more information, call (406) 542-7009.

Assisted Living 3620 American Way | Missoula, MT 59808

MONT-P1-0216-ROP3 KS

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©2016 Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. All rights reserved.

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING and BRINGING NEW LIFE TO SENIOR LIVING are the registered trademarks of Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

VSR-14-04-M55

Serving Missoula Seniors since 1989 Retirement Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care.

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Clark Fork Riverside 301 W. Front 406-721-2439 IL clarkforkriverside.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 57 Country Home Estate 1704 S. Reserve St. 406-542-1889 ALF Edgewood Vista Missoula 2815 Palmer 406-549-9660 ALF Flor-Haven Assisted Living 433 S. 3rd St. W 406-542-2598 ALF Grandma’s House 2327 39th St. 406-251-7101 ALF Grizzly Peak 3600 American Way 406-721-2292 IL

dir on pg 68 ad on pg 27 Hillside Health Care Center 4720 23rd Ave. 406-251-5100 SNF Hillside Place 4718 23rd Ave. 406-251-5912 ALF Lighthouse Assisted Living 3214 Washburn St. 406-926-1162 ALF Missoula Health and Rehab 3018 Rattlesnake Dr. 406-549-0988 ALF and Assisted Living Center missoulahealthandrehab.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 5 Missoula Manor 909 W. Central Ave. 406-728-3210 IL missoulamanor.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 56 Pleasant View Personal Care Home 4322 W. Central Ave. 406-728-8675 ALF Riverside Health Care Center 1301 E. Broadway 406-721-0680 SNF Rosetta Assisted Living 1 2810 Great Northern Loop 406-728-9371 ALF Rosetta Assisted Living 2 2814 Great Northern Loop 406-543-6183 ALF Springs at Missoula 3710 American Way 406-203-4048 ALF/IL thespringsliving.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 33 Village Health Care Center 2651 South Ave. W 406-728-9162 SNF Village Senior Residence 2815 Old Fort Rd. 406-549-1300 ALF/IL villagesenior.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 58

Feels Good to “Bee” Home in Missoula!

"I've lived in other facilities. After moving to BeeHive I wouldn't live anywhere else. Everyone is so caring!"

-Adrian Herbert BeeHive Homes

Where do you want to live after you retire?

A healthy lifestyle now may make a big difference in where you live later.

Our BeeHive Homes of Missoula, Montana assisted living services are dedicated to providing a happy and healthy environment for our residents.

Our unique approach to assisted living care focuses on creating a family environment in which long lasting relationships can grow and develop.

Our assisted living services include private bedrooms, 24-hour staffing, dietician approved home cooked meals, individual and group activities, daily house keeping services, and much more.

Choose from 5 Assisted Living Homes!

Call us at 406-543-0345 or Visit our website at www.beehivehomes.com for more info.

Western Montana Clinic CARING FOR YOU SINCE 1922

60 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS • 15 DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES LAB & X-RAY ON SITE • 2 URGENT CARE FACILITIES • 4 LOCATIONS

500 West Broadway • Missoula, Montana 406.721.5600 • 800.525.5688 WESTERNMONTANACLINIC.COM

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Montana City

Country Life Assisted Living LLC

listings compiled from the Montana ADRC Resource Directory the entire state of Montana uses the (406) area code

12 Bessler Rd.

Philipsburg

Granite County Hospital District & Medical Center 310 Sansome St.

Plains

Clark Fork ValleyHospital & Skilled Nursing Facility 10 Kruger Rd.

Plentywood

La Casa Personal Care Montana Pioneer Manor Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association

408 E. Lasater Ave. 605 N. Sheridan 440 W. Laurel Ave.

types of care on pg 37

phone facility 406-443-1288

ALF

406-859-3271

SNF

406-826-4800

SNF

406-765-1669 406-765-1400 406-765-3700

ALF IL SNF

Polson

Pines of Polson 405 6th Ave. W 406-883-1021 ALF Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center 9 14th Ave. W 406-883-4378 SNF polsonhealthandrehb.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 5 Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living 11 17th Ave. E 406-883-1011 ALF saintjoes.org dir on pg 68 ad on pg 60 Retreat 1303 Rivendell Ct. 406-883-4897 ALF

Red Lodge

Cedar Wood Healthcare Community Sojourner Cottage

#1 S. Oaks 2475 N. Broadway

We’ll make your golden years glow.

SNF ALF

The Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living Program is based on the principles of choice, dignity, independence, privacy, individuality and homelike surroundings. The program is designed for seniors who desire or need to have some additional personal assistance with managing their activites of daily living. Situated on the St. Joseph Medical Center campus, our environment is naturally enhanced with beautiful scenery, immaculate grounds and a breathtaking view of the Mission Mountain Range.

We know that you will look forward to life at Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living as much as we look forward to welcoming you home!

We Offer: • Private Apartments • 24-Hour, RN/CNA Assistance • Beauty Salon • 3 Meals Daily

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406-446-2525 406-446-1020

• Housekeeping and Laundry • Activities Program • Pets Allowed • Medicaid Waiver Accepted

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Roberts

Heartland Assisted Living

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

2475 N. Broadway

406-446-1020

ALF

8874 US Hwy 212

406-861-9500

ALF

Ronan

Mountain View Care Center 829 Main St. SW 406-676-5510 SNF St. Luke Extended Care Facility 107 6th Ave. SW 406-676-2900 SNF stlukehealthnet.org dir on pg 68 ad on pg 61

Roundup

Homes on the Range 902 3rd St. E 406-323-1291 IL homesontherange.tamarackpm.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 31 Roundup Memorial Healthcare 1202 Third St. W 406-323-2301 SNF Sunflower Gardens 1021 3rd St. E 406-323-4663 ALF Whispering Pines Personal Care Home 40 Horsethief Rd. 406-323-3212 ALF

Savage

Savage Sunrise Manor

Scobey

Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center

407 Mesa St. S

406-776-2040

ALF

105 5th Ave. E

406-487-2296

SNF

St. Luke Extended Care

Come visit our clean, modern, community-owned and operated facility!

24-hour skilled nursing care with a personal touch • Personal items encouraged to make patient feel more at home • Private and semi-private rooms • No more than 2 residents per living area • Free cable TV and WiFi

Adult Day Care Services are provided on an hourly basis with overnight stays available for up to 7 nights • Respite care • Meals • Activities

• Socialization • Administration of medications

Ronan, MT • 406-676-2900 • www.stlukehealthcare.org Spring 2016

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Shelby

Marias Care Center Marias Heritage Center

Sheridan

Home Park Assisted Living Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center

Sidney

Lodge at Lone Tree Creek Sidney Health Center - Extended Care

St. Ignatius Closer to Home Pines of Mission

Stevensville

Living Center - Skilled Nursing Living Center - Assisted Living

Superior

Mineral Community Hospital Mountain View Village

Terry

Terry Community Hospital

Thompson Falls

Cherry Hill Assisted Living

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640 Park Ave. 111 2nd St. S

406-434-3261 406-434-3290

SNF ALF

504 Ray Ln. 326 Madison St.

406-842-5133 406-842-5600

ALF SNF

1015 7th Ave. SW 104 14th Ave. NW

406-488-4682 406-488-2300

ALF SNF

61262 Watson Rd. 320 Mission Dr.

406-745-0272 406-745-1021

ALF ALF

63 Main St. 57 Main St.

406-777-5411 406-777-5411

SNF ALF/IL

1208 6th Ave. E 1310 6th Ave. E

406-822-4841 406-822-3719

ALF/SNF ALF

312 S. Adams

406-635-5511

SNF

214 Church St.

406-827-1272

ALF

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city

Three Forks

Pathways Assisted Living

Townsend

Broadwater Health Center TLC - 4U LLC Townsend Personal Care Inc.

Troy

Golden Lions Manor

White Sulphur Springs Mountainview Medical Center

State Licensed Residential Listings

address

phone facility

622 Main St.

406-285-5227

ALF

110 N. Oak St. 114 N. Spruce 128 Hwy 12 E

406-266-3186 406-266-4453 406-266-3711

SNF ALF ALF

707 E. Grant

406-295-9316

IL

16 W. Main St.

406-547-3321

SNF

Whitefish

Genesis Whitefish Center 1305 E. 7th St. 406-862-3557 SNF Springs at Whitefish 1001 River Lakes Parkway 406-862-6328 ALF thespringsliving.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 33

Whitehall

Liberty Place 1 1173 Hwy 55 406-287-9887 ALF Liberty Place 2 - Townhouse 113 W. 3rd St. 406-287-3154 ALF Meadowlark Manor 35 Skyline Dr. 406-287-5530 ALF caslenlc.com dir on pg 68 ad on pg 26

Wibaux

Wibaux County Nursing Home

Wolf Point

Faith Lutheran Home Northeast Montana Health Services

710 Wibaux St. S.

406-796-2429

SNF

1000 6th Ave. N 315 Knapp St.

406-653-1400 406-653-6500

SNF SNF

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types of care on pg 37

PROPERTY ADDRESS PHONE WEBSITE FACILITY care

Anaconda Hearthstone New Horizons

400 Oak St. 402 Christine Ct.

563-5232 563-7008

hearthstone.tamarack.com caslenlc.com

SH/Disabled ALF

Billings Aspen View Butterfly Homes Assisted Living Canyon Creek Memory Care Community Highgate Senior Living MorningStar Senior Living of Billings Prairie Tower The Springs at Grand Park

3075 Avenue C 332-3213 aspenview.net 72 & 77 Lily Valley Circle 259-9542 / 245-0334 1785 Majestic Lane 281-8455 canyoncreekmontana.com

IL ALF MEM/ADC

3980 Parkhill Dr. 4001 Bell Ave. 725 N. 25th St. 1221 28th St. W

651-4833 652-9303 248-3377 652-6989

highgateseniorliving.com morningstarseniorliving.com prairietower.tamarackpm.com TheSpringsLiving.com

ALF/MEM IL/ALF/MEM SH/Disabled ALF/ADC/MEM

3175 E. Graf St. 2219 W. Oak 1441 N. 15th Ave.

587-4570 587-5100 522-0675

brookdale.com highgateseniorliving.com accessiblespace.org

ALF ALF/MEM/IL IL

504 S. 4th St.

855-4626

cambellcourt.tamarackpm.com

SH/Disabled

Bozeman Brookdale Springmeadows Highgate Senior Living Summer Wood Apartments

Bridger Cambell Court

Butte BeeHive Homes I 2930 Elm St Columbus Plaza and Highland View Manor 1515 Oregon Ave. The Springs at Butte 300 Mt. Highland Dr.

723-3556 beehivehomes.com/location/butte 782-0090 494-0083 TheSpringsLiving.com

ALF IL IL/ALF/MEM

Choteau BeeHive Homes

1006 Division St. SE

590-7041

beehivehomes.com

ALF

Columbia Falls BeeHive Homes - Grinell 1660 13th St. W 871-8667 beehivehomes.com ALF BeeHive Homes - Swiftcurrent 1660 13th St. W 871-8667 beehivehomes.com ALF Montana Veterans’ Home 400 Veterans Dr. 892-3256 dphhs.mt.gov/SLTC/HomeLivingOptions LTC/SNF

Ext. 261 /montanaveteranshomes/cfmvh.aspx Montana Veterans’ Home 400 Veterans Dr. 892-3256 dphhs.mt.gov/SLTC/HomeLivingOptions/ RTH - Domiciliary Ext. 261 montanaveteranshomes/cfmvh.aspx

Columbus Meadowlark Assisted Living 443 Quarry Rd. Meadowlark Retirement Home Living 443 Quarry Rd.

322-6150 322-6150

caslenlc.com caslenlc.com

ALF RTH

205 N. Wisconsin St.

590-7041

beehivehomes.com

ALF

PO Box 398

346-7566

riverview.tamarackpm.com

SH

Conrad BeeHive Homes

Forsyth Riverview Villa 64

montana55.com

facility key: ALF – Assisted Living Facility • IL – Independent Living • LTC – Long-Term Care Facility • MEM – Memory Care (Alzheimer’s, Dementia) RTH – Retirement Home • SH – Senior Housing • SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility *AD - Administrators Discretion • *MW - Medicaid Waiver • *MM - Medicare / Medicaid

RESPITE care

MEDICAID/ MEDICArE WAIVER

SMOKING PETS (OUTDOOR ALLOWED ONLY)

PERSONAL VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SALON REHAB ALLOWED

# MEALS PER DAY

AD ON PG

No Yes

Rent subsidy Yes - In & Out Yes Yes

Yes *AD

Yes Yes

No Arranged

Yes Yes

No No

2 3+snacks

31 26

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes - Apts Yes No Call for details No

Yes No No

Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes, 3rd Party Contracted

3 3 3

27 38 38

Yes No Yes

No No Rent subsidy No

Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes No Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No No

3 3 1 3

72 39 31 33

Yes

No

Yes No Low Income

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Near Busline

Yes Yes No

No No No

3 3 NA

40 72 15

No

Rent subsidy

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

0

31

Yes No Yes

Yes No No

No Yes No

*AD Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Arranged No Yes

No No Yes

No No No

3 0 3

42 43 33

Yes

*MW

Yes

*AD

Yes

Arranged

In House

No

3

44

Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Arranged In House No 3 44 Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Arranged In House No 3 44 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes PT/OT/SLP 5 45 No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

PT/OT/SLP

5

45

Yes No

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

No No

Yes Yes

Arranged No

Yes In House

No No

3+snacks 3

26 26

Yes

*MW

Yes

*AD

Yes

Arranged

In House

No

3

46

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

0

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types of care on pg 37

PROPERTY ADDRESS PHONE WEBSITE FACILITY care

Great Falls BeeHive Homes - Sage 2824 15th Ave. S BeeHive Homes - Clover 2816 15th Ave. S BeeHive Homes -Fireweed 2300 15th Ave. S BeeHive Homes - Linden 2320 15th Ave. S BeeHive Homes - Mesquite 2400 15th Ave. S BeeHive Homes - Maple 2420 15th Ave. S Benefis Eastview 2621 15th Ave. S Benefis Westview 500 15th Ave. S Brookdale Great Falls 1104 6th Ave. N The Grandview - The Cottages Senior Care 3015 18th Ave. S The Grandview - Reflections Memory Care 3015 18th Ave. S The Grandview - Timbers Assisted Living 3015 18th Ave. S Highgate Senior Living  3000 11th Ave. S The Lodge Senior Living 1801 9th St. S The Portage 1521 23rd St. S Ruby House 811 2nd Ave. S Sapphire House 815 2nd Ave. S Soroptimist Village 2400 13th Ave. S Voyageur Apartments (Opening June 2016) 1630 Division Rd.

761-3080 761-3080 761-3080 761-3080 761-3080 761-3080 455-5902 455-2474 727-0447 771-6200 771-6200 771-6200 454-0991 771-7440 452-0970 453-0607 453-5720 453-9379 208-6968

beehivehomes.com ALF beehivehomes.com ALF beehivehomes.com ALF beehivehomes.com MEM beehivehomes.com MEM beehivehomes.com MEM benefis.org LTC/MEM benefis.org LTC brookdale.com IL thegrandviewatbenefis.org LTC/ALF thegrandviewatbenefis.org ALF/MEM thegrandviewatbenefis.org ALF highgateseniorliving.com ALF/MEM genesishcc.com ALF accessiblespace.org IL mtgemsinc.com ALF/MEM mtgemsinc.com ALF/MEM soroptimist.tamarackpm.com SH accessiblespace.org/montana-senior-housing/ SH

842 New York Ave. 836 New York Ave. 501 N. 10th St.

375-5464 375-5464 363-2800

beehivehomes.com/hamilton beehivehomes.com/hamilton sapphirelutheran.org

ALF ALF IL/ALF/MEM

909 Custer Ave.

665-3984

frontierhardin.tamarack.com

SH/Disabled

615 Janet St. 2801 Colonial Dr. 915 Saddle Dr.

449-1226 558-4632 204-3774

accessiblespace.org hunters-pointe.com touchmarkhelena.com

741-2992

hotspringshealthandrehab.com

Hamilton BeeHive Homes #1 BeeHive Homes #2 Sapphire Lutheran Homes

Hardin Frontier Hardin

Helena Aspen Village Hunters Pointe Touchmark on Saddle Drive

IL IL ALF/MEM/RTH

Hot Springs Hot Springs Health and Rehab Center 600 First Ave. N

LTC/SNF

Kalispell BeeHive Homes 242 Stillwater Rd. Buffalo Hill Terrace 40 Claremont St. Buffalo Hill Terrace Assisted Living 40 Claremont St. Finley Friendship House 606 2nd Ave. W Immanuel Skilled Care Center 185 Crestline Ave. Retreat at Buffalo 25 Claremont St. Van Ee Apartments 420 Grandview Dr. 66

871-8667 beehivehomes.com 752-9624 ilcorp.org 752-9624 ilcorp.org 257-8375 752-9622 ilcorp.org 752-9622 ilcorp.org 257-8051 accessiblespace.org

MEM IL ALF ALF SNF SNF-Short Term Rehab IL

montana55.com

facility key: ALF – Assisted Living Facility • IL – Independent Living • LTC – Long-Term Care Facility • MEM – Memory Care (Alzheimer’s, Dementia) RTH – Retirement Home • SH – Senior Housing • SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility *AD - Administrators Discretion • *MW - Medicaid Waiver • *MM - Medicare / Medicaid

RESPITE care

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NA Yes

Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No

MEDICAID/ MEDICArE WAIVER

SMOKING PETS (OUTDOOR ALLOWED ONLY)

*MW *MW *MW *MW *MW *MW *MM *MM NA Medicare No No No Some Low Income Yes Yes No Low Income

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No No Yes

PERSONAL VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SALON REHAB ALLOWED

*AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes Arranged *AD Yes *AD Yes Yes Yes Yes *AD Yes Yes *AD Yes Yes *AD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Near Busline No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Near Busline

In House No In House No In House No In House No In House No In House No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Outpatient Only No No Yes Allowed Yes Allowed No No No No

# MEALS PER DAY

AD ON PG

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 NA 3 3 0 0

48 48 48 48 48 48 3 3 49 3 3 3 72 46 15 46 46 31 31, 48

No No Yes, Limited

Yes Yes Yes

Arranged Arranged Yes

No No Yes

No No No

3 3 2 IL/3 ALF

50 50 50

No Rent subsidy available Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

0

31

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Near Busline Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

No No No

NA 3 3

15 27 52

Yes

Yes No No

No No No

Low Income Yes No Yes - Apts No No No

No

*AD

Yes

Yes

In House

Yes

3+

5

*MW No No Yes Yes Yes Low Income

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

*AD Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes

Arranged Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Near Busline

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

3 2 3 3 3 3 NA

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PROPERTY ADDRESS PHONE WEBSITE FACILITY care

Laurel Frontier Laurel Laurel Health and Rehab Center

707 W. Main St. 820 3rd Ave.

628-1900 628-8251

frontierlaurel.tamarackpm.com laurelhealthandrehab.com

217/221 McKinley St.

538-8455

caslenlc.com

Caslen Living Centers 1301 Wineglass Lane Frontier Assisted Living 121 S. 3rd St.

Livingston Health & Rehab Center 510 S. 14th St.

222-0797 222-6102

caslenlc.com frontierassistedliving.com

222-0672

livingstonhealthandrehab.com

SH/Disabled LTC/SNF

Lewistown Caslen Living Centers Livingston

ALF ALF ALF/MEM/ADC LTC/SNF

Manhattan Parkhaven Retirement 100 Hamilton Ct. 282-7488 parkhavenretirement.com and Assisted Living

SH/RTH/ALF/ MEM/SNF

Missoula

BeeHive Homes #1 2406 River Rd. 543-0345 beehivehomes.com ALF BeeHive Homes #2 2406 River Rd. 543-0345 beehivehomes.com ALF BeeHive Homes #3 2406 River Rd. 543-0345 beehivehomes.com ALF BeeHive Homes #4 2406 River Rd. 543-0345 beehivehomes.com ALS BeeHive Homes #5 2406 River Rd. 543-0345 beehivehomes.com ALF Brookdale Missoula Valley 3620 American Way 542-7009 brookdale.com ALF Clark Fork Riverside 301 W. Front St. 721-2439 clarkforkriverside.com RTH Grizzly Peak 3600 American Way 626-3105 grizzly-peak.com IL Missoula Health and Rehab 3018 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-0988 missoulahealthandrehab.com ALF/LTC/SNF and Assisted Living Center Missoula Manor 909 W. Central 728-3210 missoulamanor.com RTH River Ridge Apartments 2840 Sanda Fe Ct 549-4113 ext 131 missoulahousing.org SH/IL Russell Square Apartments 1235 34th St 549-4113 ext 104 missoulahousing.org SH/IL The Springs at Missoula 3710 American Way 273-0101 TheSpringsLiving.com RTH/ALF/MEM Village Senior Residence 2815 Old Fort Rd. 549-1300 villagesenior.com IL/ALF/MEM

Polson Polson Health and Rehab Center Nine 14th Ave. W Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living 11 Seventeenth Ave. E

883-4378 883-1011

polsonhealthandrehab.com saintjoes.org

107 6th Ave. SW

676-2900

stlukehealthcare.org

902 3rd St. E

323-1291

homesontherange.tamarackpm.com

1001 River Lakes Pkwy

862-6322

TheSpringsLiving.com

35 Skyline Dr.

287-5530

caslenlc.com

Ronan

St. Luke Extended Care Facility Roundup Homes on the Range

LTC/SNF ALF SNF SH/Disabled

Whitefish The Springs at Whitefish

ALF/MEM

Whitehall Meadowlark Manor 68

ALF

montana55.com

facility key: ALF – Assisted Living Facility • IL – Independent Living • LTC – Long-Term Care Facility • MEM – Memory Care (Alzheimer’s, Dementia) RTH – Retirement Home • SH – Senior Housing • SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility *AD - Administrators Discretion • *MW - Medicaid Waiver • *MM - Medicare / Medicaid

RESPITE care

MEDICAID/ MEDICArE WAIVER

SMOKING PETS (OUTDOOR ALLOWED ONLY)

PERSONAL VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SALON REHAB ALLOWED

# MEALS PER DAY

AD ON PG

No Yes

Rent subsidy No

Yes No

Yes *AD

Yes Yes

No Yes

No In House

No Yes

0 3+

31 5

No

Yes

Yes

*AD

Yes

Arranged

Yes

No

3+snacks

26

No Yes

Yes *MW

Yes Yes

*AD *AD

Yes Yes

Arranged Yes

Yes Yes

No No

3+snacks 3+snacks

26 56

Yes

No

No

*AD

Yes

Yes

In House

Yes

3+

5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Room Avail.

3

57

Arranged Arranged Arranged Arranged Arranged Yes No Yes Yes for SNF Arranged for ALF No No No Yes Yes

In House In House In House In House In House Yes Yes Yes In House

No No No No No Yes No No Yes

3 3 3 3 3 3+snacks 2 3 3+

59 59 59 59 59 58 57 27 5

Yes No No Yes Yes

No No No Off Property No

3 0 0 3 3

56 58 58 33 58

Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Yes *MW Yes *AD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Section 8 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes- Apts Yes Yes Yes *MM Yes *AD Yes

No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No

No Yes

No No

*AD Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

In House Yes

Yes Yes

3+ 3

5 60

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3

61

No

Rent subsidy

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

0

31

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3rd party

3

33

Yes

Yes

Yes

*AD

Yes

Arranged

Yes

No

3+snacks

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looking back

Perry Backus, Montana 55

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Retired federal biologist, John Ormiston, carefully works to extract a Wilson’s Warbler from one of three nets set to capture song birds east of Lake Como in the Bitterroot Valley.

Researchers place a tiny, numbered band around one leg after basic information is gathered about each bird. The monitoring effort has been ongoing in the Bitterroot National Forest for 22 years.

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Leg Pain?

Varicose Veins?

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city

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address

State Licensed Residential Listings phone facility

e

E Guid E FR ein r ou er V y or pid f l l S Ca e & s ir co

Va

Call Exclusively Dedicated to Treating Leg Veins

(406) 203-1866 Missoula

Non-Surgical Treatment Insurance Pays Same Day/In office Procedure www.VeinMontana.com

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Each day to the fullest.

The secret to happiness as we age is to stay as mentally, physically and socially engaged as possible. To feel a sense of purpose. And to be surrounded by those who truly care. Helping residents live each day to the fullest is our mission at Highgate. We offer a host of activities, nutritious and delicious meals, and full care for all in a lovely, homelike setting. If you or your loved one needs either a little or a lot of extra help with daily living, call today and schedule a tour of our Assisted Living or Memory Care community. You’ll see why a move to Highgate is one of the best moves you can make.

Highgate at Great Falls 3000 11th Avenue South Call: 406-454-0991 Highgate at Bozeman 2219 West Oak Street Call: 406-587-5100

Highgate at Billings 3980 Parkhill Drive Call: 406-651-4833

HighgateSeniorLiving.com