Diamond Willow currently has locations in Proctor, Cloquet, Baxter, Mountain Iron, Grand Rapids, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Little Falls and Alexandria. We will also be opening up a location in Duluth in the fall of 2008!
All of our homes feature 20 private suites with private bath and shower. Every suite is spacious yet comfortable and free to be decorated and personalized. Residents are encouraged to bring sentimental pieces from their home life to place in their rooms! In addition, our homes are desinged with a whirlpool center and hair salon for the convenience of our residents.
To help determine if an assisted living is right for you or your loved ones, ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you able to cook nutritious meals for yourself?
- Do you fee comfortable providing your own transportation?
- Is there someone at hand if you have a bad fall?
- Do you feel safe when showering or bathing?
- Are you able to schedule and keep Dr. Apptointments on your own?
Each Diamond Willow setting is designed to feel like a home. An expansive great room with a stone fireplace is found at the center of each building. Adjacent, is a comfortable, open kitchen much like you would find in any contemporary home. This open design is accented with many full sized windows to let in plenty of light. From making cookies to sharing favorite recipes, residents connect with staff and each other in meaningful ways.
Natalie Zeleznikar, Co-founder of Diamond Willow, created this setting with her Grandmother's needs in mind. She understood that her grandmother would be far more comfortable in a setting that provided a more 'home-like' atmosphere, with the smell of fresh baked bread and a private room filled with her personal belongings and memorabilia. Diamond Willow is a setting we would glady choose for ourselves and our loved ones.
We call our base level of services our Premium Care Package, because that's exactly what it is. This package includes nearly everything a resident needs. If residents need care beyond the Premium Care Package, we offer enhanced personal and medical care packages at an additional fee. This will be determined by a Diamond Willow nurse at the time of the residents screening. The actual monthy cost of our premium care package is traditionally lower than a nursing home and will be determined when meeting with our staff.
Yes, we love having people come and tour our Diamond Willow facilities! If you actively interested in placing someone at Diamond Willow, you may contact Natalie Zeleznikar at 218-428-7575 and she will set up a tour for you. If you are just a bit curious, you may stop into any of our Diamond Willows and have coffee and desert and take a look around! We look forward to seeing you!!
Diamond Willow focuses on 5 reasons that show why small is best for aging seniors.
1. Do you desire serenity? Diamond Willow features ten private suites with private bath and shower. Eash suite is spacious yet comfortable and decorated with personal, life-long possessions and furniture.
2. Do you prefer a setting with few residents and industry leading staffing ratios? Diamond Willow specializes in caring for seniors with changing medical, physical and memory care needs. Prior to Diamond Willow, few choices existed for advanced care assisted living. We offer on of the highest staff-to-resident ratios.
3. Is a calming atmosphere for you? Diamond Willow was designed to care for those who once cared for us. The Diamond Willow difference is the simple pleasures we take for granted all our lives. A cup of coffee by the fireplace, the smell of freshly baked bread or having a hand massage with soothing lotions. All of this is offered in a setting that smells and feels like home.
4. Do you desire peace of mind? Diamond Willow is different from other senior settings. We recognize that movie multiple times during your senior years is not ideal or desirable. Therefore, our program is designed with the goal of providing multiple care levels in your own personal suite through end of life. As a result, you don't have to move to a new facility when you need a higher level of care. We provide you with security and peace of mind. Welcome home.
5. Did you make a promise that you want to keep? Diamond Willow believes the most important people in our lives are our elders. They have made us who we are today. We recognize that in many families, promises may have been made between loved ones, assuring them they can stay "home" in their aging years. Sometimes, care needs are so extensive that this promise may not be feasible. Therefore, we designed Diamond Willow to capture the abmiance of "home" with the qualities we all desire; privacy, freedom and dignity.
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