St. Ann’s New Adult Day Program at Durand
Senior Apartments Benefits “The Most
Important People on Earth” By Jeff Diamond
As
seniors across New York and the nation
continue to pursue ways to age in place,
one collaboration between St. Ann’s Community and
Providence Housing Development Corporation is
bringing a new approach to individuals in the greater
Rochester area: affordable housing and adult day
health services under one roof.
Durand Senior Apartments, a new development by
Providence Housing for seniors aged 55 and older,
will feature 70 one- and two-bedroom apartments,
meeting a critical need for affordable senior housing
and services in Monroe County, particularly the
town of Irondequoit. All apartments will be handicap
visitable or accessible, with seven fully wheelchair
accessible units and three designed for residents
with hearing and/or visual impairments. Each unit
will come with a fully equipped kitchen, including
Energy Star appliances; a living/dining area; central air
conditioning; individually controlled heat and electric;
off-street parking; an emergency call system; intercom
entry; and elevator access. Residents will also have
access to laundry facilities on each floor, a community
room and an outdoor courtyard.
Setting Durand apart from other affordable housing
developments, however, will be the presence of St.
Ann’s Adult Day Service, a program providing both
medical and social adult day care services to building
residents and the greater Rochester community. The
program, the first of its kind in the area, will open in
early January 2019 and offer participants structured
social activities, hot midday meals, assistance with
medications and personal hygiene, wellness programs,
entertainment and health monitoring. Perhaps the
most significant benefit of the combined social/
medical model, however, is that a participant enrolled
for social activities who needs to transfer to the
medical model because of changes in health will not
Setting Durand apart from
other affordable housing
developments, however, will
be the presence of St. Ann’s
Adult Day Service, a program
providing both medical and
social adult day care services
to building residents and the
greater Rochester community.
need to move to another location. The program will
include a registered nurse, clinical nutritionist, social
worker, recreation therapist and certified nursing
assistants who will collaborate with participants’
primary care providers.
The result of this partnership between Providence
Housing and St. Ann’s will be an innovative offering
providing an enhanced level of care and convenience
to Rochester-area seniors and their families. At the
core of St. Ann’s mission is the concept of “caring for
the most important people on earth.” Helping seniors
at Durand and beyond to age in the community
through safe, supervised care and social opportunities
will go a long way toward fulfilling that purpose.
Rendering of Durand Senior Apartments
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