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To serve all those who need us with
Respect, Understanding and Love
We endeavor to be the most diligent, proficient and caring service program we can
be. Our senior staff has over 75 years of combined experience in working in an adult
day care program and we can truthfully say that we are still learning. Every day
brings new challenges and events from which we learn.
Our philosophy is to address the concerns of the entire family, while catering to
the immediate physical and social needs of the individual. Experience and
dedication creates a program that consistently provides the socialization and stimulation
that helps stabilize both the mental and physical health of many of our clients...
our guests... our friends.
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Great Care
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We see all of our clients as individuals, with individual wants and needs, and care
for them accordingly. The emphasis is on compassionate care and serving everyone
with respect, understanding and love. Our staff is dedicated to providing
our friends with the same love and patience that they would extend to their own
parents.
There is continuous training and education which includes sensitivity training,
CPR and First Aid. All staff members have ongoing training in over 20 disciplines.
Also, with a small staff-to-client ratio, our guests receive the close, personal
attention they deserve.
Our spacious, uncrowded facilities offer everyone a safe, warm, nurturing environment
in a non-clinical, homelike atmosphere.
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Activity Program
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This program is administered by a professional physical education instructor who
has been involved with these programs for over 40 years. The activities are designed
to work well with our clientele and help them reach their full potential.
With over 100 different selections and several skill levels, our activities program
has been developed to encourage client participation. With selections such as BINGO,
cards, gardening club, Bible study, puzzles, trivia, ring toss, singing, etc., there’s
always something available for our clients’ enjoyment!
Also, our certified fitness instructor has developed an exercise program designed
to improve strength, flexibility, independence and self-esteem.
Whether the need is rest and relaxation or an exciting, stimulating activity program,
Among Friends has what your loved one needs!
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Experienced, Dedicated Staff
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The upper management of Among Friends has over 75 years of combined experience in
adult day services. Most have been with us since we first opened our doors in Crestwood
in 1997.
We take great pride in the
dedication, professionalism and experience-level of our nursing staff. Client care and safety is first and foremost for our
on-site RN, our 2 LPNs, and the rest of our program aides and drivers. In fact, although it's not a requirement, we strive for 100% of our staff to have current certifications in First Aid and CPR.
With the ongoing training of each and every staff member
working in our facilities, we attempt to ensure that our mission --
To serve all those who need us with Respect,
Understanding and Love -- is consistently
followed by all who are involved.
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Transportation
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Transportation is an important aspect of our service. Since many of our clients
wouldn’t be able to participate in our program without our transportation, we
attempt to provide the best, reasonably priced service possible.
To that end, we make every effort to accommodate our client families’ schedules. In fact, each of our routes is newly created, on a daily basis, to ensure that our clients are picked up or dropped off in the most timely and efficient manner possible.
Between both sites, we have over 10 vehicles — all wheelchair accessible.
Also, we have a rotation of buses that insures that they will be replaced in 3½
years, even though they will have very low mileage.
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