Seventh Day Adventist Assisted Living Facility Baltimore Md Elternhaus Inc, Assisted Living is a 23-bed family-like home, divided into 4 zones of 5-8 residents each, with their own unchanging care-givers. We practice the philosophy of kind, patient, and knowledgeable service. You may speak to us, if we violate this mission! We know that our residents are physical, spiritual, social and emotional beings. Most of our rooms are privates of moderate size, with their own vanities and toilets. Showers and whirlpools are available for assisted bathing. TV's can be hooked up to Verizon FIOS in each room, but most people enjoy watching with friends in the living rooms. We encourage our residents to be out in the common use areas, except when they desire privacy, are napping, or are sleeping through the monitored nights. We have staff awake and making rounds all night. OUR MISSION (It is "old-fashioned" but simple and sincere ) The Elternhaus is dedicated to God, for the eternal happiness of its residents and staff. OBJECTIVES/ GOALS The Elternhaus seeks to provide an affordable, adaptable, non-prejudiced, and up-to-theminute service to our seniors in a home-like environment. We seek to honor all county, state, and federal regulations under our various licenses, and to cooperate with all inspecting officials to constantly improve our service. We also strive to compensate for our residents' deficiencies so completely, that they and the observer will perceive them as happy and dignified individuals! Our staff is composed of: ♥ Medication Technicians ♥ Trained, In-house Special People! ♥ Activity Leaders ♥ Registered Nurses ♥ CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants ♥ Cooks ♥ Grounds/ Maintenance Assistants ♥ Companions ♥ Office and Purchasing Personnel PS: Our photos are of Elternhaus, and the pictures are of actual residents past and present, used with permission. Who We Are To be one of the leading residential care facilities in the state of Maryland. We envision ourselves, as a team, nurturing every resident we will have in our growing family. Over 20 years ago, Diane Crane, worked as a registered nurse at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville Maryland. Many of the elderly patients at Shady Grove asked her to end their lives, and she asked, "Why?" The answer they always give was, "I live alone, have nobody, and am afraid to go out of my door to buy my food!" Diane asked her husband, Don, if he thought they could take care of these patients, and their own four parents in their elder years. Don thought they had better try this out on a small scale, so they took a friend's mother into their home. "Grandma" was an early-Alzheimer's dementia, and a dear lady. Diane knew they could do it, when Don called her one evening at the hospital to give report. "Well, our helper has cooked supper, Grandma and I have eaten, I've got her into her pajamas, had prayer, tucked her in bed, and she's sleeping." Grandma was with them for 5 happy years. After selling their four-level home, they discovered that no house for sale had enough bedrooms on one level, so Diane drew plans for a U-shaped house. They found 3 acres in beautiful Howard County, but the cost was very high!. (That was 22 years ago!) Turning away, they were surprised to hear the seller say, "Well, I have made so much money this year, if you will just give me $20,000. you can pay the rest over time!" The bank loaned them enough money to pay off the acreage the next year and to construct the house. Another problem was getting water on the lot. A "water witch" had been over it and "couldn't find a single drop!" But Don put down a stake and the next week, the well drillers came. Day after day passed and they found no water. Neighbors had only 1 to 1 1/2 gallons a minute. You can bet prayers went up! Finally at 250 feet there was water! 23 gallons a minute! "Keep this a secret," Don said, "Or our neighbors will be jealous!" The original seller of the land came over one day, and he said "I saw where you had staked out for the well. I thought it was not a good spot, so I took the liberty of moving your well stake 10 feet toward the line". Years later when an addition was put onto the house, if the stake had not been moved,there would not have been enough room! What We Do Our services are individually tailored to meet the needs of each resident. We constantly monitor and upgrade our plans of care to ensure high quality. Our medical interventions are discreet, to preserve a sense of normalcy for family and resident. Medical Services Debbie Crane Stoia, RN, BSN, PA-C ♥ Life-long Care - Your best Alternative to a Nursing Home, and we can usually meet your needs Individualized Daily Care for Levels 1 through 3 ♥ Physical Assistance for a FULL HEALTH WORK-UP on admission with your docs and ours ♥ Two REGISTERED NURSES, alternating on-call 24/7 ♥ CASE MANAGEMENT by qualified, experienced Physician's Assistant ♥ ASSISTANCE with visits to Specialists and Diagnosis of health issues ♥ ARRANGEMENTS for podiatry, beautician, mobile X-ray, IV therapy, wound care etc. (No ventilators) ♥ MONTHLY IN-HOUSE clinical visit by our internal medicine physician ♥ MONTHLY MEDICATION REVIEW, discontinuance or re-order in bubble-pack tamperproof cards ♥ MONTHLY REVIEW and up-dates to residents demographic face sheets for emergency, hospital use ♥ Semi-annual or more FREQUENT REVISION of resident care plan ♥ DIRECT AND PROMPT communication with Physicians ♥ STRONG MEDICAL EMPHASIS and intervention for the benefit of resident ♥ MEDIATION between resident and family when requested ♥ FAMILY CONFERENCES to plan care and to meet perceived needs ♥ Arrangement of PHYSICAL/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, other special needs ♥ “End of Life Care" at Elternhaus when dignity and comfort are of most importance Dietary Services ♥ Three home-cooked meals a day ♥ Well planned and prepared meals to meet long-term nutritional needs of seniors ♥ Attention to special diets such as diabetic, renal, cardiac, malnutrition, or obesity ♥ Hydration breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon ♥ Bedtime snacks, if needed ♥ Owners and Staff eat with residents daily ♥ Our kitchen is lacto-ovo-vegetarian, that is plant-based with added eggs and dairy products ♥ We pay attention to taste, in spite of the cost to us. You will like our food! Special Services ♥ Full cooking, cleaning and laundry ♥ Evening news and game shows as a group on big TV screens ♥ Religious TV Channels (3ABN and Hope) ♥ Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, while encouraging independence ♥ Room decor personalized for each resident ♥ Arrangement for transportation to church, if requested ♥ Daily Activities such as physical exercise, games, crafts, planned and spontaneous ♥ Seasonal -based Outings or parties ♥ Weekly shopping and ordering of personal incontinent supplies, as needed Programs We have a full list of activities to develop both the cognitive and the physical aspects of each person. We want residents to enjoy their lives every single day. Every person is different, and we try to minister to the needs of each person, be they social or reclusive. Each week, we try to involve every single one in something they can understand and enjoy! We welcome nearby relatives and friends to come and volunteer to help us meet these needs. We also encourage every resident to interact with others to increase their social skills. For this reason, we do not serve trays at mealtimes in people's rooms, unless they are sick. We encourage residentsw to go to the Day Rooms to be with others. Our meals last for an hour and are social occasions. Photo Gallery Flowers Near Front Entrance Beauty Salon An Example of A Comfortable Room A Bedroom View http://www.elternhausalf.com

Most of our rooms are privates of moderate size, with their own vanities and toilets. Showers and whirlpools are available for assisted bathing. TV's can be hooked up to Verizon FIOS in each room, but most people enjoy watching with friends in the living rooms. We encourage our residents to be out in the common use areas, except when they desire privacy, are napping, or are sleeping through the monitored nights. We have staff awake and making rounds all night.