Country Care

We have a nice country setting, in the rural part of the community. Our home has single occupancy bedrooms where your personal furnishings can be used or our furnishings are available. Living and dining room areas are also available for family and guest. Our bathroom is handicap accessible with features including: raised toilets, handrails, shower seating. Our home is alcohol and smoke-free.

When someone finds that living independently has become difficult, but total care is unnecessary, we hope you'll choose Country Care West.

Assisted Living

Our home has private rooms for long term or respite care. We also offer day care for those who just need 1 hour or 24 hour care. We work with our local hospice centers and Visiting Physician Association(VPA) and welcome that level of care.

The owners' family live with the residents with separate kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms. The residents have two bathrooms, one is fully handicapped accessible.

All staff members are CPR certified, and have a Certified Nursing Assistance certificate.  

The President of this home is a Certified Respiratory Therapist, and a former Director of the Respiratory department and other ancillary departments at Michiana Community and St. Mary Community Hospital.

We have over 21 years of experience working with the elderly, so you can feel comfortable that we have the knowledge and expertise you expect.

Some of what we offer include:

•    Caring Home Environment
•    Private Rooms (Can be tailored to your needs)
•    3 Meals Daily   (Home cooked nutritious meals)
•    Special Diets--We are happy to accommodate special diets. We are trained in diabetic care, including insulin injections.
•    We will assist in feeding and have also been trained to assist with feeding tubes.
•    We accept Senile Dementia and Alzheimer’s residents. However, they must be controllable, nonviolent, and cooperative.
•    Residents will have assistance during the night hours using the bathroom, a bedside commode, or depends.
•    Residents must be able to transfer or be lightweight enough for one person to safely handle them
•    Companionship (A minimal staff with one on one attention)
•    Housekeeping  (Rooms are cleaned and maintained daily)
•    Laundry (All laundry is done daily)
•    Beautician / Barber Service (We have an in home beautician visit as needed)
•    Free Wi-Fi
•    Internet with Roku TV, DVD and VCR available.
•    24 Hour Assistance
•    Day Care Available

When caring for our Elderly loved ones we are often faced with difficult decisions. When is the right time to admit them to an assisted living, day care or even a nursing home? It may help your decision to answer some following questions:

1. Are you able to find qualified home care assistants in your area to relieve you of some caregiving responsibilities?

2. Are your caregiver duties causing you to lose sleep, miss work, or unable to manage household responsibilities?

3. As the caregiver, is your health at risk ?

4. Do you have the support you need and are other family members willing to help out?

5. Is the amount of home care assistance needed becoming too costly?

6. Would your parent allow outside help to come in and help with personal care, housekeeping chores, and meals?

7. Have any accidents occurred recently with appliances in home such as forgetting to turn the stove off properly or leaving other appliances on?

8. Can your parent move around safely in their home, using stairs, getting in and out of bathroom and narrow doorways?

9. Have falls become a problem, and if so, is he or she willing and able to use a walker?

10. Does your parent have a raised toilet, bath tub seats, or safety railing?

11. If your parent smokes, have you noticed any burns in furniture, carpets, clothing or bedding?

12. In the event of a fire, do you feel your parent would follow appropriate emergency measures including calling EMS?

13. Is your parent bathing regularly and maintaining adequate hygiene including hair washing, shaving and oral care?

14. Is your parent changing clothes daily or have they developed the habit of wearing the same dirty clothes ?

15. Has your parent become progressively dependent on help with eating, dressing, or bathing?

16. Have they become easily threatened or suspicious of others?

17. Is your parent eating properly, have you noticed recent weight loss, dehydration or simply are they refusing to eat?

18. Are they taking medications using correct dosages, if not are they willing to use a medication organizer device if necessary?

19. Has your parent gotten lost or unable to remember their personal information such as address, or phone number?

20. Is your parent willing to try a day care program to relieve some family responsibilities?

21. Affordability: Many places charge "add-on" services to your base rate. These add-ons can dramatically increase your care cost. Be cautious.

If you answered yes to some of these questions it doesn't mean that your parent should be moved to assisted living or a nursing home. If you determine that many of your answers are yes, then it is possible that having your elderly parent remain alone at home is no longer a safe option. We may be able to help you with a solution…

If you have any questions or would like more information, we would be happy to help.

We would be happy to discuss your needs in person.

We are located at:

56761 Windsor Ave.

South Bend Indiana 46619

Phone: 574-277-1403

countrycareinfo@gmail.com