News - Decatur House Assisted Living Residence

House Blog

Maintaining Residents’ Dignity and Self-Respect - Each of us, at any age, has the right to be treated in a caring and respectful way. At Decatur…

Grief and Loss for Professional Caregivers: Facing Death and Sorrow as Part of Work - AL caregivers often develop deep, emotional, and personal bonds with residents and are more likely than any other type of…

Activities Update

Activities Roundup: January 2020 - Our first month of 2020 was quite busy. It was nice to start if off with another great performance by…

Activities Roundup: December 2019 - December was full of holiday music. From listening to Lourana play piano and having a fun sing-a-long with Rob (and…

Announcements

In-house services available to our residents - For Your Convenience We want to make life easy for our residents and their families. One way we do this…

Decatur House Partnering with CAREtenders for Fall Prevention Screening and Services - Falls and fall related injuries are among the most significant health problems facing seniors. It is estimated that 1 in…

Construction Updates

Construction Update: February 2020 - The contractors are shingling the short sides of the new addition, after which the long front and back faces will…

Construction Update: January 2020 - Hats off to our construction crew for getting us to an exciting new stage in the process of building our…

Partnerships

Be a Santa to a Senior - December 1st - 6th Decatur House is partnering with Home Instead Senior Care to help make the holidays brighter for…

In the Spotlight

The Art in Us: Staff and Residents’ Craft Show - On January 27th handmade items created by a cohort of residents, members of our staff, and some family members were…

Resident Spotlight: Al Haven - Decatur House resident Al Haven (pictured, with his wife Jane) was the oldest of three siblings, and raised in Albany,…