ElderWood Village at Westwood

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ElderWood Village at Westwood

580 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
716.677.4242
Fax: 716.677.0883


Welcome to ElderWood Village at Westwood, an assisted living residence near the heart of West Seneca.

ElderWood Village at Westwood provides outstanding care in a beautiful, park-like setting. It’s just the place for residents to continue their independent and active lifestyles with the extra support an assisted living community provides.

Residents of ElderWood Village at Westwood enjoy spacious studio, one- and two-bedroom private apartments complete with kitchenettes. There are also many common rooms, lounges, activity centers, dining rooms and patios. During seasonal months, residents enjoy the backyard veranda overlooking a grassy meadow filled with bushes, trees and wildlife.

ElderWood Village at Westwood offers two distinct levels of care within the residence: Assisted living and New York’s state-certified Assisted Living Program (ALP). Assisted living residents choose from alcove, one- and two-bedroom apartments with kitchenettes. Residents who qualify for the ALP — a slightly increased level of care — enjoy spacious private rooms within a shared three-person suite. All ElderWood Village at Westwood residents enjoy the many common rooms and lounges, including an activity center, library, café, private dining room, outdoor patio and gazebo.


An Independent Lifestyle With Personal Attention

Assisted LivingAt ElderWood, our assisted living experience enables all residents to live their lives to the fullest. We combine the appropriate level of care and attention with the independent lifestyle residents desire.

An assisted living community is not a nursing home or retirement community. This special level of care offers a better alternative for those individuals who need some assistance with activities of daily living, but still want to live as independently as possible.


The ElderWood Lifestyle

With spacious private and semi-private apartments and rooms, plus many patios, lounges and common areas, residents can find both quiet places to relax and active social areas for entertaining family and friends. Residents enjoy three delicious, nutritious meals served every day in our comfortable dining rooms. Also, kitchenettes, available in some apartments, offer convenience for residents who desire to cook their own meals or simply make tea.


Professional Staff With A Caring Touch

Assisted LivingElderWood assisted living residences offer many services to residents who need some assistance with daily activities, including:

* 24-Hour Staffing and Emergency Response System
* Personal Care Assistance (help with bathing, dressing or grooming)
* Medication Monitoring
* Three Daily Meals
* Activities, Outings and Scheduled Transportation
* Laundry, Housekeeping and Maintenance services


Licensed Assisted Living Services

ElderWood assisted living residences are licensed by the Department of Health. Being licensed is an advantage to both residents and the assisted living provider because regulatory oversight establishes formal guidelines and regulations to be followed. As a result, residents and their family members can be assured that ElderWood's services are provided with a consistently high level of quality.

Three of ElderWood's residences offer New York's state-certified Assisted Living Program (ALP). This Medicaid-eligible program offers a higher level of assistance to those whose personal care needs meet the program's medical qualifications.

Whether providing assisted living or ALP services, ElderWood residences help each resident enjoy an active lifestyle in a comfortable, secure environment. Every member of the ElderWood staff is dedicated to providing the best care possible.


Wellness Program

In ElderWood's Assisted Living residences, the emphasis is placed on "living".

Residents continue to learn new things and develop mentally, physically and spiritually through our multi-faceted Wellness Program.

Assisted LivingWellness staff weave aspects of the six dimensions of wellness – physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual and vocational – into everyday life at ElderWood Villages. For starters, a "topic of the month" establishes a theme for educational programs and activities. Past topics have included stress management, heart health, dental care, sharp and healthy mind, cancer prevention, fall prevention and proper nutrition. Presentations geared toward these topics include guest speakers from the community as well as in-house staff presentations.

Each residence has established a walking club to promote physical fitness and many residents also participate in senior exercise and toning classes. Outings to museums, malls and shopping centers, churches, financial institutions, restaurants, concerts and shows, art galleries, botanical gardens and many other places help enhance every aspect of residents' wellness while promoting their independence. You can reference the facility's activities calendar located on the back page of the newsletter for a complete list of events.

The wellness concept is practiced throughout each facility through an inter-disciplinary staff approach. In addition to the wellness staff, the resident care and dining staff work closely with residents to promote wellness, whether they're providing helpful tests for blood pressure, sugar or cholesterol levels, or providing some healthy menu choices.

In some residences, staff participate in "theme days" or host "wellness fairs" to provide new information to residents on various topics. In-house services like podiatry and dentistry are available and, through the support of the University of Buffalo, nursing students visiting each residence and offer information, advice and health testing to residents.

ElderWood's wellness program enhances quality of life for each resident by recognizing that people never stop learning. While residents may need some assistance at this time in their lives, they deserve the same respect and opportunities they have always enjoyed. As a new resident moves to an ElderWood residence, he or she will be assessed through a short interview by a wellness staff member to uncover the resident's particular hobbies, interests, backgrounds and physical abilities. This valuable information is then used to plan interesting and relevant programs.