A resort-style continuing care retirement community in Stone Mountain, Ga., will introduce Georgia’s first-ever fully executed Household Model this summer.
Designed to provide residents with more personalized care and lifestyle choices than traditional retirement communities, Park Springs will offer full-service healthcare with prices starting at $240 per day. Each “Household” will accommodate 18 members who are empowered to make their own decisions with regard to their day-to-day routine. Instead of eating in a dining hall at pre-set times, homes include a shared kitchen, living room, and dining room, staffed with a homemaker that will allow residents to eat what they want, when they want it. The staff will work around members’ schedules and what works well for them, says Andy Isakson, managing partner of Isakson Living, the project’s developer.
“We saw an opportunity with the Household Model to create an environment that empowers residents to navigate their own lifestyle choices,” says Isakson. “As we continue to grow and evolve, this new model allows us the ability to provide more personalized care in a less institutional model.”
The Park Springs health center will include six households comprised of two long-term care, one rehabilitation skilled nursing, two assisted living, licensed memory care households and one adult day household. There is also a 3,100 square-foot physical therapy center, serving members as well as the local area. Another key selling point is the “Price For Life” proposition for memory care residents, whereby their monthly costs will not escalate as they age, regardless of the care they require.
Park Springs will convert the current space that houses all health services on its main campus into an assisted living community with the ability to serve 52 members. The community will also offer respite care, a short-term option for rehabilitation and rest.
