Charlestown Place Senior Living

Charlestown Place Senior Living, located in New Albany, IN offers assisted living. Visit Provider Website

Personal care sits inside the monthly rate here rather than stacked on top of it. That single line is what separates this quote from most assisted living quotes you will collect, and it is the one to get confirmed in writing.

Exceptional Living Centers, who manages Charlestown Place Senior Living, states a starting rate of $3,464 a month for assisted living at 4915 Charlestown Rd in New Albany, IN. The local range for the same care runs $4,863 to $5,163, so the stated figure sits well below what you would otherwise budget in this area.

Pricing at Charlestown Place

The operator describes that rate as covering meals, utilities, housekeeping, activities, transportation and personal care, rather than a base rent with care charges added later. Basic cable, laundry service and transportation to medical appointments are named as part of it too. Respite care is offered with no rate attached. A request through Get Pricing gets you the respite figure and, more importantly, a written answer on whether the rate holds as help increases, which is the question that decides your bill two years from now.

Rooms at Charlestown Place

Private and semi-private rooms are both offered, described as affordable studios. No square footage, plan names or per-room rates appear, so a private and a shared room may not cost the same even inside a single quoted figure. Asking what a private room costs against a shared one, and asking for the dimensions of the actual room rather than the room type, is what turns a tour into a decision you can make.

Care and Support at Charlestown Place

Help with bathing, grooming, dressing and medication reminders is named, with caregivers on hand 24 hours a day. Care levels, a price ladder and staffing ratios are not stated anywhere. Because personal care is described as already covered, the question worth pressing is what happens to the rate if help with transfers or continence becomes necessary. Get that answer early and the number you are quoted stays the number you pay.

Life at Charlestown Place

The activity program is set out in specifics rather than adjectives:

• Live music and entertainment
• Therapy animal visits
• Arts and crafts sessions
• Card clubs, bingo and games
• Fitness and exercise programs
• Special holiday meals

Programs are planned to suit different levels of ability and energy, so a slower day still has something in it. Dining is chef-prepared and served in a shared dining room with dietary needs accommodated, though no meal count appears. There is a landscaped courtyard, a salon and spa, a fitness room and a chapel on site.

Paying for Care at Charlestown Place

Five routes are named: private pay, long-term care insurance, Medicaid for those who qualify, Veterans Aid and Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses, and Medicare for skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three days. Medicaid planning is offered free in house, with help on both the eligibility determination and the application. That is genuinely unusual, and if your savings sit anywhere near the limit it is worth more than a discount.