ACCOLADE ASSISTED LIVING

Accolade Assisted Living is a licensed assisted living home on South Bandit Road in Gilbert, Arizona, operated by Accolade Assisted Living. State licensing records from the Arizona Department of Health Services list a capacity of 10 residents and approval to provide directed care, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living service levels, which allows the community to serve residents who are unable to direct their own care, including many people living with dementia.

Accolade Assisted Living is a residential care home on South Bandit Road in Gilbert, run by owners Matt and Tara. The house has 10 large private bedrooms, including three premium rooms, and five spacious bathrooms that are all accessible. Caregivers help with daily tasks such as mobility, eating, exercise, grooming, hygiene, meal preparation, and supervision, and each resident has an individualized care plan.

Activities include live music, exercise sessions with a professional trainer, games, spa days for hair and nails, and family dinner nights. The home serves people who need help because of aging, illness, or physical disability, or who want a safe and secure place to live. In Arizona, assisted living homes are residential settings that serve ten or fewer residents, and they are licensed by the Department of Health Services at the same three service levels as larger centers.

Supervisory care covers general supervision and help in an emergency, personal care adds hands-on help with activities such as bathing, dressing, and medications, and directed care is for residents who can no longer recognize danger or direct their own care. A small home usually means a shared living room and dining table, fewer residents per caregiver, and a quieter daily routine than a large community.

Assisted living suits people who want help with daily routines such as medications, bathing, and dressing while living in a house-like setting and as much independence as possible. Someone who needs daily skilled nursing or intensive rehabilitation may be better served by a skilled nursing facility. Arizona rules require an assisted living facility to prepare a written service plan for each resident that describes the care and services to be provided, and to review and update it as needs change.

Families can ask to take part in that review and to learn who to call when something in the plan no longer fits. Families can look up a community's license and inspection history on the state's AZ Care Check website before a visit, and reading recent inspection reports can show how a community has responded to any past findings. The Gilbert address keeps the community within reach of the area's hospitals, shopping, and services.

On a tour of Accolade Assisted Living, ask how the move-in assessment works, how the service plan is reviewed as needs change, how staffing looks on nights and weekends, and how families are kept informed. For day-to-day life and appointments, it helps to know what is close by. Measured in straight-line distance from the address using OpenStreetMap data, the nearest hospital is Emergency Room at Arizona General Hospital - Gilbert, under a mile away; the nearest urgent care clinic is Gateway Urgent Care - Power Ranch, about a mile away; the nearest pharmacy is Walgreens, a few blocks away; the nearest grocery store is Safeway, under a mile away; the nearest park is The Ranch Community Park, a few blocks away; the nearest public library is Academic Center, about 3 miles away.

Actual driving distance will be somewhat longer depending on the route. Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families. If you would like help comparing Accolade Assisted Living with other communities in Gilbert, or deciding which level of care fits, reach out for a short conversation.