West Roxbury / Massachusetts / United States
Deutsches Altenheim, German Centre for Extended Care, located in West Roxbury, Mass., is a charitable home for elderly citizens. It serves as a retirement residence for elderly German Americans in a German cultural environment. The centre is approved by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. It provides various services, such as skilled nursing beds, outpatient rehabilitation services, home health aide support and adult day health services through Visiting Nurse Association care plus. It also provides services, including respite care, hospice services, and post-acute rehabilitation services. The center s Carl J. Ludwig Transitional Care Unit offers rooms with complimentary TV, telephone, electrics beds and a private dinning area. Deutsches Altenheim s wellness division offers a broad range of preventative health and wellness services and programs, including elder health, health watch personal response systems, adult immunization, pregnancy and parenting support, wellness at work and AIDS care.
