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Doolittle
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Other
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Staffing
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Low staff to resident ratios. All staff works within the facility and
interacts with residents.
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Yes
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Staff has an average of over 6 years tenure
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Yes
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Highly qualified and committed staff
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Yes
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Services performed by staff increased awareness
of residents and any changes in their conditions meals, medication
dispensing, transportation, laundry, etc.
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Yes
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Facilities
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Historic home, beautifully restored, provides
elegant living quarters for residents including formal dining room, parlor, sunroom, porch, sundecks and gardens
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Yes
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Each resident has his/her own private room.
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Yes
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Conveniently
located within listening distance
to village green where band concerts are held in the summer months. Convenient
viewing of annual Founders Day parade. Stores, Boyden Library, Foxboro
Performing Arts Center, banks and post office within walking distance.
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Yes
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Residents are welcomed at town events including
those planned especially for senior citizens.
Transportation provided.
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Yes
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Facilities available for out-of-town family and
friends to obtain a room and meals at the home for a nominal fee for a visit.
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Yes
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Activities include bowling, exercise classes,
card groups, dramatic readings, poetry group and trivia competitions. Musical groups from the community
perform. Diverse speakers and other
programs visit the home.
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Yes
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Baby grand piano in the sun room available for
residents and visitor performances.
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Yes
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Staff does laundry and ironing for residents.
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Yes
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Staff available to hang picture, reprogram the
VCR, DVD, etc.
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Yes
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Residents are included in community activities as
diverse as singing carols at Christmas to on-site registering to vote.
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Yes
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Trips to local attractions and events planned
regularly. Transportation provided in
Doolittle Home van for Doolittle Home activities.
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Yes
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Resources (available at no additional
charge to the residents)
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Whirlpool available on-site
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Yes
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Hairdressing services provided on-site
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Yes
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Physical therapy provided on-site
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Yes
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Speech
therapy provided on-site
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Yes
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Occupational
therapy provided on-site
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Yes
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Physicians
visit on-site
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Yes
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Podiatrist
visits on-site
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Yes
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Dental
check-ups on-site
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Yes
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Eye
exams on-site
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Yes
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Laundry
services for residents
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Yes
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Van
transportation available for approved medical appointments.
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Yes
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Financial
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Single up-front payment calculated based on
actuarial tables for life expectancy, factors in social security payments and
pensions as applicable. No further
liability regardless of change in needs.
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Yes
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Residency not terminated by depletion of
residents funds: contract is for care for life of the resident
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Yes
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No service charge for meals delivered to
residents room when medically necessary
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Yes
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No service charge for van transportation to
Doolittle Home activities and approved medical appointments
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Yes
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No service charge for administering medications
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Yes
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Medical
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Fully equipped nine-bed nursing unit available on-site.
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Yes
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Regularly scheduled physician visits and physician
is available on call as needed.
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Yes
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Nursing staff administers and acquires all
medications for residents.
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Yes
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24 hour licensed nursing coverage, 365 days per
year
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Yes
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Nursing unit provides residents skilled medical
treatment in the same building. Residents of nursing unit can still have
meals with other residents as long as able.
Familiar staff.
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Yes
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Daily contact with medical staff allows for
proactive care monitoring weight changes, checking for changes in skin
condition, monitoring changes in physical or mental status.
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Yes
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Nursing staff works closely with doctors and
other caregivers to coordinate care.
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Yes
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Admissions
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Persons 65 years of age or older in reasonably
good physical and mental health may apply
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Yes
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Qualified applicants are invited to spend one
week as a guest to become acquainted with the facility and its residents
prior to final decision.
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Yes
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Food
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Licensed dietician works closely with food
service personnel to maintain a healthy therapeutic diet for all residents
regardless of their special needs.
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Yes
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Certified Food Services Supervisor on staff.
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Yes
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All meals provided (3 meals per day and 2 snacks,
7 days per week), no additional costs
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Yes
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Meals are tasty and are attractively served.
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Yes
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Volunteer Governance
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Board of Trustees, comprised of individuals with
demonstrated interest in the welfare of the residents, serve on a volunteer
basis.
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Yes
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Officers and trustees are local and visit on a
regular basis.
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Yes
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Each regular meeting of trustees includes time
for trustees to interact with residents.
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Yes
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Trustees maintain close relationships with
residents through interaction at trustee meetings, personal visits, and
participation in special events.
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Yes
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Community
of Residents
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Residents represent
a diverse group of individuals. Each
resident has opportunities to pursue and share special interests and
talents. Many residents have college
educations and several are computer literate. Residents share musical talents and art work. Other interests include sewing, knitting,
gardening, poetry, drama, bridge, card games etc. Regular interaction among residents is encouraged.
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Yes
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