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- EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne
140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201
Community Information
EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne is an assisted living facility in Pittsfield, MA. EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. Making sure residents with diabetes monitor their insulin levels is clearly an important task and EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne can help with that task.
Unique Features
* Great neighborhood
* Full time fitness director
* Wellbridge Program memory enhancement
* Memory stimulating activities and events
* On-staff memory enhancement coordinator
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 80% Medium Care 20% Heavy Care 0% EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne prefers that residents need: light care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander. This community's memory care section can accept residents with major behavior issues.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedKosherVegetarianActivities Provided
Memory stimulating acitivies. Residents meet monthly w/activities director to let her know what they would like to do. -
Average Room Pricing at EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3795.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 4725.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 0.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 2500.00 One-time Respite Fee 195.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 1000.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If EPOCH Assisted Living of Melbourne isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
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| Pittsfield | 0 miles | 2 | $3,320 |
| Lenox | 5 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Lee | 8 miles | 1 | $4,800 |
| Albany | 28 miles | 2 | $4,930 |
| Athens | 28 miles | 1 | $1,600 |
| Canaan | 29 miles | 1 | $5,600 |
General Pricing Information for Pittsfield Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,375 | $3,315 | $4,725 |
| Semi-Private | $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| Studio | $2,000 | $2,640 | $3,795 |
Community Reviews
Age in Place
reviewed on: 07/16/2013 by JeffThey offer multiple levels of assisted living care which allows residents to age in place without having to move to another community. They offer a number of activities that benefit my loved one... Read the full review.
Review of Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place
reviewed on: 10/09/2019 by Bobline OrsiMy husband lived at Melbourne (Wingate) on their Memory Care Unit. They were incredibly caring and knowledgeable, and I believe provide the very best memory care. Memory Care Director [name... Read the full review.
very attentive and very caring
reviewed on: 08/04/2015 by AnonymousMy mother is staying at EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne. They have been very attentive and very caring. They have shown that they are very genuinely interested in the well-being of my mother.
Everyone was friendly and answered a...
reviewed on: 11/04/2013 by Far away daughterEveryone was friendly and answered all of my questions from my initial visit until the day my mom moved in. It is a very caring facility. The employees know the names of the residents and more... Read the full review.
Mom's 2 year residency
reviewed on: 06/01/2018 by AnonymousMy mother has been a resident for over 2 years now at Melbourne. The staff are always friendly and show their care when attending mom's needs. I feel that when I do have a question about her... Read the full review.
