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Community Information
Walden Place is an assisted living facility in Cortland, NY. Walden Place 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 Walden Place 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 Walden Place 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. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help. Walden Place is operated by Senior Lifestyle Corp.
Unique Features
* Family oriented and close connection to families
* Long-tenured caring staff members available 24-hours each day
* Manager always on duty all 7 days
* Monthly family sit-down dinners with RSVP
* Staff pairs up residents of like interests
* Each resident has two special events just for them: birthday party with corsages and one other of their choice
* Each resident welcomed by house warming party (party invitations sent out - huge party for newcomer)
* Personalized service plan designed for each resident
* Three nourishing meals served daily
* Spiritual and Exercise Fitness Program
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 62 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 0% Medium Care 50% Heavy Care 50% Walden Place prefers that residents need: light care, medium care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander.
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 standby assistance 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.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianActivities Provided
Wellness Everyday lifestyle offering programs in 6 areas of wellness: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual, Social, and Vocational Brain Health University-Award winning program offering classes designed to teach residents how to keep their brains healthy Community Vehicle to take residents shopping, to lunches, and local museums, plays, movies etc.. A secure outdoor walking area for memory care residents. *****Located in Cortland County, neighboring counties are Tompkins County and Onondaga County***** -
Average Room Pricing at Walden Place
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3580.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 5232.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 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 Walden Place
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 1790.00 One-time Respite Fee 145.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 1000.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 500.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 1200.00 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 Walden Place 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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| Cortland | 0 miles | 1 | $4,950 |
| Homer | 5 miles | 1 | $1,600 |
| Ithaca | 17 miles | 1 | $4,550 |
| Auburn | 31 miles | 1 | $4,600 |
| Manlius | 32 miles | 1 | $4,300 |
| Syracuse | 32 miles | 1 | $4,560 |
General Pricing Information for Cortland Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $4,945 | $4,945 | $4,945 |
| Studio | $3,410 | $3,410 | $3,410 |
Community Reviews
Come on Over
reviewed on: 08/13/2020 by AnonymousI would recommend them, particularly if they are local. This is the spot to be. The food is excellent for me now. The room is fine for me, and excellent. I pay for it, and think they are... Read the full review.
We toured and made this our choice
reviewed on: 05/14/2015 by Suzanne TrapperI had looked at many places but Walden Place was the right fit. Yes, it is not cheap but I feel it is truly worth it. My mother has made the transition quite well. The staff and residents have... Read the full review.
Walden - high commitment
reviewed on: 10/15/2015 by C. StarmerAfter researching and speaking with several people and professionals regarding eldercare and assisted living, my Mother chose Walden Place in Cortland NY. And has recently moved there. Walden is... Read the full review.
Improved Quality of Life for my Dad
reviewed on: 11/17/2014 by Vivian BoschAnyone reading this already knows what an emotional time this is. Making a decision to move a parent into assisted living (in our case, into the memory care u nit) is difficult. Life has been... Read the full review.
They've been excellent! My loved one ...
reviewed on: 03/20/2014 by Loved OneThey've been excellent! My loved one hasn't really participated in all of the activities, but they definitely offer them. They have a wonderful calendar of events and activities. It's a little... Read the full review.
