Assisted Living
We encourage our residents to be as independent as possible. Our assisted living program helps with many chores some may find too consuming or exhausting. The Terrace, our Assisted Living wing, encourages health and well being through socialization and assistance with tasks that have become more difficult. We promote independence, and residents are motivated with social programs and recreational activities.

Our trained staff provides personal attention and assistance with all activities of daily living such as:

• Eating
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Personal Hygiene
• Mobility

Our assisted living residents can enjoy a cozy one-bedroom apartment that makes mobility and independence accessible.

• Modest Kitchens with Refrigerator, Stove-top, Microwave and Garbage Disposal
• Attractive Washed Oak Cabinets
• Handicapped Accessible Step-in Shower
• Ceramic Tile Floors
• Emergency Call System
• Separate Living and Sleeping Area, and Panoramic Balcony View
• Two Closets
• Wall to Wall Carpeting and Mini Blinds
• Sprinkler System
• Individually Controlled Heating and Air Conditioning

Other services include:

• Three appetizing, well balanced meals each day
• Delivery of and assistance with medications
• Nursing services available 24 hours per day
• Assist in coordinating and scheduling professional medical services
• Weekly housekeeping services
• Assistance with daily bathing and dressing
• A variety of social and recreational programs
• A monthly calendar for all monthly activities

Community Amenities

• Wellness Center
  1. Full size swimming pool, jacuzzi, and exercise room
  2. Speech, physical and occupational therapy center and hydro-therapy unit
  3. A clinic to promote continued health through out all levels of care
• Elegant, full service dining room where three meals are served daily
• Library with reading rooms, computers, large print books and enlarged reading machines
• Unisex Salon
• Solaria
• Chapel
• "Our Little Store", convenience store on site
• Music room with baby grand piano
• 75 seat auditorium
• Game rooms, including billiard room, card room, and arts and crafts room
• Entertainment/Television areas
• Gold room, a formal parlor for recitals and musical performances
• Beautiful putting green, croquet lawn, walking paths and botanical gardens

Service Amenities

• 24 passenger mini-bus and van for transporting residents
• Public bus stop at Knollwood’s front entrance
• Daily visits to Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• Weekly housekeeping and dry cleaning pick up and delivery services
• Complete maintenance of building and grounds
• All utilities, excluding telephone and cable services
• Coin-operated washer and dryer units on each floor
• Individually assigned parking spaces for each resident
• Locked storage area for trunks and seasonal items

Safety and Security

• 24 hour receptionist
• Closed circuit television that monitors all entrances and parking areas
• Director of Security is part of on-campus staff
• Smoke detectors, fire alarms, and bathroom pull cords in all apartments

Area Hospitals

• Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• Bethesda Naval Hospital
• Sibley Hospital

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