4 pillars of ADF Care
“Leave No One Behind” Philosophy
Nemo Residio (Leave No One Behind)
At ADF we take this seriously, our “Leave No One Behind” mentality extends to everyone that lives at Knollwood and is only made possible through the generous support of like-minded individuals and companies, who want to create real impact.
These funds ensure that residents going through financial hardship continue receiving housing, meals, access to health and wellness programs, and the opportunity to age with dignity in a caring community.
Innovative Wellness Programs
Hope, Healing, and Purpose
Transferring discoveries from a lab setting, to updated practices and equipment, can be a glacial process. ADF does it differently: our strategic partnerships enable us to access innovations in the testing phase, years and possibly decades before they hit the market.
We believe superior wellness and medical care incorporates wholistic health elements that feed the human spirit. we pursue and cultivate programs that promote a culture of hope, healing, and purpose.
Person-Centered Care
The Individual Is At The Heart Of Everything We Do
Caring for each individual in our community starts by staffing with men and women who believe in and deliver person-centered care. What this means is that the members of our community are not a number, but integral elements with unique stories and purpose.
As a community that cares, Knollwood is focused on seeing each individual and working to meet their needs every day.
Premium Facilities
Maintain A Community Conducive To Aging Well
The bedrock of a residential community is the building and grounds. There is no community without the proper facilities and amenities to care for the people who are part of it. A rich history and legacy like ours also invariably means evolving to meet the needs of a constantly modernizing era.
This evolution ensures a modern, vibrant, lasting community with safe, energy-efficient, and affordable housing for our residents.
Life-Enriching Programs
A Wholistic approach to health and wellness
By providing programming intended to meet and maximize access to these eight dimensions of wellness, ADF improves healthy aging, prolongs independence, and ultimately enhances quality of life.
social
physical
intellectual
spiritual
emotional
environmental
financial
occupational
Health & Wellness Innovations
Protecting the community from disease and infection
Based on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, communities like ours need innovative and aggressive programs to prevent infection.
ENTRY KIOSK
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Entry Kiosk
- Because of COVID-19, health screenings are the new norm for entering many types of buildings. For communities like ours, this is the first line of defense for keeping our campus infection-free. Proper screening is essential to determining if people have a temperature, symptoms of illness, or known exposure to sick people.
- Because traditional paper and pen screening is cumbersome, time-consuming, and not fully effective, we are implementing a new Health Entry Screening Program. Using an advanced automated kiosk with facial recognition and biometric capabilities, our program will make it safer for the people living, working, and visiting our community.
- Benefits of our new Health Entry Screening Program include:
- Faster building entry
- Reduced infection risk since person-to-person contact is eliminated
- Increased safety since people who pose health risks will not remain on campus
- Improved contact tracing through automated data collection
Sanitation Robots & UV Cleaning
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Sanitation Robots & UV Cleaning
- Living areas must be properly cleaned and disinfected to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, influenza, and other illnesses. Dangerous germs can remain on surfaces for several days. Keeping our community clean is critical, but manual cleaning methods can be inefficient and ineffective.
- To prevent the spread of illness, we are investing in a robotic cleaning program to ensure our community is properly disinfected. It is an advanced, tech-savvy system that uses pulsed Ultraviolet C (UVC) light to disinfect surfaces in the home and community living spaces.
- Our advanced sanitation program will keep people healthier through the following benefits:
- Fewer germs on high-touch surfaces
- Reduced exposure to harmful pathogens
- Lower risk of infection and illness
LAB TESTING
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Lab Testing
- Many people have active cases of COVID-19 but never display symptoms. Unknowingly, they spread the virus to others. Through testing, communities like ours can detect and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most testing is accomplished through outside labs, but turnaround time to process tests can approach a full week.
- Because on-the-spot results are often needed to contain the spread of illness, we built an in-house lab to deliver rapid results.
- While not a substitute for outside testing, our in-house lab is a critical infection control tool, offering the following benefits:
- Rapid detection of COVID-positive status
- Lower risk of community-wide infection spread
- Earlier delivery of care
- Improved health and wellness
- Greater peace of mind
Continuum of Care
Meeting the unique needs of the individual
- Most Knollwood residents reside in independent living apartment homes. Here, like-minded people share the comfort and camaraderie of living among others with similar experiences and backgrounds.
- Independent living residents enjoy a relaxed lifestyle in NW Washington’s Upper Chevy Chase neighborhood—without the hassles of house maintenance and ownership. Knollwood offers the carefree lifestyle of coming and going as you please with freedom from mundane and expensive tasks such as gutter cleaning, roof replacement, appliance repair/replacement, and more. Come settle in at Knollwood to give yourself more time for things that interest you, including traveling the world with the peace of mind that your home is well-secured.
- Knollwood’s assisted living. Those requiring assistance with dining, medication management, dressing, grooming, and/or bathing are assisted by a staff of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants.
- At the Terrace, residents have access to out-patient therapies and onsite physicians including:
- Primary Care
- Podiatrist
- Optometrist
- Dentist
- Audiologist
- Psychiatrist (virtual)
- Assisted living residents enjoy 24/7 personal care, nutritious meals, housekeeping, and care coordination. These services meet individual circumstances while supporting and encouraging continued independence. Residents are motivated, challenged, and engaged with social programs and recreational activities that support purposeful living.
- Short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services are available at Knollwood. This is a total-care nursing home within Knollwood that caters to people who need 24-hour care but do not benefit from cognitive therapies offered in the Special Care Center. The Health Services Center is available to people on a temporary basis, as they recover from a surgery or injury, as well as for long-term nursing care. There is a registered nurse on duty at all times, with a full staff of licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants. This highly-skilled team delivers person-centered, compassionate care.
- Short and long-term skilled services include 24/7 nursing care, nutritious dining, assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, medication), care coordination, housekeeping, and other amenities. Residents have access to on-site attending physicians and specialists. Knollwood’s Health Services Center promotes wellness and purposeful living through a wide range of social, art, music, and other active programs.
- The Special Care Center provides dedicated memory support, giving residents a safe, adaptive environment that meets the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of those with memory impairment. The nursing care program provides a flexible, person-centered approach, designed specifically to benefit residents who are between the moderate to moderately severe stages of dementia (stages 4 through 6 as described by the Alzheimer’s Association).
- Therapeutic recreation provided in the Special Care Center encourages meaningful interactions and promotes sensory stimulation through activities like music and art therapies, reminiscence groups, and aromatherapy sessions. Like the Health Services Center, the Special Care Center is licensed as a skilled nursing center. However, the Special Care Center programming is designed to engage higher-functioning residents with memory impairments who are able to participate and benefit from the cognitive therapies offered.
- Special Care Center services and amenities include:
- 24/7 licensed nursing supervision
- Specially trained compassionate staff
- Personalized care and dining
- Daily therapeutic programs to engage and stimulate the senses
- Full assistance with all personal care
- Spa whirlpool baths
- Care coordination
- Medication management
- Housekeeping
Stories from the community
“We feel blessed to be part of Knollwood’s unique culture of appreciation and respect…“
“Since my move in 2008, I have had a warm spot in my heart and a true affection for the community.“
“In 2005, my wife was diagnosed with dementia and it was the ADF and Knollwood’s levels of care… which allowed us to maintain our life together…“
“…the starting point might look a lot like what’s happening at Knollwood“
“Knollwood stands out for the commitment of its staff under pressure“
“This leadership team has the care of its residents at its foundational roots“
“For more than 60 years, ADF has been helping retired service members who no longer have the financial means to care for themselves.“
“The Foundation’s Financial Assistance Fund afforded her the opportunity to remain in her home at Knollwood.“
“I joined the ADF Board in gratitude for the wonderful care my mother received during her three years at Knollwood.“
“I know of no other organization with the depth and breadth of the Foundation’s programs and services.“
“The ADF/Knollwood is dedicated to providing the best in elder care…“
“I am humbly grateful to the Foundation for providing the financial security and the promise that…my mother will always have a home“
“We feel blessed to be part of Knollwood’s unique culture of appreciation and respect…“
“Since my move in 2008, I have had a warm spot in my heart and a true affection for the community.“
“In 2005, my wife was diagnosed with dementia and it was the ADF and Knollwood’s levels of care… which allowed us to maintain our life together…“
“…the starting point might look a lot like what’s happening at Knollwood“
“Knollwood stands out for the commitment of its staff under pressure“
“This leadership team has the care of its residents at its foundational roots“
“For more than 60 years, ADF has been helping retired service members who no longer have the financial means to care for themselves.“
“The Foundation’s Financial Assistance Fund afforded her the opportunity to remain in her home at Knollwood.“
“I joined the ADF Board in gratitude for the wonderful care my mother received during her three years at Knollwood.“
“I know of no other organization with the depth and breadth of the Foundation’s programs and services.“
“The ADF/Knollwood is dedicated to providing the best in elder care…“
“I am humbly grateful to the Foundation for providing the financial security and the promise that…my mother will always have a home“
