Shurmer Place at Altenheim Senior Living celebrated National Assisted Living Week September 10-17, 2017.

September 21, 2017 Immediate Release

As a part of one of the only locally owned not for profit Life Plan Communities in our area which offers Independent, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, Memory Care, Outpatient Physical Therapy, Home Health Care and Private Duty. Shurmer Place offers outstanding services to their residents.

This year’s theme for National Assisted Living Week is “Family if Forever”. The theme is inspired by a quote from the poet Maya Angelou – “Family isn’t always blood, it’s the people in your life who want you in theirs: the ones who accept you for who you are, the ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what”

The following activities were held:
In support of the theme the residents participated in …..

  • A Grandparents Day Sundae Social featuring Al Battistelli
  • A Family Campfire Singalong
  • A presentation on “The Positive Brain” by Dawn Molina
  • The Annual Shurmer Place Clambake
  • A presentation “King Arthur & The Round Table” by Betty Zak
  • TGIF Happy Hour with Ralph Szubski
  • Annual Oktoberfest Party featuring Wayne Tomsic Band

‘We are pleased to participate in Family is Forever National Assisted Living Week and are proud of our Shurmer Place residents and families who reached out to those in need by conducting activities to support these important community causes. ”stated Paul Psota, Altenheim Senior Living CEO.

Located in Strongsville, Ohio Shurmer Place provides Independent and Assisted Living in a beautiful home-like setting with a choice of efficiency, one or two bedroom suites. Assistance with activities of daily living, services of physicians, nurses and companions, dining and recreational activities are available.

Altenheim Senior Living is a not-for-profit organization providing a wide array of senior services. These include short term rehabilitative therapies, skilled nursing, assisted and independent living, memory care, home health care and private duty services.

Its mission is to achieve the optimal level of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and the community being served through the provision of high quality residential living, skilled nursing care, and specialized services offered in a family-like atmosphere.

Altenheim Skilled Nursing and Rehab has received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2016, for the third consecutive year. It has been named one of Ohio’s Best Nursing Homes in 2016 by U.S. News & World Report. Home Health Care has received accreditation from Community Health Accreditation Partner.

These outstanding recognitions have been achieved through the compassionate, caring commitment of the administration, staff, and volunteers. They have helped Altenheim Senior Living become renowned as one of the finest senior living communities in Ohio.

Opening at the end of 2017 will be two new communities with the utilization of the Planetree philosophy which designs living spaces with a focus on delivering person centered care by removing barriers between the resident, family member and caregivers. The new Memory Assisted living community with 38 beautifully appointed one and two bed room apartments will have a familiar and secured environment, decentralized staffing for more engaging memory care, suites with living rooms, dinettes, and roll in showers, family style dining and kitchen, multi-sensory room, four enclosed season rooms, and gated beautifully landscaped gardens.

The Therapy Rehab Center will have a two story Alpine lodge style welcome center and spa like spaces, 32 private rooms, with bathrooms with roll in showers, hospitality kitchen, dining room, and room service. The community will also include a 4000 square foot gym which will house a state of the art physical, speech, and occupational therapy center including a landscaped therapy garden.

Its mission is to achieve the optimal level of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and the community being served through the provision of high quality residential living, skilled nursing care, and specialized services offered in a family-like atmosphere.

Altenheim Skilled Nursing and Rehab has received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2016, for the third consecutive year. It has been named one of Ohio’s Best Nursing Homes in 2016 by U.S. News & World Report. Home Health Care has received accreditation from Community Health Accreditation Partner.

These outstanding recognitions have been achieved through the compassionate, caring commitment of the administration, staff, and volunteers. They have helped Altenheim Senior Living become renowned as one of the finest senior living communities in Ohio.