Mitchell - Edgewood Mc, located in Mitchell, South Dakota, is a dedicated memory care community designed specifically to support individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. As part of the Edgewood Healthcare network, the community utilizes specialized memory care programming and a secure environment to ensure residents’ safety and comfort. Staff members receive training in dementia care to provide personalized support, helping residents with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, mobility, and toileting. The facility’s layout is structured to promote independence while minimizing confusion and wandering, with secure indoor and outdoor spaces allowing residents to move about safely.
Residents have access to a variety of amenities intended to enhance daily life and create a homelike atmosphere. These include comfortable common areas, a community dining room where nutritious, chef-prepared meals are served three times daily, and housekeeping and laundry services to reduce stress for both residents and families. The community offers furnished and unfurnished private or semi-private apartments, allowing residents to personalize their living spaces.
Edgewood Mc provides a range of life enrichment activities tailored to memory care needs, such as music therapy, arts and crafts, sensory stimulation, and guided physical exercises. Group and individual activities are designed to foster engagement, promote socialization, and support cognitive function. The staff also collaborates with families to create individualized care plans and adapt activities to each resident’s abilities and interests.
Additionally, the community features on-site health monitoring, medication management, and access to visiting healthcare professionals, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy providers. Residents can benefit from transportation services for medical appointments and community outings.
Despite these offerings, resident and family reviews indicate significant concerns regarding the quality of care, with reports of neglect and instances where resident health declined during their stay. Feedback suggests issues related to staff turnover, management, and communication, as families have expressed dissatisfaction and regret regarding the care their loved ones received. These reviews also note a lack of compassion and attentiveness from staff and leadership, resulting in negative outcomes and experiences for residents.
Costs at this community start at $4,738 and range up to $4,738. The average price in the community is $4,738, which is less than the average price in the area of $4,762. The cost of memory care in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. If the resident needs other services, additional services may increase the monthly cost.
