Villages of Lake Highlands Retirement Community

Welcome to The Villages of Lake Highlands

Villages of Lake Highlands is a locally owned community where dedicated medical professionals and compassionate care givers provide a broad spectrum of healthcare services in a setting of refined elegance. Our extensive array of services, thoughtful amenities, superior dining, and beautiful décor are all specifically designed to provide a soothing environment which make resident stays more comfortable and family visits more enjoyable.

Exceptional Senior Care

Beyond the front doors of this extraordinary healthcare community, you will find a lovely facility with one hundred private guest rooms and fifty-four companion guest suites featuring a non-institutional residential design aesthetic with beautiful furnishings and lush courtyards. However, what makes Villages of Lake Highlands special is the clinical care and customer service we provide our guests and their families.

Senior Living Options & Services

Transitional Care / Rehabilitation & Therapy

Transitional care encompasses a broad range of services which facilitate the safe transition of our guests from an acute care hospital stay back to their home. This frequently involves rehabilitation to include physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Substantially all transitional care guests return to their home environment within a matter of a few days to a few weeks. Rehabilitation takes place in our 4,000 square foot state-of-the-art gym filled with advanced therapy equipment.

Our gym features a full size non-ADA compliant apartment set up to mimic a home environment where our guests practice tasks of daily living such as making a bed, emptying a dishwasher, putting clothes in the washer, and stepping into a bathtub. Performing these tasks with therapists allows our residents to go home with confidence knowing they can perform the tasks necessary to function independently or with minimal assistance. While each case is unique and no particular outcome can be guaranteed, objective data indicates our residents achieve functional outcomes at twice the rate of our industry.

The Villages is among an elite group of post acute providers who offer FIM’s, an assessment tool used by acute rehabilitation hospitals. This tool is designed to provide an in-depth look into the success of current level of functional ability by comparing the patient’s prior level of function at admission with their functionality at discharge.

• Joint Replacement
• Stroke Recovery
• Fall Management
• Bladder Management
• Parkinson’s
• General Deconditioning
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Cardiac
• Pulmonology
• Post-Surgical Strengthening
• FIMs Certified Facility

Skilled Nursing

Our skilled nursing services provide around the clock clinical care and assist with the activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and medication management on an as needed basis. We feature continuous Registered Nurse coverage including nights, weekends and holidays with several RN’s on site each weekday. Most guests in need of skilled nursing are with us a few days to a few weeks as they recover from a chronic illness, complex disease process, or hospital stay.

The full complement of our clinical team works with residents to control symptoms related to complex medical conditions such as:

• Stroke
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Diabetes
• Chronic Pain

Villages of Lake Highlands skilled nursing care services include:

• 24-hour, Seven Days per Week Registered Nurse Coverage
• Comprehensive Wound Care with Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse on site
• Pulmonary Management
• Post-Surgical Stabilization
• Intravenous Therapy
• Enteral / Parenteral Therapy
• Restorative Nursing Care
• Oxygen Therapy
• Lab and X-Ray Services
• Medication Administration / Assistance
• Assistance with Activities of Daily Living
• Social Services, Case management, and Discharge Planning

Memory Care

Villages of Lake Highlands is a leading provider of memory care services in the community. Our purpose-built facility is specifically designed to ease the burden a decline in cognitive function places on our residents and their families. We are one of the very few memory care facilities in North Texas which can care for residents throughout their full journey, including those who experience other common but significant healthcare issues such as a chronic illness, cardiac event, stroke, or orthopedic procedure.

Memory Care Services include:

• Specially Trained Staff
• Secure and Nurturing Environment
• Daily Medication Administration & Personal Care Assistance
• Specialized Programming with Activities, Exercises, Cognitive Stimulation, Off-Campus Outings
• Family Style Dining / Demonstration Kitchen for Meal Preparation Enhances Engagement
• Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy as Necessary
• 24-hour licensed Nursing we accept Medicare and most commercial insurance
• Dedicated Therapy Gym Exclusively for Memory Care Residents

Respite Care

Villages of Lake Highlands provides temporary respite care for families when they need it most in both the memory care and the skilled nursing setting. Being an at home care giver is a labor of love, but it can become overwhelming and all consuming. Regardless of the reason, you can have peace of mind knowing your loved one is well cared for until you are once again able to care for your loved one at home.

Hospice & Palliative Care

If you or your family have chosen to no longer actively treat a terminal or life limiting illness and are considering a symptom management approach, our medical director and clinical team can assist with a referral to a palliative care or hospice program. We provide a supportive environment for those who require twenty-four hour care that may be difficult to manage at home.

Outpatient Rehabilitation

Outpatient rehabilitation is for those living safely at home but require rehabilitation therapy to help them live free of a physical limitation or pain. With expertise in areas ranging from single service orthopedic sprains, strains and post-operative care to comprehensive rehabilitation for neurological conditions, our goal is to help decrease pain, increase functional abilities and improve quality of life.

Amenities

Facilities

Resident rooms are well appointed and feature a warm residential aesthetic. The facility contains eight nursing stations disbursed throughout the facility to put our care team closer to each resident. There are five dining areas, eight living rooms, an activity room, a multi-purpose room, and a beauty salon. The facility’s most unique feature are its five enclosed and secure courtyards.

Wellness & Activities

Our wellness team includes a certified personal trainer who works with residents to maintain or improve their overall health and mobility through group exercises. Additionally, we employ activity specialists to engage residents in meaningful activities such as music therapy, art appreciation, crafts, and games. We coordinate multiple styles of worship and mid-week devotionals with local clergy, and host various guest speakers and entertainers.

Dining Services

We offer variety at each meal and rotate our menus frequently using fresh ingredients. We provide additional options for residents on restricted diets to include heart healthy, gluten free, and sugar free options. Meals are made available when residents want them, and a handful of entrees are always available. Special features include an omelet station on Wednesdays and a Belgian waffle station on Saturdays.

Television & Technology

Villages of Lake Highlands provides a 43” television in each resident room featuring Senior TV with extra large fonts and simplified remotes. We also feature ‘Villages TV’, a custom channel that displays weather conditions, the activities calendar, fun facts, and resident photos to help build a sense of community.

On-Site Pharmacy

We feature a small on-site pharmacy facilitated by a computer-controlled dispensary stocked with common medications. The primary benefit to our seniors is that when a medicine is needed, in most cases it can be obtained in as little as fifteen minutes.

Having Fun

We believe laughter is often the best medicine. The ‘VOLH Vibe’ includes everything from a huge saltwater aquarium to festive Halloween celebrations where employees and ownership arrive in full costume. On any given day you may find a magician in the dining room or a clown making balloon animals for visiting grandchildren. We also provide free 15-minute chair massages to family members and employees on paydays.