Overview of The Gardens at Aldersgate The Gardens at Aldersgate provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, memory care, palliative care, and respite care in Topeka, Kansas. Nursing home and skilled nursing services include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort and symptom management, and respite care provides a short stay for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover.
The range of services may be a good fit for someone who needs a supervised memory care setting, skilled nursing, or a short term respite stay. The community has 175 beds, placing it in the larger community range with more residents, more staff, and usually more programming. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 38 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nurse time allocated to each resident.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families payment options that may include coverage for short term skilled care, assistance when savings may not cover a long stay, or direct payment. Morgan Morris serves as the administrator, and Betten End Snf Realty operates the community. High tech rehabilitation equipment and rehabilitation services allow therapy to take place at the community, while onsite physicians provide medical visits there; the salon and spa provide access to grooming services on site.
A Walk Score of 78 out of 100 places the area in the very walkable band, meaning most errands can be done on foot. For a resident who no longer drives, that can make it possible to get out independently for routine errands.