What Avenue 81 has in Overland Park, KS, is assisted living, independent living, and memory care, so residents whose needs grow don’t have to change communities to get more care. Independent apartments come with services, though daily care isn’t among them. Assisted living is what brings staff who take on personal tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication. Memory care is for residents who could wander, in a secured, supervised setting.
With 55 beds, Avenue 81 stays small enough for staff and residents to get acquainted. Every room is private, a single living space for one resident, so nobody shares. Residents can use the fitness center, participate in arts and crafts, watch movies in the theater, and enjoy a bar, a putting green, and a garden. The program covers exercise, making things, film-viewing, drinks, and time outdoors; an Activities Program organizes engagement through the week. Grooming is handled at the on-site salon. Meals are served Restaurant-Style.
Nicholas Wysong leads the community as its administrator. At 88 on Walk Score, the neighborhood is very walkable, so most errands work on foot, even once driving is behind a resident.
