Brookdale Folsom provides both Assisted Living and Memory Care, allowing residents to remain in the same community even as their needs change. Care teams are trained to support moderate dementia conditions and can handle elopement risks or behavioral challenges common in memory loss. Medical oversight covers wound care management, oxygen therapy, and monitoring for residents who manage diabetes with oral medications. By combining daily support with these targeted clinical services, the community aims to reduce hospital visits and keep residents stable on site.
Clinical coverage is reinforced by an RN or LPN on staff, a nurse on call around the clock, and awake night-shift caregivers. All employees undergo background checks, and the grounds are secured 24/7 with fenced rear areas, pull-cord alert systems in apartments, and optional personal emergency response pendants that link directly to staff. Podiatry comes on site, and nursing staff is accessible at any hour for routine checks or urgent needs. Full assistance is available with bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting, and the team can manage transfers ranging from stand-by supervision to two-person lifts, whether residents use walkers or wheelchairs.
Apartments are designed to let residents keep familiar routines. Floor plans may include private bathrooms with low-lip showers, built-in lighting, ten-foot ceilings, wood-plank flooring, and independent temperature controls; some layouts also feature kitchenettes. Residents may paint or decorate their space, and cable service, housekeeping, and scheduled laundry are provided. Not every apartment contains every listed feature, so families can review specific options during a tour.
Dining follows a set menu prepared to dietary guidelines, with mechanical-chop, puréed, thickened-liquid, vegetarian, and other physician-ordered modifications available. Meals can be served in the main dining room, a private dining space for family visits, or in the resident’s apartment when needed. Snacks are stocked throughout the day to accommodate varying schedules and medication routines.
Residents have access to reserved parking, outdoor smoking areas, an exercise room, movie room, wellness center, internet access, communal gardens, walking paths, and landscaped grounds with estuary views. Additional features include a library, greenhouse space, piano, fireside living room, community room for events, full-service salon, concierge desk, veterans walls, and on-site religious services. Pets are allowed; it’s a good idea to check with the community during your visit to see if your pet will be allowed. The entire property is wheelchair accessible.
