Melrose Assisted Living in Evansville offers both Assisted Living and Independent Living, with medical oversight that covers residents who are up all night, need wound care, use oxygen, follow physician-ordered special diets or require diabetic management by oral medication, injections, or a sliding-scale regimen. Staff are trained to support residents under 60 and those living with mild dementia, and care plans can be adjusted quickly as conditions change.
The community assigns an RN or LPN to every shift, maintains a nurse on site 24 hours a day, and requires background checks for all employees. Staff members remain awake at night, and each apartment is equipped with pull cords and optional personal emergency response systems that alert caregivers immediately. Podiatry and audiology are provided on site, and an Activity Director organizes therapeutic and social programming seven days a week. Assistance with bathing, dressing, and toileting is available at the “some physical assistance” level, while help with eating is offered as standby supervision. Transfers can be completed with walkers, wheelchairs, one-person assists, or standby oversight, depending on the resident’s abilities.
Apartments are offered furnished or unfurnished and may include private bathrooms, kitchenettes, independent climate controls, cable service, and the option to paint or decorate; not every unit has every feature, so it’s best to confirm specifics during a tour. Housekeeping and scheduled laundry services are part of the standard package, and residents in Independent Living can also elect medication-management monitoring and an expanded housekeeping schedule.
Dining operates on an order-as-requested system three times daily, with snacks available around the clock, room-service meals for those who prefer in-room dining, and a private dining room that can be reserved for family events. The kitchen can prepare mechanical-chopped, puréed, vegetarian, and other physician-prescribed diets without surcharge, ensuring continuity with the community’s broader medical-nutrition program.
Residents have access to on-site parking, wheelchair-accessible common areas, and a full range of amenities such as a barber/beauty shop, exercise room, movie theater, wellness center, library, business center with computer and printer, and an Internet-connected Care Connect tablet system used by staff for real-time care documentation. Outdoor features include communal gardens, a gazebo, a pickleball court, walking paths around a pond, and a pool with lift, hot tub, and adjacent dance hall for Friday happy hours. There is a game room stocked with billiards, shuffleboard, and poker tables, plus dedicated space for special-interest clubs and on-site religious services. Laundry machines are free to use; detergent is for purchase, and staff can handle laundry for an additional fee based on care level. Scheduled transportation, proximity to public transit, and wheelchair-friendly walk-in showers round out the practical conveniences. Pets are allowed, but it’s a good idea to check with the community during your visit to see if your pet will be allowed.
