Gem Village
490 Emerald Avenue Blackfoot, ID 83221
Gem Village
Gem Village is a memory care provider in Blackfoot, ID. Staff are on service 24 hours a day. There are activities appropriate for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that help keep residents active and engaged. It is a secured property. Residents who are prone to wandering can be accepted. Gem Village may be able to accommodate residents who are physically aggressive. Gem Village may allow residents to keep a dog or cat. A nurse is on staff at Gem Village.
Features at a glance
- Accepts Cats
- Accepts Dogs
- Handles Aggressive Behavior
- Handles Exit Seeking
- Secured Community
- Wheelchair Accessibility
- Behavioral Care
Residents
- Male
- Female
Staffing
- Nurses on Staff
- 24-Hour Awake Staff
- Full time activity director
Additional Services
Care available for behavioral problems/symptoms
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community can accept residents who act out physically.
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections. The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections. This community can administer insulin injections and blood sugar tests, although are it is not necessarily able to offer sliding scale therapy. This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander. This community's memory care section can accept residents with major behavior issues. The community's memory care area was purpose built to care for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. The community's memory care section is in its own building.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community is equipped to use mechanical lifts transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Smoking
- Allowed Outdoors
Additional Amenities
- Activities Onsite
- Devotional Services Offsite
- Indoor Common Areas
- Meals Provided
Nearby Cities
City | Distance | Number of Facilities |
---|---|---|
Shelley | 17.6 miles | 1 |
Chubbuck | 22.1 miles | 1 |
Idaho Falls | 28.1 miles | 2 |
Pocatello | 25.6 miles | 3 |
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