company currently includes nine homes, and Arrillaga said further expansion is imminent, noting, “The literature suggests the demand for resources like ours will continue to increase well into the next 15 to 20 years.” Hainkel Home
In June 2018, CommCare Corporation took over management of John J. Hainkel Jr. Home and Rehabilitation Center on Henry Clay Avenue in Uptown New Orleans. It is currently licensed and operating as a longterm care nursing facility with a skilled-to-home unit. “With the new management team in place, we have been working diligently to prepare for the paradigm shift that our patientdriven payment model will bring to nursing facilities in October,” said Sunny Deakle, marketing director of the home. “Our team has just celebrated one year, and we are excited for what the next year holds.” As a skilled-nursing facility, Hainkel Home caters to the short-term and long-term needs of potential residents. “Independence is one of the most important factors to most of the senior community,” Deakle said. “In order to meet the needs of our residents, we offer a wide variety of options, including field trips
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outside of the facility. We have monthly resident council meetings to give residents a chance to voice their opinions and contribute to the growth of the facility. We provide 24-hour licensed nursing care, in-house doctors, in-house therapy, transportation options and an amazing management team for the residents to use as resources.” Colonial Oaks Living Center
Colonial Oaks Living Center — located just a few blocks off the intersection of Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie — has been around for 48 years, but the center recently went through an extensive renovation and celebrated a grand reopening last November. “The industry is changing to more person-centered care,” said Michele Varon, marketing and community outreach coordinator at Colonial Oaks Living Center and Belle Vie Living Center. “It is focusing more now on the resident’s wishes. For example, dietary preferences for types of foods and meals they want, what time they want to get up or go to bed and when they want meals. Seniors are trying to stay in their homes and age in place as long as they can utilizing home-care options and non-medical sitter services.” n