Senior Living Communities

What You Should Look For When Searching For A Senior Living Community in the Connecticut Area

Wesley Village in Shelton

Wesley Village, in operation since 1968, is a picturesque and peaceful environment for residents seeking assisted or independent living. With 40 beautiful acres and a focus on wellness, this community offers a wide range of care, including skilled rehab, long-term, memory support and hospice care. Residents also have access to on-site medical, dental and naturopathic care.

The five communities at Wesley Village include:

• Bishop Wicke - Short-term rehab and skilled nursing
• Crosby Commons - Senior living with the comforts of home
• Lifestyle Transitions - Increased care needs and memory support
• Wellness Center - Outpatient therapy and fitness programs
• Wesley Heights - Independent and assisted living

Middlewoods of Farmington

Middlewoods of Farmington provides your loved ones the comforts of home in an independent and assisted living environment. With a staff dedicated to building relationships, residents receive loving, attentive, and expert level care. This senior living community offers multiple living options to best suit residents’ needs. And, with its close affiliation and proximity to University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, residents receive unparalleled care.

Middlewoods of Newington

Middlewoods of Newington is a small, but vibrant assisted and independent senior living community. With only 60 apartments, the small size of this community means residents receive the most attentive care, and they experience strong relationships with staff and their neighbors. And with daily activities and regular outings, residents are able to stay connected within Middlewoods of Newington and the greater community.

For more than 140 years, United Methodist Homes (UMH) has been dedicated to providing elderly care with compassion and respect. Since our founding in 1874, we’ve had a single mission: provide services supporting health, independence, and dignity. Our staff has carried that tradition into their care for residents today.

At UMH, we believe that a consistent staff is essential for providing thorough medical care and establishing strong relationships. We want your loved ones to be surrounded by faces they know and trust. We are proud of our staff longevity and to celebrate milestones of twenty, thirty and even forty years of service to UMH!

We want every resident to not only feel comfortable in our senior living communities, but also to feel at home. To give residents the comforts of home, we provide a number of different apartment styles, designed to fit any need. Residents are encouraged to furnish these apartments with their own furniture, wall hangings, and cherished belongings from home. And, we love to see pictures of residents’ families!

Providing comfort to our residents is another reason we strive to have a consistent staff. With an attentive staff and a community of friends, residents feel comfortable from the moment they move into one of our senior living communities. Residents are provided a number of services, including daily meals, laundry, housekeeping, maintenance, 24-hour security, scheduled transportation, and more. We work hard to demonstrate to everyone that they are a valued member of our community.

Regardless of what stage of independence your loved one is in, UMH senior living communities offer care to fit their needs. Our staff members are trained in a range of medical care levels, including assisted and independent living, memory care, skilled nursing, short-term rehab and hospice care.

High-level care is our top priority. Each resident has a written care plan, developed with input from our exceptional nurses, the resident, their family, and their primary care physician. To ensure these plans are always outlining the best care for residents, we conduct regular meetings to reassess the plan and update it as needed. Transportation is also provided for medical appointments.

One thing you’ll notice when you visit our senior living communities is that they are lively places! Each UMH community provides residents with numerous activities to keep them busy and engaged. A few of the activities include:

• Book Clubs
• Fitness Classes
• Weekly Entertainment
• Cooking Demonstration
• Arts And Crafts
• Cards And Games
• Gardening
• Sporting Events
• Informative Lectures
• Health And Wellness Programs
• Musical Performances
• Pet Visits
• And More

Our residents also regularly venture outside the community for activities, too. From museum visits to shopping trips, there’s never a dull moment for our seniors!

Spiritual activities are another way our seniors stay connected with each other and the surrounding community. Prayer services, Rosary groups, communion services, Bible studies and meditation groups are among the activities we provide in our senior living communities. We also offer transportation to weekly religious services. And, while every resident is welcome to attend, no resident is ever pressured to engage in any activity.

Do you want to see what life in a UMH senior living community is like? Schedule your tour now. You’ll get to see all of the wonderful amenities we offer residents in person, and you can determine if this is the right home for you or your loved one.