With our caring staff, beautiful gardens, majestic views overlooking the lagoons, and an exceptional activities program, Waters Edge Lodge has set an industry standard in residential care for more than 25 years. Amenities include:

• 100 pet friendly, private apartments
• Lagoon-side living close to friends, restaurants, and shops
• Courtyard patios
• Private balconies available
• 3 delicious meals per day
• In-house café serves Peet’s coffee and fresh baked snacks every morning and afternoon
• Weekly housekeeping
• Weekly linen change
• Personal laundry service
• Health monitoring including: medication management and care planning
• Licensed nurse on-site daily, care staff available 24 hours a day
• Assistance with bathing and dressing as necessary
• Transportation assistance
• On-site fitness and wellness programs including: exercise classes, pain clinics, walker and cane clinics, and wellness seminars
• Activities designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests including: art classes, history and science lectures, music appreciation, card clubs, meditation, current events, weekly happy hour, and more
• Conveniently located for access to one-on-one personal training and Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy from AES Therapy & Fitness
• Walking distance to local stores, restaurants, and professional and religious services
• In-house salon
• No long-term financial commitment or lease necessary

The facility monitors Physician ordered diabetic diets (RCS or CC) and a licensed nurse administers finger stick blood sugar checks and insulin injections up to 4x per day. Additional services include nutritional oversight by a Registered Dietitian and skin condition monitored by a Certified Wound Care Nurse.

Designed for active seniors who long for the social aspects community living, but don’t need the services included with Assisted Living are able to enjoy the same caring staff, beautiful gardens, majestic views overlooking the lagoons, and an exceptional activities program. The Leisure Living program includes:

• A private, pet-friendly apartment on the third floor
• Lagoon-side living close to friends, restaurants, and shops
• Courtyard patios
• Private balconies available
• Continental breakfast in the Explorers’ Lounge
• Lunch and dinner in the Catalina Dining Room
• In-house café serves Peet’s coffee and fresh baked snacks every morning and afternoon
• Free access to the community laundry facilities
• Weekly linen changes
• Monthly housekeeping
• Licensed nurse on-site daily and staff available for emergency calls
• On-site fitness and wellness programs including: exercise classes, pain clinics, walker and cane clinics, and wellness seminars
• Activities designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests including: art classes, history and science lectures, music appreciation, card clubs, meditation, current events, weekly happy hour, and more
• Conveniently located for access to one-on-one personal training and Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy from AES Therapy & Fitness
• Walking distance to local stores, restaurants, and professional and religious services
• In-house salon
• No long-term financial commitment or lease necessary

At The Lodge, we believe in a well-rounded approach to health and wellness. In accordance with this, residents of The Lodge receive many services from AES Therapy & Fitness, like an annual Senior Fitness Test and a variety of group exercise classes, free of charge. For more information about the current class offerings, please see the group exercise information at AES Therapy and Fitness or The Lodge’s activity calendar.

If you are caring for an aging loved one and are in need of temporary assistance, consider Respite Care – a short-term stay at The Lodge.

Respite Care is an ideal situation for family members or caregivers who are temporarily unable to care for their loved ones. Respite Care offers caregivers and family members time to address other obligations (such as business trips and vacations) and offer seniors in need of extra assistance following a hospital stay or during an illness the help they need allowing them to recover in a beautiful and safe setting. Many of our residents also begin their long-term stay with us after receiving Respite Care; a short-term stay allows them an evaluation period of our facility before deciding if we are the right choice for them. Standard respite care is for a minimum of one week and a maximum of one month, and includes all the amenities of assisted living at each specific facility. At all AEC facilities this is a minimum of:

• A room with private restroom,
• 3 meals and 2 snacks daily,
• Medication management,
• Daily oversight by a licensed nurse,
• Assistance with bathing,
• Weekly housekeeping and linen service,
• Participation in group exercise and wellness classes, and
• Daily in-house entertainment and activities.

When recovering from surgery or a serious illness it can take effort to get back in to shape. To assist in the recovery process, we have designed the Re-fit Program that combines a respite length stay with Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy and personal training to help get you back in shape sooner, it includes the services of respite care, plus:

• Evaluation by a Physical Therapist upon admission
• One Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy session each week
• Two personal training sessions a week
• Escort to and from meals and activities