The investment group, which also owns and operates The Cottages on Golden Pond Assisted Living and Memory Care in Shawano, will operate the MeadowLands under the new name of The Cottages at MeadowLands.
Cara Peterson, general manager of the Shawano facility, will oversee The Cottages at MeadowLands.
“I’ve managed The MeadowLands in the past and now return home with gained knowledge and continued strong beliefs in providing excellent care for those who are in need of intermediate care in a home-like apartment setting,” said Peterson, who is originally from Oconto Falls. “I believe in working together as health care professionals and a community to create a healthy living atmosphere for loved ones.”
The Cottages will operate the MeadowLands facility as a licensed and certified Residential Care Apartment Complex and plans to break ground on a new Community Based Residential Facility later this summer that will focus on dementia care.
“We are very excited to bring our high level of care to Oconto Falls, and in doing so, create jobs and service the needs of the local market,” said Wade T. Micoley, owner president of The Cottages Investment Group, LLC.
Once approved, the new facility will be built adjacent to the current assisted living facility at 751 E. Highland Drive in Oconto Falls and focus on dementia care, specifically Alzheimer’s disease.
“Alzheimer’s has touched my family, like it has so many others, and that makes this new facility even more important to our community,” Peterson said. “I am very proud to bring this area of health care into Oconto Falls. Working closely with the area chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, we will be able to bring innovative treatments and techniques to our residents and their families.”
Although a diagnosis of dementia is not required for admission to the new facility, the staff will be specially trained to accommodate the needs of those with mild to moderate memory problems. Short-term stays, respite and hospice care will be available also.
“Our staff take pride in the reputation they have built for The Cottages of Shawano, and this will be no doubt the same at The Cottages at MeadowLands,” Peterson said. “We all do this for one reason: to make life healthier and easier for elderly and their families in our community. Our tenants and their children trust us to provide the best care possible. And we do a very good job at that.”
For more information on The Cottages Assisted Living and Memory Care facilities in Oconto Falls or to inquire about admission, call 866-380-8174 or visit www.meadowlandsretire.com.