Health Care Overview

Benefits of Health Care Services at a Life Plan Community

At Foulkeways at Gwynedd in Montgomery County, PA, we believe that health and wellness are essential to your quality of life. Our award-winning comprehensive senior health care services and innovative wellness programs are woven together by our dedicated Health Care Team, including Board Certified Geriatric and Internal Medicine Physicians and Nurse Practitioners. Residents at Foulkeways Life Plan Community experience new friendships, continued mental and physical enrichment and camaraderie. They have peace of mind knowing that they will receive health care delivered in a caring and thoughtful environment utilizing state-of-art comprehensive care. Check out our Peace of Mind FAQs and see how Foulkeways senior health care services fit your needs.

Foulkeways senior health services provide a full continuum of care that consists of health maintenance, resident education on self-care, management of acute illness and monitoring of chronic disease. The overall health and wellness of each resident is addressed at all levels of senior care. From providing our innovative universal dementia care for memory support residents to personal care services for residents at Abington House, Foulkeways at Gwynedd represents the finest and most unique health care concept in the area.

Click on the video below to meet Foulkeways Health Care Services Team and to learn more about the comprehensive services offered.

Comprehensive Senior Health Care Services to Fit Your Life

• Residential Living. Although often referred to as Independent Living, we prefer the term Residential Living because it more accurately reflects Foulkeways’ commitment “to enhance the quality of life, wellness, and purpose of those we serve and to foster a sense of community,” treating each person individually. Discover retirement living without the headaches of maintaining a home with senior living apartments and cottages.
• Personal Care/Respite Care (often referred to as Assisted Living). Abington House offers small apartment living that supports those needing assistance with daily activities such as medication management, three meals a day and grooming support will find a welcoming Licensed Personal Care neighborhood experience open to them.
• Memory Care. We believe in universal memory care for dementia-related symptoms. In other words, we bring memory support to the person where they can be most successful rather than prescribing a “secure Memory unit” for everyone. Programs include Therapeutic Activities, Certified Music and Memory, Brain Fitness, OMA-Opening Minds Through Art, Horticultural Therapy, Pet Therapy, Intergenerational Activities, and Comprehensive Staff Training.
• Skilled Nursing/Subacute Care/Rehabilitation. The Gwynedd House Health Center, our licensed skilled nursing home in Gwynedd, offers skilled nursing care and rehabilitation therapies and services. These services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and are typically covered by Medicare and other types of insurance in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
• Palliative/Long Term Nursing Care. Gwynedd House also provides long term care and support for those who need more assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating. Purposeful living is respected and personal choice is promoted throughout the person’s life.
• Hospice. Foulkeways has a Medicare-certified Hospice Agency that focuses on a person’s last six months of life or less. When curative treatment is no longer an option, our Hospice professionals work to make the patient’s life as comfortable as possible. This means that hospice care includes palliative care because the goal is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the time that’s left.

Convenient On-Site Medical Services

The Foulkeways staff have created a true continuum of rehabilitative and fitness support that exists within a framework of the wellness program that each patient designs. Our interdisciplinary team works together to provide balance, exercise, swimming, yoga, walking and functional rehabilitation designed to keep you doing what you want to do in order to live your life to the fullest. Residents at any level of care can take part in the wellness program.

Foulkeways’ on-site Board Certified Medical Care includes Certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioners, Internal Medicine Physicians, Geriatrician. Our medical team takes pride in providing the highest quality, personalized health care to our community members. Ongoing educational opportunities are provided on a monthly basis for nursing staff. On-site clinical services include:

• Audiology/Hearing Aide Services
• Physiatry
• Dentistry
• Diagnostic Laboratory & Radiology Services
• On-Site Pharmacy
• Optometry
• Podiatry
• Therapy Services
• Psychology
• Psychiatric

Reach out to our professional team to learn more about the highest level of quality health care at Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a Life Plan Community near you.

On-Site Pharmacy

Foulkeways on-site pharmacy provides convenience and added security of a full-time Pharmacist to oversee and monitor your medications for possible interactions and side effects.  The pharmacist works face-to-face with residents, physicians, and nurse practitioners to provide state-of-the-art medication management.

Health Care on Main Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM

Wellness Programs and Services

Preventative care and staying well are all part of Foulkeways life plan health care services and include:

• Nutritional Counseling with Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists
• Fitness for Seniors, including Yoga & Aquatic Wellness Specialists, Balance Therapy
• Holistic Therapies, including Mindfulness Groups, Massage, and Body Talk
• Support Groups, including Social Services, Caregiver, and Bereavement

Take a virtual tour through Foulkeways Abington House personal care/memory care residences, Main Street and Dream Garden | Memory Garden by watching the video below.

Quality Senior Care, When You Need It

Our mission at Foulkeways at Gwynedd is to provide comprehensive health services for seniors based upon Quaker principles that promote independence, innovative living, respect, security, and choices. For more information on our senior health services and Life at Foulkeways, contact us to schedule a tour or call us today! (215) 283-7050