IT’S ALL COMING TOGETHER

Small Towns

It’s All Coming Together

Cedar Courts in Adams is offering seniors an upgraded place to call home

A Bird Aviary at Cedar Court lends a sense of serenity to Cedar Courts.

Photos by Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

By Rocky Hulne

Cedar Courts has had just over two years to fit into the community in Adams and the facility has made itself a comfortable home for seniors to settle down in the community.

Adam Worke, Director of Finance for Colony Court Senior Living Solutions, which owns the Cedar Courts, said that there have been a lot of changes thanks to opening during a pandemic, but things are starting to feel right. “This is exactly what we hoped for. The families and the clients have been amazing,” Worke said. “They’re good, fun people and our staff is so caring and professional. It’s been a real blessing for all that they’ve gone through. I couldn’t ask for a better welcome and a better reception of us.” Cedar Courts has seen a lot of upgrades since March of 2020, when Colony Court took over. The rooms have been upgraded to become more modern and safe, a large section of the roof was replaced, the phone system was upgraded, the landscape was improved, total wifi was added in the building and client charting is now electronic “This is exactly what and more convenient. One of the most noticeable changes is the we hoped for.” food. The menu was upgraded and the residents have taken notice. Adam Worke “We've gotten rave reviews from our food and it’s been a real improvement from what we hear from our clients,” Worke said. “A lot has happened in the two years that we’ve been here. It’s been a lot.”

Although the site used to be a nursing home, Worke said they had to change to an advanced assisted living facility in December of 2020. Cedar Courts still provides memory care and a large majority of the patients stayed on when the switch was made.

“We’re just trying to educate people on what a care suite and a memory care model looks like,” Worke said. “We made a big technology update on our nurses on call. It’s really improved our efficiency and our ability to take care of our clients.”

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Colony Court is based out of Waseca and opened in 1991. The company also owns facilities in Fairmont and Waseca. Worke said that he’s very much enjoyed branching out to Adams, where the people are friendly and easy to work with.

“We’ve always maintained the mission that came from my grandparents about caring for everyone,” Worke said. “We’ve never turned away a client because of their ability to pay. We’re very thankful to continue that mission here.” P A mural within Cedar Courts in Adams, was painted by Sandy Jones of Blooming Prairie.