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Monday, August 29, 2016

The comfort of home-style assisted living comes to Illinois for senior housing






Brandon Schwab believes seniors who need living assistance shouldn’t have to sacrifice the comforts of a real home when they move into an assisted living facility. That’s why he founded Shepherd Premier Senior Living, a senior-housing alternative to the apartment-style living most seniors can expect when they can no longer live on their own.

“If someone has lived in a single-family home for 80 years, why would they want to move into a cramped apartment?” he asked. “And, just because they can’t live entirely on their own doesn’t mean they should stop living. That, and providing the highest quality care, is what Shepherd is all about.”

Schwab created Shepherd based on the model for senior-housing that is most common in states such as Florida, California and Arizona. As he explained, 80 percent of the seniors in Florida who require an assisted-living setting, live in a renovated single-family home with, on average, five other seniors.
Along with the comforts of home, seniors at a Shepherd assisted-living home also benefit from an outstanding level of care.



“Our caregiver-to-resident ratio is never more than 1 to 5,” he said. “And that includes 24/7 CNA assistance. Most other assisted-living facilities don’t even come close to that.”

At a Shepherd home, seniors can choose between private and semi-private rooms with no more than 10 beds per home. Seniors in a Shepherd home receive three home-cooked meals daily, housekeeping, security and engaging activities, in addition to the care of Certified Nursing Assistants.

He said that family members often find themselves unprepared when they discover that loved ones can no longer entirely live on their own. They have to find out what level of care their loved ones need, where they can get that level of care and, along the way, they’re hoping their loved ones will be happy and safe in their new home.

“It’s a daunting task,” said Schwab. “Our hope is that we’ve offered an alternative that will make the process easier and more successful.”

To learn more about Shepherd Premier Senior Living, you can visit www.Shepherd360Tour.com or call 224-333-6247.




New Whiteboard Video for Shepherd Premier Senior Living by Brandon Schwab

Friday, June 12, 2015

Ringwood Rehab Video Update Week 5 by Brandon Schwab

Despite 2-3 days of rain, the project is moving along nicely. The electrician got a lot of wiring done this week including cable boxes as well. Plumber coming in this weekend working day/night to get plumbing caught up to electrician work.
 

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Northwest Article Posted 6/2/15 about Shepherd Residential Care of Ringwood being First Shared Housing Establishment in McHenry County


RINGWOOD – A house in Ringwood soon will be converted into a small senior living facility as part of an elderly care concept new to McHenry County. Eyeing a July opening, McHenry-based Shepherd Residential Care will start renovations of about $180,000 to the house at 6809 Barnard Mill Road in Ringwood, said Shepherd president Brandon Schwab. The refurbished home will house eight seniors who will receive aroundthe-clock health care, meals and other services, Schwab said. Unlike larger elderly care institutions, Shepherd’s approach provides patients with personalized care and attention, he said. “It provides one-on-one care,” Schwab said. “It gives [caretakers] the ability to get personal with each person because they don’t have as many people to care for. The level of care ... is drastically a better quality of care.” The state defines assisted living facilities as a home that cares for more than 17 seniors, according to Shepherd Residential Care. An organization below that threshold is defined as a shared-housing establishment. The recently approved project in Ringwood gives the county its first shared-housing establishment, Schwab said. Other nearby cities with similar concepts include Elgin, Gurnee and St. Charles, he said. The group’s renovation budget will convert the Ringwood home into seven bedrooms and seven-and-a-half bathrooms. The refurbished home also will feature a full-service kitchen and 900 square feet devoted to a library, activity and family visitor rooms. Schwab said he expects to start the renovations soon, as the Ringwood Village Board approved the group’s conditional use permit on a 5-1 vote last week. The village’s zoning board earlier placed 14 conditions on the project, including a limit on the number of seniors and a requirement that puts a professional caregiver inside the facility at all times.

http://www.nwherald.com/2015/06/01/ringwood-home-to-be-converted-into-small-senior-care-facility/at350t4/

Week 4 Rehab Video Update of Shepherd Residential Care of Ringwood by Brandon Schwab Ringwood Illinois McHenry County


This week we have had a lot of progress on the property, however we also had some progress within the Northwest Herald article about the FIRST shared housing establishment in McHenry County. The Northwest Herald business editor did a nice article about Shepherd Residential Care of Ringwood (see below)

http://www.nwherald.com/2015/06/01/ringwood-home-to-be-converted-into-small-senior-care-facility/at350t4/




Joined Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce--- Shepherd Residential Care

I decided to join the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce because of the diverse membership base. The Chamber President Mary Margaret Maule has also been influencial in the past building a prior business. We are beginning a monthly senior focused round table group to meet once per month at lunchtime that is non industry exclusive group. Looking forward to meet more members throughout the community.

http://web.clchamber.com/Alzheimer%27s-Services/Shepherd-Residential-Care-5030