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Community Information
Chaucer Estates is an assisted living facility in Wichita, KS. Chaucer Estates offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Chaucer Estates offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Chaucer Estates provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help. Chaucer Estates is operated by Senior Lifestyle Corp.
Unique Features
* 24/7 nursing staff
* Some pets allowed
* Great activity program
* Licensed professionals every shift, including LPNs
* Music therapy
* Live entertainment weekly
* Ice cream socials with sing-alongs weekly
* Open bar every Friday evening
* Cultural dinners (Cinco de Mayo, Oktoberfest)
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 50% Heavy Care 1000% Chaucer Estates prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander. This community's memory care section can accept residents with major behavior issues. The community's memory care area was purpose built to care for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Incontinence Care
This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair. This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceSwimming Pool / Hot TubMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Chaucer Estates
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 0 1 Bedroom Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Chaucer Estates
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 89 Respite Fee 1 Buy-In Fee 0.00 Monthly High Care Needs Fee 2800.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 3300.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 0.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 2012 Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Chaucer Estates isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 0 miles | 9 | $3,320 |
| Derby | 12 miles | 2 | $3,130 |
| Newton | 22 miles | 1 | $3,300 |
| Wellington | 33 miles | 1 | $3,470 |
| Hutchinson | 45 miles | 1 | $2,770 |
| Marion | 45 miles | 1 | $3,000 |
General Pricing Information for Wichita Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,290 | $3,320 | $3,905 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,400 | $4,195 | $5,600 |
| Semi-Private | $5,250 | $5,375 | $5,500 |
| Studio | $1,790 | $3,070 | $5,800 |
Community Reviews
It was good, if we hadn't gotten in where we did this would have been a runner up.
reviewed on: 04/10/2014 by AnonymousIt was good, if we hadn't gotten in where we did this would have been a runner up. I was just more impressed by another option we were looking at. The staff was friendly, it was clean, everything... Read the full review.
Going downhill fast
reviewed on: 11/02/2017 by AnonymousMy mom was staying here before she had to go into rehab and after she left rehab to come back, they wouldn’t take her back. The nurse that had been working with my mom said that she was at the... Read the full review.
A decent place.
reviewed on: 06/23/2020 by CharylYou need to be diligent and go often to get to know the staff taking care of your loved one. My mom did not like the food. The layout of the community and room sizes are adequate. They have a nice... Read the full review.
My review of Chaucer Estates
reviewed on: 12/08/2020 by AnonymousWe chose Chaucer Estates because of the affordability and the community is all one level, there are no stairs or elevators which was something we were looking for. For independent living, they... Read the full review.
Good care
reviewed on: 01/01/2019 by Dan ThomasOur mother recently passed away. She had been at Chaucer Estates for almost 5 years. During that time we did not ever have any problems with the care that they provided her. They checked on her... Read the full review.
