Today we spent some time at the Spring Creek Manor, the assisted living center in Soda Springs, Idaho. If dad is able to be in assisted living, Spring Creek Manor would be the logical choice. We liked what we saw and mother put down a $1,000 deposit on a room that would work well for him. I took several pictures and am using them to describe the room and a bit about the facility. Clicking on the picture will open a full-sized view in a new window or tab.

The room is the first room on the left on the south hallway. The window in the room faces east out across an outside patio (reached through a door in the dining room) and a wetland park. The view is nice.

The entry door is set back from the hallway and behind the wall to the right is the small private bathroom.

The rooms are not large by any stretch of imagination, but definitely sufficient. The room has some furniture in it left over from a previous resident (the resident’s family donated all the furniture to the assisted living center). That furniture will be taken out and we’ll place our own furniture in the room. All room furnishings as well as bedding are provided by the family.

The previous resident had his TV in this corner along with a bookcase. His bed was in the middle of the room about where I’m standing to take this picture. We can put whatever pictures we wish on the walls. After a resident leaves, holes in the wall are filled, the room is repainted, and the carpet thoroughly cleaned (or replaced if needed). The room did not have any kind of an odor in it, nor was there an odor present anywhere in the facility.

The rectangular-shaped room has a kind of an alcove on the south wall that comes to about where Nina is standing. The rest of the wall is taken up by a closet. The alcove, where the dresser stands now, is big enough for a bed to be placed there instead. That might make better use of the space. On my next visit I’m going to bring a tape measure to get more accurate measurements of the floor space.

The closet is fairly large. It has about half the space as their closet in their bedroom at home. Plenty of room for clothes and other stuff in the closet. The items there now are being stored and will be moved out for dad’s stuff.

The small bathroom has a handicapped toilet on one side.

The sink is opposite the commode. There were several drawers below the sink. The resident is responsible for supplying towels and washcloths as well as personal care items. The center will do the laundry, however, as part of their service. Obviously stuff has to be very well marked!!

This is the hallway looking north standing in front of the entryway into dad’s room. The doorway to the right is a community shower and bath room … both are available in the room. Just beyond Nina to the left is the common room and entryway from the outside. You have to have a code to open the door to exit the facility. To the right is the dining area. Down the hallway, about where the other person is standing, on the left side is another community shower and bath room. This bath is a new, walk-in bathtub (as seen in magazines!). The resident can walk in, sit down, close the door, and fill up the tub. It’s quite nice and probably quite popular.At the end of the hallway is a game and recreation room with a small library and places to sit. At the time we were there, they were playing bingo in the game room.

The dining room was quite bright on the far wall, so the picture came out dark. There are several tables on both sides and the kitchen is off to the left. Breakfast is kind of buffet style with all sorts of breakfast foods. Pancakes are on the menu once a week and by special order. Lunch is served at 1 p.m and dinner at 5:30 p.m. and those two meals are a fixed menu which is published weekly. At the far end of the dining room are some tables with puzzles set up.