About CCC

Eligibility

Canterbury Care Center offers services to people age 60 and older, as well as individuals in their 50’s that are comfortable in the Canterbury Care Center setting who may be:

Socially isolated
Dealing with medical, cognitive or emotional issues
Dependent on others for care, activity or transportation, but who want to remain as independent as possible and avoid an institutional setting
Able to benefit from regular health supervision

CCC accepts individuals with the following conditions:

Visual and/or hearing impairment
Stroke
Parkinson’s disease
Early, Mild, and Moderate Dementia
Depression/Other Mental Health Disorders
Cardiac Problems
Hypertension
Diabetes
Moderate Development Disabilities
COPD
Balance Problems
Aphasia
Amputees
Traumatic Brain Injury
Renal Failure

CCC can accept individuals with the following conditions as long as the potential client can independently manage their own care:

Oxygen dependent
Pacemaker Checks
Colostomy/Ostomy Care
Foley/Indwelling Catheters

CCC cannot accept individuals with the following conditions:

Communicable disease
Ventilator
Feeding tube
Uncontrolled Seizure Disorder
Colostomy/Ostomy Care (if they cannot manage their own care)
IV Line
Hoyer Lift Need
Choking Risk
Deep Wound Care
Intoxication
End Stage Dementia
Requiring Two person assist
History of violence to self or others or whose behavior is not appropriate within the group setting
Actively abusing controlled substances – i.e. drugs, alcohol

Incontinence is not an issue with CCC as long as the incontinence can be managed or controlled by scheduled bathroom visits or through the use of incontinence pads. The CCC program is not the appropriate place for the incontinent client who requires frequent changes of clothes or excessive amounts of personal care throughout the day.