Our lovely Victorian has many delightful, historic features.

Our residents enjoy home-style living in our 15 bed, grand Victorian. Each bedroom sleeps two comfortably, and there are common living spaces for meals and activities. The Belden House front porch... an inviting place to sit and ponder, or visit with friends Downtown is a short walk away. Our residents are served three delicious, healthy meals in a family-style kitchen. Brian, checking in with his mom

Staff and residents enjoying our gazebo, and picnic area.	Belden House is staffed 24 hours a day (including awake staff for over night), with exceptional employees who take a personal interest in our residents. This adds to the family atmosphere of the home. Teri, Roxanne and Daryl
	Three nutritious, tasty meals are prepared and served each day and healthy snacks are encouraged and provided. Special diatary needs are taken into consideration in order to promote optimum health for each resident.

Elegant nails - Belden style!

A range of assistance is provided for activities of daily living, taking into consideration the special needs of each resident. Our staff members are available to give minimal to maximum assistance with tasks like showering, dressing, and grooming. Daryl loves to be of help by shredding papers. Belden House residents are given the opportunity to participate in a variety of household tasks, according to their ability, and we also assist them with cleaning their room and doing their laundry. In addition to this, the Belden House residents enjoy a variety of planned activities, including those at home and in our community.  Our regularly scheduled activities at Belden House include such things as:  Game night; an evening of coffee at the book store; listening to good literature being read aloud; birthday parties; Bible study for those who choose to attend; movie and popcorn night; music and more.  We sprinkle through this mix of fun, community activities like dances, the Sonoma County Fair events, art classes, tours, mid-week activities at church, and whatever piques our interest in the Santa Rosa area.

"I came, I saw, and I conquered."

Victor buys a pie at the Gravenstein Apple Fair.

Daryl gets a BIG kiss at the dog show. Doug at pottery class.

Fall Fun Fest Greg at the Exploratorium

	Belden House roses Monitoring our residents' health, we document and evaluate any changes that we see. We are supported by a team of doctors and professionals in our community, who become very familiar with the needs of each resident, and so assist us in maintaining good health. Our Belden staff arrange appointments and transport residents to doctors, therapists, and other health professionals.

Barry at Santa Rosa JC adaptive PE, Body Conditioning.

Many of our residents enjoy programs away from Belden House each day. There are opportunities in the Santa Rosa community to become involved in day programs, which meet the social and occupational needs of our residents. Volunteer work and paid employment are also available, and we assist our residents in arranging these activities.

Eekman at the JC Therapeutic Riding Class Ralph at the SRJC pool.

Roxanne at pottery class. Santa Rosa JC Therapeutic Riding Dawn realizes a dream. We are fortunate in our community to have a highly recognized junior college, which offers several adaptive classes available to our residents. A few of their favorites are the body conditioning, swimming, and therapeutic horseback riding classes. We strive to meet each resident at their level of need, and offer support to those who wish to participate at the Junior College.

Eekman at Fall Fun Fest

Many of our Belden residents enjoy going to church each Sunday, and also participate in various church related activities. It is our pleasure to provide transportation to, and supervision at these faith-based gatherings. Ricky & Dennis...heading home from church.

BELDEN HOUSE
PROGRAM COSTS

	Method of Payment At Belden House our residents are private pay (usually through cash from settlements, trust funds, Worker's Comp, personal savings or family), and/or Regional Center payments. Payment is made monthly, and is due on the 1st of each month.  INCLUDED IN THE FEES Belden House fees begin at $5,000/month, based on the need level of the resident. Our Intake Coordinator determines the need at the time of pre-admission, through observation of the client, consultation with family and professionals, and an acuity scale. The rate includes the following: -Pre-admission assessment and report -Needs and Services plan, including goals, behavior and comprehensive care. -Record keeping -Scheduling of appointments -Monitoring and distributing medications -24 hour awake monitoring and supervision -In-house ADL assistance, by our trained staff -Assistance with the development of weekly schedules and activities for each resident. -Transportation to and from appointments and activities -Telephone access  -Fully furnished bedrooms -Linens -T.V. cable hook-ups in each bedroom -Food -Basic toiletries, cleaning and laundry supplies -Costs associated with mileage for staff driving clients to appointments and from local appointments. -Costs of in-house activities -Some costs associated with special outings, activities and vacations  -Budgetary assistance if desired COSTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY FEES The following costs are not covered: -Private telephone line  -Personal clothing -Medication -Medical and dental costs -Special equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, etc. -Transit fees -Personal toiletry items if resident chooses not to use those supplied -Other personal expenses -Personal food items and additional nutritional requirements -One-on-One support costs -Entry fees to outside programs (i.e. fitness classes, etc.) -Expenses incurred transporting residents to the airport or appointments not in the greater Santa Rosa area -Some activity and vacation expenses