The Meth-Wick Community has been serving area residents for 60 years on a 65-acre campus featuring distinct neighborhoods, gardens, walking trails, a pond and wooded areas. “Additionally, as a local, charitable not-for-profit corporation, we can make decisions that are best for our residents and employees, rather than having to answer to investors or a corporate […]
The Meth-Wick Community has been serving area residents for 60 years on a 65-acre campus featuring distinct neighborhoods, gardens, walking trails, a pond and wooded areas.
“Additionally, as a local, charitable not-for-profit corporation, we can make decisions that are best for our residents and employees, rather than having to answer to investors or a corporate owner,” said Meth-Wick CEO Robin Mixdorf. “Our board of directors are all volunteers from within the Cedar Rapids community.”
Meth-Wick’s range of living options and Life Plan Community philosophy make Meth-Wick unique.
“A Life Plan Community offers more than one level of care on a single campus and has a focus on active lifestyles,” Ms. Mixdorf said. “We have five different styles of living ranging from independent living to skilled nursing care, so when a resident makes the move to Meth-Wick, they will have the care they need no matter what life brings. We focus on being a wellness campus with options for care.”
One of Meth-Wick’s current renovation projects will create three bariatric specialty suites, each equipped with an in-room shower, specially designed furniture, and a full ceiling lift system to care for non-weight bearing or bariatric individuals with dignity and safety.
“This brings our total number of fully equipped bariatric suites to seven, allowing us to continue to fill a niche in our community, as there is currently a lack of such facilities in the greater Linn County area,” Ms. Mixdorf said.
Meth-Wick navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and is anticipating a sense of normalcy this summer.
“One of the positives of the pandemic was that we really did not have a cold and flu season,” Ms. Mixdorf noted. “It made mask-wearing comfortable for some. Perhaps in the future, our older and more vulnerable population who are at highest risk for seasonal viruses will choose to wear a mask during the height of the cold and flu season.”
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