The Postillion - The Great House

The Postillion, or "Great House," is a State Certified Elder Group Home located at 709 Brown Street in Davenport, Iowa. Many elders are looking for alterantive ways to live! The Elder Group Homes Program (EGH) has been created to allow up to five elders to share living space in an existing private residence. The EGH program provides alternatives, while allowing elders to maintain self-sufficiency and control over their own lives. It is an opportunity to develop new friendships, interests, and a sense of belonging in a family setting.

You are cordially invited to visit
The Postillion
at your convenience

The Postillion opened October 1, 1994, and is located one block west of Gaines at 7th and Brown streets. We offer a unique alternative to traditional nursing home placement, for those faced with the difficult decision of moving a loved one from their own home. We cater to residents age 60 or older who do not wish to live alone, but are capable of self-care. This means that the tenant is ambulatory, is of sound mind, and can attend to the care of personal property adequately with minimal support or occasional assistance. Residents are provided with a private or semi-private room in a lovely old historical home in the Gold Coast area of Davenport. We encourage physical, emotional, and social well-being of each resident to his/her highest level. All the conveniences of home for less than nursing home rates.

Group activities daily (includes ceramics, reading, singing, trivia, games & puzzles

24-hour supervision

Help with dressing, bathing (health aid provided) and other personal needs

Supervise medicine

Laundry service

Transportation

Personal interaction

For short- or long-term situations

Encourage family and friend participation/visits to our home. We actually prefer that family members stay involved with trips to the doctor

Cable TV in each room

Newspaper and telephone

Exercise: with the help of our staff a Chi Machine is provided and can be used daily

When your loved one needs specialized care, "Quality of Life" need not be forfeited. The Postillion provides those special little extras that make leaving your own home a little easier

We say homemade jellies and jams are special. We say homemade apple pie is special, that fresh=baked bread with every evening meal is special. We're glad to spend a few extra minutes on the whiskey sauce for the homemade bread pudding, and the egg custard must always be warm when served. A divine cup of homemade soup is always available at The Postillion. On any given day, one of the following soups may be served: Chicken Velvet, Beef Vegetable, Split Pea with Ham, Navy Bean, Cream of Potato, Cream of Asparagus, Cream of Spinach, Chicken and Noodle, Tomato, Cheese with Broccoli, Cabbage with Ground Beef.

Large-print library books are picked up weekly for those who like to read. Large-print crossword puzzles are provided for crossword enthusiasts. The New York Times in large-print is delivered weekly. The Quad City Times is delivered daily. Professional shampoo and set is done in-house at regularly-scheduled times each week. In-house manicure is performed as you wish. Bath schedules are set twice per week (more often if you wish). Receive guests undisturbed in our lovely living room. With twenty-four hour notice, you and your guests may dine alone at your own private table.

A beautiful garden view on the East side of the house makes The Postillion irresistible. Relax on the wrap-around front porch, or sit comfortably outside on the large tiled patio in the rear.

The Postillion, Inc.
(The Great House)
State Certified Elder Group Home
709 Brown Street, Davenport, IA, 52802
(563)323-1782
webmaster@thepostillion.org
Susan and Allan Hayes, Owner/Operators

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