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Residents are also able to partake in community services that include
check-cashing, scheduled group transportation to grocery stores, cultural
events and restaurants and newcomer parties, and they may receive personal
assistance, if needed, with paying bills, opening mail, etc. Live
Oak also has a number of activities and events, as well as overnight trips, each
month to enhance the cohesiveness of the community. The on-site health
and wellness program provides free hearing screenings, first aid as needed, flu
vaccinations and exercise classes. Call 318-797-1900
for more information.
For those seniors who are unable to live on their own, Live Oak offers 130
private and semi-private rooms (307 square feet to 380 square feet) in the Winona
Brown
Ward
Health
Center, a long-term care facility under the supervision of a licensed nursing facility
administrator, a medical director and professional nurses. Fees range
from $3,165 per month for a smaller semi-private room to $3,825 per month for a
larger private room and include 24-hour nursing services, three meals a day,
scheduled activities and housekeeping services. Doctors fees and
medications are not included in this price. Live Oak also offers
counseling services and nutrition services to its residents. There
is no entry fee, just a $35 application fee.
This community is situated on pretty grounds with ponds and live oaks and is
about to expand by partnering with the non-profit Willis-Knighton Health
System. In the works is a nearly 300-acre retirement community that will
offer single family, patio homes in addition to more in-depth health care
options for seniors who currently live at Live Oak and for those who will be
moving here in the future.
With its emphasis on the Christian faith and spirituality, Live Oak offers a
number of religious activities each month, including a Bible study, lectures
from area clergy, prayer groups, and has an on-site chaplain. Some
Jewish holidays are also celebrated.
Shreveport (population 200,000) is essentially hot and humid.
January's high temperature averages 56°, and the average high temperature in
July is 93°. Winter temperatures rarely drop below
30°. The area receives 3 to 5 inches of rain per month, and
the skies are cloudy or partly cloudy roughly 70% of the time.
Seniors should be aware that the area is prone to hurricanes and was in the
path of Hurricane Rita recently.
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