What’s it really like to live in a retirement home? Whether you’re looking for a place in Cincinnati to spend your retirement, thinking about downsizing to a senior apartment or looking for a caring, person-centered nursing home for your older loved one, this question probably looms large in your mind.

Retirement communities  have changed a lot over the past few decades. The best retirement care providers don’t fit many people’s preconceptions.

Bright, cheery and vibrant

Deupree House is set up more like a self-contained senior lifestyle village. In place of the artificial lighting, small rooms and hospital feel that many people would expect, at a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) like Episcopal Retirement Services’ Deupree House, you’ll find spacious, private senior apartments.

You’ll find beautifully landscaped grounds, a lot of natural lighting and beautiful artwork. You’ll find luxury. You’ll find choice.

You’ll have choice in when and where you dine. You’ll have choice in how you spend your time and choice in when and how you socialize with your neighbors. And you’ll find friends. Many of our residents form close relationships that last the rest of their lives.

Here at Deupree House, our residents keep living their lives on their own terms — just as they always have.

Oh, the amenities!

Ask our residents and they’ll tell you: One of the most rewarding aspects of living here is the amount of choice and the level of service seniors receive in dining.

Deupree House has an Internet café that serves a continental breakfast, fine dining six nights a week (plus brunch on Sundays) in the Dining Room and a new, casual casual dining experience  — Grille 39 — that is already wildly popular with residents. There are also private dining rooms, which can be reserved for special occasions.

Longtime Deupree House resident Chet Cavaliere says the Grille 39 flatbread “meat and greet” is the best he’s ever had, especially topped with his made-to order favorite—anchovies.

Residents say they appreciate the flexibility to mix pasta with different toppings and sauces.

(Residents at Deupree House Grille 39)

“Many of us are used to dining in places that have these types of menus, so this is very familiar,” says Ilona Perencevich. “Some evenings, when we have had a busy day, it’s nice to stay in your jeans and sports shirt and come here and have a more casual meal. The food is very good.”

We also feature a number of activity areas and other life-enriching amenities on site. They include:

• Individual resident and community garden plots, for residents who want to try out their green thumbs

• A beautifully landscaped courtyard

• Conference and meeting rooms, which you can reserve for business, for community organization meetings, or for private events

• Garages and carports for residents’ personal vehicles

• A full-service library

• Our Fitness Zone and trained wellness staff

• Salons for men and women

• Our Chapel and spiritual services

• On-site medical services, nursing care and rehabilitative therapies

• A robust social events calendar, featuring many group outings to area attractions, restaurants and cultural events, as well as a large variety of on-site activities and social opportunities

In addition to the wide variety of programs and activities at your fingertips, you’ll find our professional, compassionate staff providing person-centered, dignified care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Living arrangements to fit your needs and your lifestyle

Many CCRCs feature apartment-style living. But not all of them give you so many choices in floorplans, nor in the amount and degree of care you wish to receive.

Deupree House’s Independent Living community features 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartment options. Each unit is completely private — no sharing quarters with someone you don’t know! Couples can, of course, reside together.

The apartments come with fully-equipped kitchens, a den and a balcony or patio area. All utility costs (except cable and phone) are included in the rent.

And, for residents who want or need a little more support in their daily living, the option is open to step up to an Enriched Living care package.