At The Cottage, you’ll find a cozy, Southern community that offers both physical support and a welcoming and active environment for your loved one. With regular opportunities to challenge the mind and nurture the heart, our mission is to offer our residents the ability to achieve their desired quality of life.
At The Cottage, you’ll find a cozy, Southern community that offers both physical support and a welcoming and active environment for your loved one. With regular opportunities to challenge the mind and nurture the heart, our mission is to offer our residents the ability to achieve their desired quality of life.
The cost of care and service varies for each individual resident based on the size and location of the apartment they choose, as well as the kind of care and services needed. We’re here to help you and understand this can be a difficult time for your family and your budget.
At Country Cottage in Decatur, the cost of care starts at $2,400. This rate is paired with a customized personal care plan called CareSteps. After an assessment by our Cottage staff, your loved one will receive a care plan that is specific to his or her individual needs. This plan is revisited every three months or with any significant change, so if your loved one moves in and becomes more independent, his or her cost for care would decrease. If he or she has a decline, the cost of care would increase with the additional staff attention your loved one would require.
The Cottage also offers these additional monthly services:
- Cable Television: Included
- Phone: starting at $30
- Internet: Included
Ask about our service inclusive pricing!
For more detailed information on the cost of care at the Cottage and advice on the transition to assisted living, please contact Kelly with any questions at (256) 301-1800
The Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves. It is designed around the premise of cozy common areas for friends to gather and a family-style dining room to enjoy during meal times. Our private apartments come equipped with a private bathroom, emergency alert system, and spacious closet. Each apartment is also cable TV and telephone ready.
With different sizes and styles of apartments, the Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves. Our private apartments come equipped with a private bathroom, emergency alert system, and spacious closet. Each apartment is also cable TV and telephone ready.
CareSteps
Central to The Cottages’ mission is CareSteps, the customized personal care program that provides just the right kind of help at the right time. Along with this individualized care program, Cottage services include:
- 24-hour staff attention
- Three home-style meals daily (and snacks!)
- Weekly thorough housekeeping and daily tidy up
- Scheduled transportation
- Planned off and on-site recreation
- Weekly personal laundry
The Cottages designed its community around the premise of cozy common areas for friends to gather and a family-style dining room to enjoy during meal times. With a spacious living room, quiet library, sunny porch, and a warm Country Kitchen, our residents always have a place to read, meet with friends, and enjoy a cup of coffee.
Activities
Unique activities are available in each Cottage community and are scheduled by our staff based on the interests of our residents. Our calendar is carefully planned to ensure that residents and their families have an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities that support their mind, body, and spirit. Whether attending a Cottage activity, or an outing to an event, our residents have numerous opportunities that support an active and healthy lifestyle.
Available for your convenience are our monthly activity calendars. From holiday parties to bingo and chair exercises, there’s always something happening at the Country Cottage in Decatur. Check out the daily activities and special events on this month’s calendar!
Susan Abercrombie
Senior Executive Director
Before joining us at the Cottage, she worked as an office manager and nurse for a local physician. She also has experience in assisted living facilities and greatly enjoys working with seniors. “They have so much to offer us, and it’s my goal to help them with whatever needs they have. I try to give them 100% all the time,” she says.
Susan is originally from Moulton but now lives in Hartselle with her husband of 30+ years, Tim, and their two dogs, Sydney and Macy. She is a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Moulton.
Kelly Clemons
Executive Director
“I really enjoy working at the Cottage, because I love to help seniors. The residents mean a lot to me, and it brings me joy to be able to spend time with them and help them in anyway I can,” she says.
Kelly is originally from Decatur but has lived in Hartselle for over ten years now. She has three daughters, Brittany, Caitlin, and Hayley, and spends most of her free time with her kids. Kelly and her family are members of First Holy Church of Christ in Decatur.
Kelly McIntyre
Admissions Director
Before joining the Cottage team, she worked as a teacher and Assistant Director with La Petite Academy. Kelly enjoys watching movies and spending time with her family. She has two children, Abbie and Brayden, with her husband Tyler.
Selena Jackson
Regional Managing Director
“The reason I love caring for the elderly is because of my many wonderful grandparents who played such an important role in my life,” says Selena.
Find the perfect Cottage for your loved one.
At the Cottage, we know that home is more than just a place to live – it’s a feeling of warmth and comfort.
With different sizes and styles of apartments and the customized CareSteps service program that’s tailored
to suit the needs of each resident, the Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers
the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves.
