In a unanimous decision, the council gave its final approval for the construction of the Carlton Plaza Senior Living Community on Fifth Street. Construction is due to begin in September and will last about 14 months. The plaza will be built on 2.5 acres and contain 103 assisted care units, housing up to 127 people.
When you’re a little kid, the chances are that you didn’t waste one minute of your carefree life thinking about whether or not you would be living in a retirement community when you were older. Many people view these communities as places where you go when you have no other option, and your health or lack of available family members has made it necessary to sacrifice your independence. However, the state of the art facilities that we are operating in California have made it possible for many active seniors to start looking at these communities as places where they can go to relax and live in comfort they never could have imagined before.
As people age, it’s not uncommon for their friends and families to start mentioning the possibility that they might someday think about moving to retirement communities where they can enjoy life without a lot of the typical day to day responsibilities of living on their own. Usually, these comments are taken in the wrong way, [...]
When you close your eyes and envision a retirement home or assisted living facility, what image comes to mind? If you’ve paid any attention to the negative press coverage that this industry has received because of those that have tried to abuse the system, you might think of cramped rooms and insensitive staff members who [...]
