Brightview assisted living center opens next week
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| The view from the back terrace. |
The Brightview assisted living facility at 3450 Gallows Road in
Annandale won’t officially open until May 9 but nearly half the units are
already sold.
Annandale won’t officially open until May 9 but nearly half the units are
already sold.
Workers were still putting the finishing touch on the
building last week when the Annandale Blogger tagged along on a tour for
prospective tenants and their families.
building last week when the Annandale Blogger tagged along on a tour for
prospective tenants and their families.
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| The sales director gives a presentation in the lobby area. |
Nearly all apartments are studios or one-bedroom apartments, although there are a couple with two bedrooms. The apartments have tiny kitchenettes, but
residents will gather in a large dining room for meals. The menu will have several
standard choices plus daily specials.
residents will gather in a large dining room for meals. The menu will have several
standard choices plus daily specials.
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| Residents will bring their own furniture. |
There’s an outdoor seating area with a fire pit, a screened-in
porch, an activity room with an area for movies and an area for arts and crafts and games, a library,
bar, beauty salon, and a private dining room for special events like birthday
parties. There’s a nurse on site 24 hours a day, and a program director organizes
social activities and trips.
porch, an activity room with an area for movies and an area for arts and crafts and games, a library,
bar, beauty salon, and a private dining room for special events like birthday
parties. There’s a nurse on site 24 hours a day, and a program director organizes
social activities and trips.
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| The dining room. |
Thirty of the building’s 100 units are in a separate area on
the third flood called Wellspring Village for people with dementia. It has a
controlled entry system so residents can’t wander off.
the third flood called Wellspring Village for people with dementia. It has a
controlled entry system so residents can’t wander off.
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| A secure terrace in the Wellspring area. |
There are several features that serve as memory cues in Wellspring.
There’s a glass case outside each door for personal objects that people with
Alzheimer’s are more likely to remember than a room number. Toilet seats are
different color so residents can easily find their way at night.
There’s a glass case outside each door for personal objects that people with
Alzheimer’s are more likely to remember than a room number. Toilet seats are
different color so residents can easily find their way at night.
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| A laundry folding area for Wellspring residents. |
There are also areas in the Wellspring hallway, like a
laundry folding table, that can help residents remember activities from their
past – to help them stay active and engaged..
laundry folding table, that can help residents remember activities from their
past – to help them stay active and engaged..
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| The bar. |
Company officials aren’t publicizing the rents. They don’t
want to scare people off with “sticker shock,” as one salesperson put it. The
monthly fee includes three meals a day, all utilities, cable TV, wifi, five hours
of personal care a week, housekeeping, laundry services, and social activities.
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| The movie/activity room. |
It is beautiful there. I am sad that I am too young!
Who owns and operates the facility?
The Brightview Co., which is part of the Shelter Group, based in Baltimore.