Mt. Carmel Community Benton sits at 3505 Boone Road, between Bryant and Benton, Arkansas, and is a state-licensed facility with the number 52310. The campus is gated with safety measures and emergency alert systems in place, so residents can feel secure at all hours, and there's always staff and nurse support around the clock, even if the nurse isn't there full-time. There are 75 assisted living units and a mix of living arrangements, including independent garden homes, assisted living apartments, and a specialized, licensed secure memory care area called Elijah's Place for residents with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, which offers dementia waivers for specialized care.
The staff includes licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants, with help available for personal needs like bathing, dressing, grooming, incontinence, diabetic care, and medication management. There's a move-in coordination service to help new residents settle in, and the community provides housekeeping, laundry for clothes and linens, pest control, regular maintenance, and groundskeeping. Utilities like electricity, water, and heating are included, and residents can use cable TV, high-speed wifi, and individual climate controls in both private and furnished rooms with private bathrooms. Kitchen appliances, telephone hookups, washers, dryers, and closet space are in the units, with communal dining rooms, living rooms, and separate dining areas.
Dining services serve three daily meals prepared by chefs, with restaurant-style seating, special diets if needed, and options for guests to join meals. There's also a game room, music programming, a movie theater, an activity room, spa, fitness room, wellness room, and on-site beautician and barber shop for hair care. Common areas provide space for socializing, and outdoor features include walking paths, gardens, and places for outdoor programs.
Pet owners can keep and care for pets themselves, and there's guest parking, so visitors can come and go. Transportation includes scheduled rides for medical appointments and shopping, and medical transport is available as well. The activity director plans a full calendar of daily and community-sponsored activities, such as arts and crafts, tabletop games, music, devotional and faith programs, and offsite outings.
Mt. Carmel Community Benton operates as an all-inclusive community, with both rent and care fee options, focusing on seniors in Saline County. It offers a range of services-assisted living, independent living, memory care, home care with trained aides, respite care, continuing care, non-ambulatory and diabetic care, and care homes. Residents find a friendly, welcoming staff along with social gatherings and special events, and all care services are tailored to each resident's needs, whether that means medication reminders or 24/7 assistance with daily living activities. The place's approach aims to help seniors stay engaged physically, mentally, and emotionally while making sure help is always at hand, and scheduled tours run any day of the week so people can see the community in person.
