Carolina Reserve of Laurel Park sits over on Pisgah Drive in Hendersonville, with nice views of North Carolina's rolling hills, and folks over there seem to get a simple, comfortable place for assisted living. People can pick from studios or one-bedroom apartments, with room sizes running between 320 and 475 square feet, and bathrooms are built to help those who need wheelchair access. They let residents have pets, which isn't always the case everywhere, and every room comes with utilities and Wi-Fi included. When you live in this community, you can age in place and people work to match care to whatever it is you need, whether you want help sometimes or you need more support due to dementia or limited mobility.
They serve three chef-prepared meals every day in a dining room that feels up to date, and snacks are always around if you want them. The menu comes from dietitians and can be changed if someone has special needs. There's free transportation to doctor, dental, therapy, or vision appointments, which helps people keep up with their health. Staff handle maintenance, weekly laundry, and housekeeping, and there's help for daily tasks like cooking or personal care when it's needed.
The staff, led by Executive Director Ben McCollum, are friendly, fully trained, and always around, with 24-hour emergency response systems in every apartment so folks feel safe. Activities fill up the calendar each week, planned by the social director-bingo, card clubs, group outings, plus wellness and educational programs, and there's a special "reserved room" for events. Devotional services happen offsite for those who want them. Families can trust there'll be close monitoring of residents' health, and people can join clubs or eat together at tables rather than just alone. Carolina Reserve of Laurel Park is operated by Hunt Company out of Blacksburg, Virginia, and the staff focus on simple, honest care without any fuss, just working to make a clean, homey place where seniors can choose what life looks like for them.
