Evans Retirement Center

Evans Retirement Center sits in a quiet neighborhood inside a ranch-style home, and the Evans family, now two generations strong, has owned and operated it since 1984, with staff who've been in elder care for decades so people tend to know who's looking after them. The feeling here is always warm, a bit like family, with only 28 residents, and there's always both privacy and community because rooms can be private studios, 1-bedroom, semi-private, or 2-bedroom, some remodeled, all with internet and cable. Care here stays focused on light to medium needs so people get help with bathing, dressing, chores, and medication-there's trained staff awake around the clock, and care includes things like help with transfers and diabetic care like insulin injections, plus they can support non-ambulatory folks or those with incontinence, always with an eye on keeping folks independent and treated with dignity. There's a gym, a recreation room with games-people especially like the Wii bowling-and common areas inside and outside, like patios and gardens, where you can have story time, music, art, or just sit by the "Dancing Jewels" fountain, which changes colors for a bit of entertainment, or where the garden group grows fresh produce. Residents always get three chef-prepared meals a day in a community dining space, and there's a cooking club and even guest meals if family visits-a real open-door policy for visitors with guest parking, too. The activities list tends to run long: there's gardening, a resident music group, arts and crafts, lectures, devotional services both onsite and offsite, trips to the community for shopping or fitness, and a gardening club, because staying connected and busy is a big part of life here. For folks who need extra help, there can be skilled nursing, hospice, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus visits from a podiatrist, along with mental health care and regular medication management. You'll see staff using technology, like bracelets, so people who might wander stay safe, and pets are sometimes allowed depending on the situation. Housekeeping, laundry, linen service, and private cleaning make chores pretty much worry-free. The staff know how to support the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of everyone, with both indoor and outdoor spaces used for religious and social gatherings, and guests from the VA can get advice about benefits and finances. Evans Retirement Center works to keep life safe, social, active, and as independent as possible, whether someone's seeking independent living with no chores or needs more hands-on assisted living or Alzheimer's care, all in a friendly, relaxed home atmosphere.