Shirley Home Away From Home stands as a small care facility serving older adults across its three locations in Clayton County, including Riverdale and Fayetteville, GA, offering up to six assisted living units at some spots and a total of three at others, so folks looking for a more home-like, personal touch often feel comfortable here. This senior living facility works well for both long-term stays and shorter respite care visits, with trained staff around all day and night to help each person with dressing, bathing, getting around, taking medicine, and special needs like Parkinson's or memory care for Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, which they manage inside secured memory care wings to keep everybody safe. Pets like cats and dogs can move in too, and the rooms come in different shapes and sizes-private bedrooms, semi-private quarters, studios, and even one-bedroom units-giving choices for singles, couples, or folks who want a bit more privacy, and the rooms all have ADA compliant private baths, some with showers and tubs, and emergency response tools built right in. Meals get planned by chefs, and people who have to watch sugar or need special diets get meals that fit them, plus the menu changes based on what each person likes, while snacks are around all day. Residents have their laundry handled, the housekeeping's done, and there's transportation for errands or medical appointments, so no need to worry about getting places, and there's parking available for those who still drive.
Activities play a big part here, with things like arts and crafts, fitness classes, gardening, reading, and computer lessons, plus social and recreational events like movie time in the theatre room or group outings, which tends to help folks stay active and make friends; the place keeps things lively with an on-site chapel, devotional time, a communal kitchen if you like to cook, and indoor and outdoor areas for walking or relaxing. They help with incontinence care, mobility support, and feeding if someone needs it, changing the daily care plan as a person's health or habits change, since they believe in personalizing help for each resident, whether that's for high-acuity medical care or just a little bit of dressing or bathing support. They monitor weight, run health checks, and even help people manage diabetes, thanks to regular attention from nurses and medical staff. The community itself sits in a quiet part of Riverdale, but it's close to useful places-shops, restaurants, hospitals, parks-so family can visit easily or residents can take a trip out. Shirley Home Away From Home keeps its standards by working with CARF International, a nonprofit health services accreditor, and recently began offering accredited care as of 2024, which means they keep up with certain rules and best practices, and there's always training and self-checks going on to improve the care each person gets. Folks like the friendly staff and the meals, and the facility's earned praise for pleasant dining, top activities, and creating a setting that feels welcoming and homelike, where people can spend time as they want-alone, with friends, or with family. The staff calls their care approach things like individual care plans and personalized service assessment, using terms like communal living, spacious studios, fully secured grounds, and within the facility to describe what's offered. Shirley Home Away From Home works hard to make a simple, safe, and caring place for older adults who want help but also value their independence.
