Friends Homes

Friends Homes sits in Greensboro, North Carolina, and has operated since 1958 with two main locations called Friends Homes at Guilford and Friends Homes West, where they follow Quaker values and try to bring a strong sense of community, wellness, and purpose to people as they age, and the whole place works under Friends Homes Inc., which is a public charity. The community offers several choices for living, including independent living with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments or cottages, as well as assisted living, adult day care, memory care in a special Memory Care Unit, nursing and rehab, and a 69-bed skilled nursing home that's approved for Medicare and Medicaid, so folks get a range of care levels as their needs change over time. Residents at Friends Homes get to enjoy amenities like the Villa Apartments that have updated kitchens with white cabinets, granite countertops, modern appliances, accessible kitchens, and private balconies with comfy seating, plus there's a fitness center with ellipticals, weights, and exercise balls, a spacious indoor pool with a wood-beamed ceiling and lots of natural light, a central dining room that serves meals all day with options for special diets including allergies and diabetes, a library, nature trails, woodworking shop, art studio, beauty and barber shop, and other practical spaces like solariums, craft rooms, activity spaces, garden areas, a gift shop, and an indoor court for recreation. The community believes in helping with daily needs, so staff assist with bathing, dressing, medication, and getting around, and there's always someone on-site thanks to 24-hour supervision, and the place is accessible and has air conditioning, too. People at Friends Homes take part in activities offered by the community or sometimes run their own, including concerts, cultural events, music festivals, field trips, programs, and more, and there's an emergency alert system for safety, parking, transportation, social worker and case manager luncheons, educational webinars, and healthcare resources are available as well. The dining rooms use a restaurant-style approach and rooms can come furnished if needed, plus move-in coordination helps new folks get settled. Friends Homes has places like The Hub and the Wellness Salon, and staff such as Matt Beam and Janel Boyd help lead things, with Susan Brewer as the Director of Sales & Marketing. The organization supports its mission of building a welcoming place for seniors of different needs through a community-based approach and runs as a fee-for-service retirement community, keeping everything centered on supported senior living environments and promoting a good, safe routine for everyone who lives there. You'll find more details on their site, www.friendshomes.org, if you want to look up any other information.