Hendersonville, North Carolina Senior Living Community

A Wonderful Active Lifestyle

From Tai Chi to throwing a resident party “just because,” our full-time Life Enrichment Director keeps an active calendar to meet the needs of our very active resident population. Stain glass, basket weaving, card games, cribbage, bingo, church services, wine tastings and even jam sessions are among the diverse activities planned throughout the month. We also have several clubs, including our book committee and sewing club, and offer exercise classes Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. Residents enjoy movies together on our large-screen television or playing billiards – and always find something interesting to read in our well-stocked library.

Our Life Enrichment Director is a true master of planning, whether that’s planning for an outside musician or puppeteer to come into our senior living community – or taking residents on trips outside of the immediate area. Cruises and trips to the Outer Banks, overnights to Washington D.C., picnics to Blowing Rocks, shopping trips and sight-seeing adventures to see the Biltmore House in Asheville are always on the calendar! If another form of transportation is required, our director takes care of all the details.

Our memory care residents also enjoy outings beyond Heritage Lodge – for picnics, sight-seeing or to enjoy the holiday lights, for example. We also offer a wide range of entertainment for residents as well, including a wonderful production of wooden puppets, and recently, we held a fashion show for our memory care community.

Partnering with the Local Neighborhood Community

Our senior living community works closely with the Alzheimer’s Association on a yearlong basis, helping raise money through a variety of events. We join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s each year, as well as sponsor carnivals, car washes, a fashion show, bake sales, spaghetti dinners and more – with the monies going to the association. Some families are surprised by how much we take on, especially for being such a small memory care community.

We also coordinate a support group to which any family or member of the local Hendersonville community who may be caring for someone with a memory disorder is invited. It’s a great way for people to connect with others who share similar concerns and provides a safe, supportive environment to talk through their issues.

In addition, our independent residents are very active in the senior group – Opportunity House in downtown Hendersonville, which provides all kinds of cultural, educational and recreational activities primarily for seniors.

Fine Dining

Our independent residents get together for a meal once a day in our Dogwood Dining Room, typically the evening meal Monday through Friday and brunch or lunch on weekend days. Our chefs cook to order, just like in a fine restaurant. Residents simply order off the menu – we usually have six or seven entrees available, which change every week – along with soup, salad, dessert and beverages. Our chefs and wait staff serve about 140 residents a day! Just about everything is made from scratch – and the menu offers a creative cuisine, thanks to the talents of our wonderful cooks. Our dining room, which is attached to Heritage Lodge, is beautiful and our meals are presented on fine China with linen napkins. In addition to the gracious setting, our staff waits on residents hand and foot! For any resident who wishes, we will pick them up in for dinner in our van.

Our memory care residents have their own dining room and are provided the same quality meals as our other Emeritus memory care communities. Because they can’t always tell us what they’d like for dinner, we show each entrée on a plate and let them point. Making sure they maintain their sense of control and choice is another important part of Join Their Journey. Meals are served on beautiful rust orange Fiesta ware to accommodate issues with depth perception. Finger foods are also available for those residents who like to wander while they eat. Sometimes that’s the best way for us to ensure they get proper nutrition. Three major snacks are served as part of an activity three times a day – at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.