Peregrine’s Landing at Emory Heights

This place is phenomenal.
I am so emotional after my business meeting there today that I almost can’t take it.
My grandmother didn’t have that much dementia, but the place where we «placed» her was not nearly as wonderful as this Emeritus location. I think she would have been a great candidate for one of their «wings» — if only she had lived here and not in Rome, maybe we could have had her there.
Here’s the deal — Emeritus has 11 metro-​Atlanta facilities, four that are dementia-​specific, so to speak, and over 400 locations nationwide.
From meeting with one of the key folks today, and meeting other staff and directors, it is clear that they are committed to the very best in patient care and treatment. Each resident has a nameplate on the door, and a photo/​collage type thing next to their door with whatever they feel portrays them best– family pics, notes, etc. Even better, the four «sections» of the facility are decorated like… things that make you happy! My favorite was the «beach» themed room– and the hair salon! In one corner of a wing, they even have an old-​fashioned mirror/​dressing table and vintage dresses next to it. Wow.
Beyond the aesthetics, it was clear that the staff really cares, and that anyone whom I love would be well tended to at this place… I witnessed staffers calling everyone they saw by name, carefully tending to the sofas in the lounge area, checking on people in their rooms or in the common dining area or group activity area.
Really, it was — overwhelming. Bob Carr and staff do an incredible job, it seems — if I get totally *out there* one day, for whatever reason, this is the kind of place I would want to be.