About Business
Carol Ann’s Home opened the doors of its first location in October of 2008. We were interested in providing a different type of care than what was currently available to seniors in our community. We became aware of the need for care homes for seniors through a friend who has a placement agency that finds appropriate care and housing for seniors who can no longer live on their own. I believe seniors deserve to live and be cared for in home environment where they feel comfortable but still have access to the support they need. When a family visits the first thing they notice is how home like we are, walking into the living room they find residents sitting watching TV, playing games, listening to music. The back patio always has people watching wildlife and visiting with each other. Losing independence as a senior can be frightening. At this stage of life it can also seem as though there is nothing left to enjoy. We have fostered an environment where life is celebrated! Our residents have a lifetime of stories to share and family to love and we are here to make sure that happen. I’m often asked about special diets which we provide for some residents. Today we can live far beyond our ability to have a quality of life with all the advances in medicines and medical equipment. However, what is that life if it cannot be lived? I simply believe if you are 80 years old and want chocolate cake I am going to let you eat it! I tell families all the time it’s not about the quantity of time left but rather the quality of time a person has left. I decided in the very beginning we would make people happy for whatever time they have left and if that means chocolate cake and margaritas then that’s what we will do. Families coming from a large facility find us such a breath of fresh air and cannot believe how well everything runs. I tell them all I have to do is take care of the caregivers, make sure the food is great and everything else works itself out. Elizabeth Cancel, the manager has been with me for 11 years. She knows everything going on in the building and the issues unique to each resident and family. We take time to know the residents and their family dynamics so everyone feels at home. At our homes we provide a minimum 1 to 8 care ratio which is much lower that other institutional assisted livings and nursing homes. We are licensed the same as the larger facilities but are able to give better care because we don’t have big overhead expenses and are able to think outside the box and get things done right away without any red tape.