Making the decision to move your loved one into an assisted living facility is not one that is made lightly. You still remember your loved one from when you were growing up, and all the memories of everything they did for you come running back into your mind. Guilt may also set in. But, with us, we are not a nursing home. We are a second home. A home away from home. A community where you can feel better knowing your loved one is cared for by the best and surrounded by knowledgeable and experienced caregivers who are here to help put quality back into their life.

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When thinking about moving your loved one from their home into an assisted living facility, it is actually better for your loved one that the move happens when they are still healthy and, for the most part, independent. This allows your loved one to become better familiar with their new surroundings and their new home. They can go and explore around our facility, meet the people within their small community, etc. Plus, this way, they become accustomed to their new home so that if they ever do fall ill, they will be comfortable and trusting of the facility and their caregivers because they have been able to know them on a more personal level. And vice versa: our caregivers will have been able to learn all about your loved one and will know what they like, dislike, etc., in order to better care for them.
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And remember, even though they are calling us their new home, it does not mean that you are left in the dark on things. You are still very much involved and play a vital role in the care of your loved one. With us, everyone is a part of a team—a team of people who want to give your loved one back their quality of life and start having fun again no matter what their age!

At The Courtyards Senior Living, we want our home to feel like your loved one's home. Our sense of community and variety of activities will help your loved on to remain active, while also feeling safe and secure. Come visit us today for a tour of our facility!

The secret is out! Aging can be fun! Instead of asking people what they fear when growing older, we should be out there in society asking what people are looking forward to when it comes to aging—especially since there are so many benefits of growing older!
With Age, Comes Fun!
No matter how old you are, every birthday is a celebration of another year under your belt and a new year of possibilities beginning. Start enjoying the fact that you are another year older and seeing the glass half-full with all the advantages of being older.
For starters, age brings experience. The older we get, the more we realize what is truly important. We seem to be less focused on material things than we were when we were younger. Instead of having a "new" everything—car, house, clothes, etc.—we are focused more on quality, particularly in terms of our friends and family. We focus on quality time spent with them and on enjoying our hobbies, as well as taking advantage of moments instead of things. This, in turn, helps our lives to be more fulfilled by what really matters.
Also, as we age, we tend not to care as much about what others think, which really helps free up some of our time for enjoying other happier things. When we are younger, we put too much weight on what others think of us instead of what we think of ourselves. As young people, instead of listening to ourselves, our hearts, and our wants and needs, we put more value on what others think of us, our hearts, and what they think our wants and needs should be. Not anymore! Now that we are older, we are doing and focusing on what we want!
Added bonus, because of all of this, the older we get, the less headaches we tend to suffer from! Maybe it is because we are not stressing out on things we should have never stressed about in the first place!
At The Courtyards, we are here to have some fun! Contact us today to see how you can join our party!




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The FREE 12 Star Family Support Group is open to Everyone. 
Please join us on the 2ND Tuesday of Every Month  at 6:30PM 

The 12 Star Family Support is Knoxville’s only support venue offering an elder with Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease the opportunity to have fun and socialize in a safe environment, while allowing the caregiver a much needed break and the ability to gain education and support. Each month will have a different curriculum.  Attend all 12 months and become 12 Star certified! 

Family Support
801 E. Inskip Dr., Knoxville, TN 37912
Traditional Family Support is a forum where caregivers take time for themselves to become educated, get emotional support and meet others who are in similar situations.

Memory Lane Café
815 E. Inskip Dr., Knoxville, TN 37912
Memory Lane Café is a place where persons with Alzheimer’s or a related disease can go to just socialize and have fun with other people going through similar things. At a Memory Café, people can relax and just be themselves, knowing that no one judges them and all who are there are going through almost the same things that they go through every day. 

12 Star Partners: Our 12 Star Partners are dedicated to helping you!  A complete calendar with dates will be available soon that will feature our guest speakers.  

Personal Care: East TN Personal Care Services 
Home Heath:  NHC Home Care 
Hospice:  Smoky Mountain Hospice 
Assisted Living:  Courtyards Senior Living 
Nursing Home: NHC 
Durable Medical Equipment:  Lambert’s 
Pharmacy:  Mac’s Pharmacy 
Attorney:  Monica Franklin Elder Law Practice 
Advocates:    Elder Advocates 
Medicare/Insurance:    Senior Financial Group 
Funeral:    Dignity Memorial 
Local Aging:  Office on Aging 
Alzheimer’s Experts:   Alzheimer’s Tennessee 

When I was four years old I was found wandering the streets of Knoxville TN on the day after Christmas. The people took me to Young Williams Animal Center, where I was fed, bathed, checked up, and given a warm place to sleep. People came to see me, but nobody took me home. My friends at Young Williams played with me and loved me but I wanted to go home. After a couple of months they sent me to Petsafe Village to improve my manners and hopefully I would get a chance to go to my forever home. I loved being at Petsafe Village and made lots of new friends. 

 One day some people came to see me at Young Williams and they took me outside to play. I was happy, my tail was WAGGING! One of the people tried to make me mad, she pinched between my toes and took away my toy, but I didn't get mad. My tail kept WAGGING! I just knew this was it, they were going to take me home. I was really sad when they left but they came back the next day and we went home! I got to ride in the car! I love to ride in cars! When we got home, I met lots and lots of people. They all loved me! I was so happy my tail just wagged and wagged! 

 Its been almost six years since I came to live at The Courtyard Senior Living at Fountain City. I live with twenty elders who have Alzheimer's and I visit our other two houses all the time. I love all my people. Families come to visit them and bring me treats! Sometimes I go for rides in cars! My second chance at life has been amazing. On April 17, 2014 I am having a big party to celebrate my tenth birthday!! I get to eat cake! Life is good! In 2011 I became the mascot for Alzheimer's Tennessee Knoxville by raising money for the Memory Walk.

In 2012 my friend Katie became the Queen Mascot and I was the King Mascot. Between the two of us we raised over $6000.00. Last year I raised $4566.00 with help from all my friends! 


P.S.  Michele Silva thinks I am FABULOUS! :) Watch it HERE: http://www.local8now.com/video?videoid=2555656

You can help my friends at Alzheimer's Tennessee raise money for services and research and help me to be the Mascot. I love being the mascot!! Click on my donation page below and come and have fun at the walk on Saturday April 12!!

1. Small family oriented buildings with open floor plans and no more than 18 rooms in each building
2. Home cooked meals prepared in kitchens that are open 24 hours per day!
3. Well trained staff with education focusing on person centered care, dementia care and the internationally recognize Eden Alternative.
4. Individual buildings dedicated to memory care.
5. Exceptionally high staff to resident ratio as compared to industry standards.   

Call The Courtyards Senior Living to schedule a tour or stop by and have lunch with us. 

We are often asked "What makes The Courtyards Senior Living  different? "

The most striking difference of The Courtyards is the quality and intimacy of the care we provide our residents. Much of this is due to the small size of our communities, with no building having more than 18 rooms. With so few residents, a more intimate, personal care plan can be maintained. Also, our nurses and caregivers develop close bonds with our residents and know their likes/dislikes, just like family. 

When seniors and staff can enjoy a beautiful day in East Tennessee outside with friends we call that 
#aDifferentKindofAssistedLiving 

Assisted living has become the preferred lifestyle for many seniors who desire independence, but may also need a little extra help with their daily living.   The internet is an ever-present part of life for many Americans, seniors included. In fact, recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that for the first time ever, half of U.S. adults over the age of 65 use the internet.  

The Courtyards Senior Living understands the importance of family and  will assist our residents to set up Skype Calls to family.  #AdifferentKindofAssistedLiving