dent apartments. No more studios; all
of the assisted living apartments are
550-square-foot, one-bedroom units.
Each apartment features crown molding, granite countertops, and tile floors
in the bathroom and kitchen.
The fitness centers in both the in-
dependent and assisted living areas are
twice as large as in previous Walton-
wood communities and both feature
the same state-of-the-art equipment.
What was once the country store has
been redesigned into a café with a bar; it
doesn’t offer wine and spirits right now
but could in the future. Both indepen-
dent and assisted living dining rooms
serve diverse menus with six or seven
choices per meal and employ designat-
ed serving staff. And to keep up with
technological developments and expecta-
tions, a wireless emergency call system
has been installed in the entire build-
ing, as well as in a conference room
with videoconferencing capabilities.
spotlight on Benefits
Boomers are busy, and if senior living
is on their radar screen at all right now,
it’s only because they’ve encountered it
through a parent or grandparent, says
Maddy Dychtwald, co-founder and se-
nior vice president of Age Wave, a San
Francisco-based consulting firm that
guides Fortune 500 companies and
government groups in product/service
development for boomers and mature
markets. Dychtwald also was a keynote
speaker at the ALFA 2010 Conference
& Expo in May.
