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Coming Soon: Village Park Alpharetta Phase II Brought to you by — Village Park Senior Living Village Park Senior Living is counting down to opening one of its newest developments. Phase II of Village Park Alpharetta is on track for completion in Winter 2021. Village Park team members are walking through the newest addition and taking notes of final touch-ups. Appliances are currently moving into homes and landscaping is beginning throughout the community. With the expansion, current and future residents gain a wealth of new amenities including a florist shop, a café, a third courtyard, and pet parks. In addition to Village Park’s bungalows, cottages, independent living, assisted living, and memory care residences, Phase II includes a new residential concept known as city homes. Similar to townhomes, city homes are distinguished by their private front door entrances and patios with a second interior entrance into the main building. Private entrances provide front-door living enjoyed by residents of the community’s cottages and bungalows, while the interior entrance enables assisted living services to be delivered should care needs arise.
In the main lobby of the expansion, residents will be greeted by fresh flowers from the on-site florist and artisan-style sandwiches, salads, and breakfast skillets from the Rose Point Café. This newest eatery adds a third dining venue to Village Park’s existing bistro and full-service dining. The cool blue tones and vintage tin ceilings create a charming atmosphere reflective of Alpharetta’s near-by restaurants and shops. The café is perfect for active residents seeking a grab-and-go option for days when formal dining does not fit into their schedules. Complementing the existing community’s on-site library, heated pool, fitness center, and salon and spa, Phase II gives residents access to several new common spaces for entertaining, including new family lounges and amenities such as shuffleboard, a scrabble wall, and garden room. Light and bright, the garden room connects the expansion to the fitness center and main building. Every aspect of the community has been designed to foster friendship and spark moments of unexpected happiness. To learn more about Phase II of Village Park Alpharetta, please call (678) 740-3499 to speak with a Senior Living Consultant or visit villageparkalpharetta. com.
Bungalows & Cottages Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care Village Park Milton 555 Wills Road Alpharetta, GA 30009 470.509.4557
Village Park Alpharetta 12300 Morris Road Alpharetta, GA 30005 678.740.3499
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Longleaf Communities – Welcome to your ideal neighborhood Brought to you by — Kathy Rice Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty Final opportunities are available at Longleaf Communities Woodstock. Longleaf is RICE a luxury homebuilder for active 55+ adults in metro Atlanta. Their spectacular, English Cottage style homes are designed to meet the lifestyle needs and wishes of active seniors while providing low maintenance living. Longleaf Woodstock provides things other Active Adult communities provide proximity to area attractions and life necessities, low maintenance and ease of living, a lock and go lifestyle and neighborhood amenities. With a Longleaf home, you can have all that plus, the distinguished architecture, attention to detail and superb craftsmanship you’re accustomed to. Our elegant homes feature airy floor plans with lofty 10-foot ceilings and solid 8-foot doors outfitted with generous millwork throughout. Choose from a variety of custom cabinetry for your designer kitchen and select your preferred finishes for your designer bath. All our homes feature two main floor bedrooms,
each with a full bath and laundry on the main. The upstairs includes a finished loft, additional full bath and the option to add another bedroom for more livable space to welcome guests.
Longleaf Woodstock in Cherokee County has a Clubhouse and Pool, bocce court, community gardens and a dog park. Our thoughtful floor plans and Longleaf’s reputation for superior
craftsmanship, are what make Longleaf the luxury builder of active adult communities. www.longleafsouth.com (678) 697-4984
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What is the Eden Alternative® Approach to senior care? Brought to you by — Oaks Senior Living More and more senior living communities are becoming Eden Alternative® certified. This approach to senior living affects the whole way a community functions, including “the physical environment, organizational structure, and psycho-social interactions,” and it is a commitment to an elevated level of care. What Eden Alternative® means Our society often views aging as a “period of decline.” It is a common idea that growing older means that there is nothing more to learn or look forward to. The Eden Alternative® believes that “no matter how old we are or what challenges we live with, life is about continuing to grow.” Because of this, caregivers and care receivers alike are referred to as “care partners.” We all have something to offer the world, and by creating a balance between both roles, we can learn from each other. “An Elder is someone who, by virtue of life experience, is here to teach us how to live.” – The Eden Alternative® definition of an Elder The Eden Alternative® philosophy is about caring for the “whole person,” not just providing medical care. It is about enhancing the quality of life of each Elder in every community. Why this certification matters to Oaks Senior Living At Oaks Senior Living, we believe in providing care that improves the lives of those we are privileged to serve. Our values of a person-centered lifestyle align with the goals of the Eden Alternative®. Oaks Senior Living culture centers around knowing, understanding, and honoring an individual’s life-history and preferences while building relationships. Each day is an opportunity for growth, to enjoy what has always brought happiness and an allowance of new life experiences.
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On that Most Dreaded of Diseases: Uncombable Hair Syndrome Brought to you by — Dr. Brent Taylor Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta This evening, I set to work planning to write an article that our local readers would find interDR. TAYLOR esting and informative and began writing about a skin cancer case that I recently treated. But as the days are getting colder and COVID is still in the air, I thought, wouldn’t it be nice have something fun and pleasant for a change? Which leads me to…. Uncombable Hair Syndrome. Yes, uncombable hair syndrome is an actual disease. First off, my sincere apologies to anyone afflicted with this malady if I misunderstand any distress it may cause. My only exposure to this condition was to a single case in my residency, the details of which I hope will excuse me for any seeming lack of sympathy: A beautiful couple presented to clinic with the CUTEST child you ever seen. He was a delight, babbling and smiling and running amok trying to grab everything he shouldn’t have. At first glance, nothing appeared wrong. His arms were free of eczema. His moles looked normal. He didn’t even seem to have a lick of lip licker’s dermatitis. Why was he in a dermatology clinic? Exasperated, his mom lamented, “I can’t comb his hair – you don’t understand it WON’T comb.” She went on to explain. No matter the mousse, the hair spray, the shampoo or conditioner, his obstinate hair willfully sprung back into a tussled mishmash of hairs going in every direction. These hairs had a mind of their own. Their position was not random. Instead, a certain hair would always try to go backward. The next, always forward. Push one in a certain direction, and it would spring back to the position that it preferred. My attending physician exclaimed “your child has uncombable hair syndrome!” Uncombable hair syndrome is a wellcharacterized medical condition. One can easily find information on the genes involved by turning to Wikipedia, but I strongly urge the reader to go to Google Image instead and type in “uncombable hair syndrome” and enjoy photos of the dandelion capped rascals running around with uncombable hair Several types of hair disorders are sometimes lumped together with uncombable hair syndrome but the classic disease occurs because the hair follicles have a notch or a triangular shape, and so the hair grows out with a ridge or a
groove resulting in a stiff hair that can only fall one way. The Latin name is pili trianguli et canaliculi, which, if you are a Latin scholar, perhaps means something. Children afflicted with this condition are typically towheaded with very light blonde to white hair. To be a syndrome, a disease must have two or more features that occur together as a disease “complex.” In this case, the two primary features are the uncombable hair of the child and the frustration of the mother. Scientists still debate whether the smirking laughter of the father playing on his phone in the background constitutes a third feature of this disease. This would make the syndrome a triad. Fortunately for our patient, his disease has an excellent prognosis. The hair of uncombable hair syndrome typically becomes uncombable early in childhood and normalizes in early adolescence, often at puberty. Our patient was otherwise completely healthy without any signs or markers of other dermatologic disease. Given that our patient is a boy, my attending’s advice was simple: “keep his hair buzzed until he’s about 13 or so.” “So you don’t have any treatment?!” said the mother. “Well, I thought the reassurance that it should normalize in 10-11 years and that you could buzz the hair in the meantime is a good treatment plan,” said my attending. The father laughed. The mother remained frustrated. The child’s hair remained uncombable. Please note that this syndrome should not be confused with the “wont comb his hair” syndrome as displayed by my son, age 2 (see photo). If you or someone you love suffers from uncombable hair syndrome, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor is certified by the American Board of Dermatology, the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and is a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon and vein specialist. Kathryn Filipek, PA-C is a physician assistant with more than 15 years of dermatology experience and expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
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Worry meets its match Brought to you by – Addington Place Of Alpharetta & Addington Place Of Roswell When it’s your loved one, decisions about senior living is a challenge. Addington Place empathizes with you and your family as you make the best decision for your parents. Right now, it’s more important than ever to be confident the community you choose for them is safe. Regular and healthy meals, watchful eyes, medication management, and a reduction in the isolation many seniors are experiencing during this pandemic are just a few of the potentially life-enhancing benefits of choosing to make a move now for your loved one’s benefit. At Addington Place we welcome you to have a trusted family member join your loved one for their first days after move-in so they have a partner, and we’ll take care of you or that family member at no cost to you. We call this option our “Pair to Prepare” program. As a Cedarhurst community, we are so confident we can take care of your loved one to your and their satisfaction that we are willing to not just make that promise to you verbally, we are willing to back our promise with a money back guarantee. If you’re not satisfied and
Addington Place empathizes with you and your family as you make the best decision for your parents. decide to move out within your first 60 days, we’ll give you a complete refund. That’s the Cedarhurst Promise. Schedule a confidential conversation or a Q&A Zoom meeting with our Executive Director – and make contentment happen. Addington Place of Alpharetta Assisted Living & Memory Care 762 N. Main Street Alpharetta, GA 30009 678-723-3689 AddingtonPlaceAlpharetta.com Addington Place of Roswell Personal Care & Memory Care 550 Barrington Drive Roswell, GA 30075 770-626-4724 AddingtonRoswell.com
Opening February 2021
WORRY MEETS ITS MATCH.
When it’s your loved one, decisions about personal care or memory care are a challenge. That’s where we can help. Committed to your contentment, we offer you: • Our patient, undivided attention and straight talk; • An invitation to join your loved one in their new apartment for their first days after move-in; and • If all our efforts to satisfy fail you, a complete refund after 60 days should you decide to move out. JUST AHEAD: PEACE OF MIND. Schedule a confidential conversation or a Q&A Zoom meeting with our Executive Director – and make contentment happen.
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If you’re not satisfied and decide to move out within your first 60 days, we’ll give you a complete refund.*
(770) 626-4724
550 Barrington Drive • Roswell, GA 30075 * Cedarhurst Promise™ program is only available at advertised community. Not applicable for respite or other short-term stays. Refund is available only if move out is a result of dissatisfaction with Cedarhurst community as documented throughout stay. Complete refund includes base rent, level of care charges, and community fee. Ancillary services fees (ex. additional transportation, pet fees and laundry charges) do not qualify for refund. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Please contact community for additional details. Void where prohibited.
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