Fountain View Village is a complete campus of care for senior living.

The Fountain Hills complex at 16455 E. Avenue of the Fountains features independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing, all on the same property.

Rebecca Quinn, director of sales and marketing for the facility, said the integration between assisted living and independent living is unusual.

“Many places don’t integrate the two,” Quinn said. “This is very nice for couples. There may be a situation where one person needs to be in assisted living and the other person doesn’t. They can be together, but participate in different things. It makes the transition from independent living to assisted living easy, too.”

A variety of programs and activities are offered every day. Residents have numerous choices and levels of involvement.

“We have residents who want to do everything,” Quinn said. “And we have those who are comfortable with participating once in awhile. It just depends on the personality of the person.”

Quinn said the socialization available to seniors helps them with the transition to living in a retirement community.

“Sometimes, a person feels very able to stay in their home in their later years,” she said. “But often, as we get older, we have a tendency to withdraw if it isn’t convenient to socialize. Eating can be an issue. Sleeping sometimes is a problem. There are just any number of things that are affected in the aging process.”

Being in a community such as Fountain View Village actually helps a person feel better and have more energy to do things, Quinn said.

For those in independent living, the lifestyle is not much different from living in an apartment. The services available in the retirement living section include breakfast and dinner in the dining room, most utilities, scheduled transportation, bi-weekly housekeeping and a variety of social and recreational activities. Even pets are welcome.

In the assisted living section, residents receive three meals per day, housekeeping and laundry services and a 24-hour awake staff monitor, a pendant system they wear. Upon assessment, they also may have help with the activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing, as well as medication assistance. Legacy Court, assisted memory care, has special programming for residents with Alzheimer’s and other related dementias.

Individual service plans are provided to those in the skilled nursing center. They have a wonderful rehabilitation program to make you strong enough to go home, wherever home may be.

The Village has a heated swimming pool, a fitness center, a pub and a movie theater. There also is a small restaurant open for lunch to the public.

Fountain View Village also makes some of its space available to the public. There are several meeting and dining rooms that can be rented for private functions.

“We have several local groups who hold meetings here,” Quinn said.

The Town of Fountain Hills held its last annual retreat at Fountain View Village. The facility can cater functions and provide some equipment and furnishings.

“We have had bridal showers here, and other little gatherings,” Quinn said. “It works well for small events.”

But the focus of Fountain View Village is its residents and their comfort.

“We provide a friendly atmosphere, along with the great care for our residents,” Quinn said.

From the first phone call – when the receptionist answers, “It’s a beautiful lifestyle at Fountain View Village,” you feel welcome.

The staff, administration and residents project that feeling.

For more information, call (480) 836-5000, or visit www.seniorlifestyle.com.