Assisted Living
Help with bathing, dressing, medications and getting to meals, in a private suite with your own furniture.
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Charlottesville senior living with assisted living, memory support and week-long respite
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Settle in and stay awhile
On 22 acres in Charlottesville, Willowmere offers apartments, state-licensed assisted living, memory care and short stays.
Residents keep their own routines, their own furniture and, often, their own cats. Our care team steps in wherever a routine has become harder, the kitchen cooks three meals from scratch, and the calendar runs from watercolour class to bluegrass on the porch. When needs change, residents change levels of care here, without starting over somewhere new.
Meet the Willowmere TeamCare services follow each resident's written care plan.
Care options
Support that keeps pace with changing needs
From an independent apartment to memory care support, residents can change levels of care without leaving the friends and staff they know.
Independent Living
Your own apartment, no upkeep, a dining credit and a full calendar, with help available later if it is needed.
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Memory Support
Steady routines in a quiet neighborhood, trained staff day and night and a walled courtyard garden.
Learn MoreRespite Stays
A ready-made suite for the weeks a family caregiver needs to rest, travel or heal.
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Recovery Stays
A furnished suite near the therapy gym after a hospital visit, with your own therapists coming to you.
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In-Home Care
Willowmere caregivers at your own front door, from two short visits up to every day.
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Comfort and Hospice
Care aimed at comfort in a resident's own suite, alongside the hospice provider the family chooses.
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Our promise
What families can expect
01.Planning
A written care plan before move-in
A nurse meets with each new resident and their family, writes down the help needed and the routines that matter, and reviews the plan every season, or sooner when something changes.
02.Staffing
Caregivers here day and night
Assisted living and memory care have trained staff awake and on site through every night, not on call from somewhere else, and a nurse is always reachable.
03.Updates
News you do not have to chase
Families get a call after the first night, weekly check-ins during the first month and a named staff contact after that, who answers the phone by name.
04.Dining
Three meals a day, cooked here
Chef Thomas Ashby's kitchen cooks every meal on campus, with soft-texture, low-sodium and diabetic-friendly versions of the menu, and a tasting table every Thursday.
05.Choice
Your routine, not ours
Wake-up times, shower days, meal seats and activities follow the resident's habits. We plan the staff schedule around them, not the other way round, all year.
06.Clarity
Rates explained in writing
Monthly rates, care levels and what each one includes are written down before move-in, and any change is explained ahead of time, in a letter and in person.
Suites and floor plans
Comfortable apartments and calm suites
Assisted living suite
A sunny garden studio with its own kitchenette and help close at hand
One open room with a sitting corner, a kitchenette and a roll-in shower, on the assisted living wing a short walk from the Hearth dining room.
$4,900per month | Garden Studio
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Independent living apartment
A one-bedroom apartment with a door you can close on the day
A separate bedroom, a full living room and a galley kitchen in the independent apartments, with dining credits and the whole activity calendar included.
$3,950per month | Ivy One-Bedroom
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Memory care suite
A calm private suite in the memory care neighborhood, beside the courtyard garden
A private room with a keepsake case by the door, simple furniture and a window onto the enclosed courtyard garden, where residents walk freely.
$7,200per month | Memory Care Suite
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Furnished short-stay suite
Move in with just a suitcase for a respite week, a recovery or a first look
Furnished and ready, with linens and toiletries, for respite stays, recovery after a hospital visit or a few weeks of trying community life.
$210per day | Short-Stay Suite
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Illustrative pricing and availability. Not an offer.
Our team
The people who make this home
Standards we keep
Standards we keep
A written care plan for every resident, every season
Caregivers awake and on site through every night
Every rate explained in writing before move-in day
Families welcome to drop by at any reasonable hour
Signs it may be time to talk about assisted living, and how to begin that first family conversation
Autumn open house and supper, October 18
Tour the suites, meet the care team, hear bluegrass on the porch and stay for a harvest supper.
A checklist for planning a respite stay
What to book, pack and share before a short stay, so your loved one settles in and you can rest.
Come see it for yourself
Schedule your personal tour
Tell us a little about what you are looking for and we will set up a visit, with lunch in the Hearth included.
Call the community(555) 284-7310