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What is Summit Place?

Summit Place is a community of active senior adults. Summit Place offers independent, assisted living, and Alzheimer's/dementia memory care for senior adults in an active, caring setting. Summit Place is located just outside Anderson South Carolina, close to I-85 and the AnMed Health North Campus.

What types of accommodations are available?

Summit Court Independent Living offers both one-bedroom and two-bedroom cottages with and without garages.

Summit Place assisted living offers private studio apartments with a private bath, mini-kitchenette and a large closet. We also offer two room suites that may be private or shared and can accommodate a bedroom and living room or two bedrooms complete with a large bath area, double vanity sinks, and a mini-kitchenette with breakfast nook.

Reflections memory care offers a private studio apartment with private bath and clothing armoire as well as a deluxe companion apartment that includes a shared bath area and individual clothing armoires.

What is Assisted Living?

Assisted living provides each person with just the right amount of care to allow him or her to maintain their independence — all within the comforts of home. Assisted living provides a personalized alternative for seniors who need more assistance in their lives, but do not require the full-time attention associated with costly nursing or home care.

What is Assisted Living Not?

Assisted living is not a nursing home. Our residents tend to be frail, need assistance with medications, meals, ambulation and other activities, but are not chronically ill. Assisted living does not staff nurses around the clock, although higher quality providers usually have a licensed nurse on staff. At the same time, because assisted living is a residential model of care, residents have more choice and control over their living arrangements and activities than in the more institutional nursing home setting. Consulting with your doctor can help you know which level of care is right for you.

What amenities and services are available?

Summit Place has a large senior living facility with restaurant style dining, sunroom, a beauty/barber shop, a whirlpool therapy spa, and a full range of in-house fitness, exercise and therapy. Our services include interior and exterior maintenance and security, utilities, cable TV, landscaping, housekeeping, laundry, a staff call system and scheduled transportation to medical appointments with a wheelchair accessible bus.

Do you have nurses on staff?

Even though it is not required by assisted living regulation to staff a nurse full time, Summit Place has chosen to do so. We feel it is in the best interest of our residents to have a nurse dedicated to assisting our residents to maintain the highest level of health and function available to them. Therefore, we employ a licensed nurse as our Resident Care Director.

Can I live in assisted living if I have a wheelchair, walker or just have difficulty in walking?

Yes. Most higher quality assisted living facilities seek to allow residents to remain in the independent assisted living setting as long as possible. Unless you have unusual problems, which should be discussed with the Executive Director, we accept and encourage people who need assistance with ambulation to live with us at Summit Place.

Does this mean that you can prevent my mother from falling?

Unfortunately not. It is important to be aware that no assisted living facility or nursing home can prevent resident falls, which are regrettably part of the normal aging process and therefore a natural risk of living. While we staff caregivers 24 hours a day, we cannot and do not provide one-on-one assistance or oversight 24 hours a day. Nor do we allow bed rails, which are considered to be a restraint. This means that there are times, whether in a resident's room, bathroom or even in the common areas, when a resident will experience falls.

Do you have a house physician?

Residents may continue to see their own physicians just as they did before moving into our community. We arrange for or provide transportation to and from their local doctor with family companion service as needed.

May I bring my own furnishings to my apartment?

Absolutely. This is your home and you should have all the comforts and furnishings to which you are accustomed. Summit Place residents enjoy decorating their own apartments and entrances to add their own unique personality to their homes.

Are there any tax benefits?

Costs related to senior living at Summit Place may be tax deductible for both the resident and their family caregiver if they meet the Internal Revenue Service requirements. As Summit Place is not a provider of tax advice, we encourage you to fully explore this opportunity and seek the advice of your tax advisor. You may also visit www.irs.gov, and particularly www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf for more information on this potential benefit.

Equal Housing Opportunity

Summit Place welcomes all regardless of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability or national origin.