The center, which as about 65 full- and part-time employees, offers 24-hour nursing and personal care to residents.
“I believe there is a great need for quality assisted living services,” Himes said. “The senior population is growing at such a rapid rate. There has to be viable living options to support them.”
The Middletown assisted living facility opened in 2000. It was purchased by Spring Hills Senior Communities in 2004.
“We take residents who are age 62 and over and they can have various levels of dependence and ability. We offer a range of services from basic to heavy custodial care,” Himes said.
Patients typically stay for two years.
Spring Hills Middletown has also received a Caring Stars award from Caring.com.
The award was announced on January 28 and measures commentary and reviews submitted to the Caring.com website. The top 1 percent of assisted living and memory care communities nationwide is identified each year.
Caring.com is an online service based in San Mateo, Calif., and provides information and support to those who care for aging parents, spouses and other loved ones.
This year’s Caring Stars award was determined from consumer ratings and reviews posted on Caring.com between Dec. 1, 2012, and Dec.1, 2013. To qualify, the community had to have received all of the following:
• Three or more reviews during the time frame, at least one of which with the highest rating of five stars;
• An average overall rating (across all reviews on their listing) equaling greater than 4 stars; and
• No unresolved negative reviews.
The Caring Stars awards program was founded in 2012.
Spring Hills is a for-profit company based in Edison, N.J. Spring Hills operates eight communities including Middletown, a Dayton location, and other sites in New Jersey, Virginia and Florida.
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