Bee Hive Homes of Santa Fe

The Bee Hive Homes of Santa Fe was featured on the Good Morning New Mexico program.  Assisted living care is not the same everywhere and Angel Malone, Bee Hive Homes of Santa Fe Administrator explains what makes the Bee Hive Homes assisted living so special in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Please take a minute to watch this wonderful feature video.

Have you ever been to Draper, Utah? If you have, you may already know about our state of the art cycle park or unbelievable amphitheater. But there’s something else pretty special here. It’s a small assisted living called BeeHive Homes of Draper. It’s one of the premier Draper Utah assisted living homes as a matter of fact! If you or your loved one are looking for an intimate, detail oriented retirement option that redefines quality of care, look no more.
Bee Hive Home residents love to eat. They love to live. They love to live in Draper! Bee Hive Homes provide caring, qualified staff to our folks. Our expectations are high. Your loved one becomes our loved one. Programs such as ‘Bee-Fit’ encourage residents to love life in a healthy way. Parties and regular activities like summer bbq’s, rootbeer floats and pioneer dinners bring joy and fun! This is the new way to retire. Research on aging indicates that people continue to thrive in environments much like the ones they spent their lives in. That is what Bee Hive Homes are all about.
Each resident in this Draper Utah assisted living home is afforded their own private room as well as a common living area complete with cable tv and intercom system. Your room may include the lovely Ashley furniture provided OR your very own furniture from home! Our cook prepares three meals a day, each lovingly planned and dietician approved to be sure all individual diet needs are met. Around the clock staff, specially trained in geriatric care, plan daily activities directed to the needs and interests of the residents.
When it’s time for your loved one to receive more care or supervision than he currently has, consider Bee Hive Homes. The Draper Utah assisted living homes, there for you, when you can’t be.

At first glance this photo was simply a nice photo, but once you look under the surface, this photo IS Bee Hive Homes. This little guy was an accountant who moved to Albuquerque from Minnesota. As a result of his dementia he was always wanting to leave the facility to go to meetings. So Bev Thorsgaard, Bee Hive Homes Caregiver, decided that she could do something exceptional. Bev set up a desk, complete with all the tools he would need for his trade. Not only that, she then saved receipts and gave this resident a job doing books for a company. After that he was happy and content to sit at his desk and do his job day after day.

Bee Hive Homes of East Millcreek (Salt Lake City, UT) Opens

There will be a brand new assisted living option available in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The Bee Hive Homes of East Millcreek will be opening their doors to the public and celebrating the opening of this home with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  Twayne Walker says, “We are certainly very pleased to have this beautiful assisted living home opening and we are very excited to introduce our Bee Hive assisted living services into this wonderful community.”

The Bee Hive Homes of East Millcreek is the latest home to open within the Bee Hive Homes franchise.  There are currently about 140 Bee Hive Homes open across the country.  These homes are focused on providing assisted living care is a setting that more resembles a home like environment.  This model was introduced by Bee Hive Homes 25 years ago in order to provide those in need of assistance with an alternative to large institutional care.  Bee Hive Homes typically offer assistance to between 10 – 16 residents in each of the homes.  This allows for staff to resident rations that are consistently much lower than most competing assisted living facilities.  There is certainly a focus on making sure that the staff members build strong relationships with the residents that they care for.  This is how a family like environment is created.

We are very excited to introduce the Bee Hive Homes assisted living model into the Salt Lake City area.   We are certain that Bee Hive Homes will have a very positive impact on the East Millcreek community and become a valuable resource for those in need of care.  This home is owned by Aaron Thornock and Dale Johnson.

For more information on this home or for a list of Bee Hive Homes assisted living services please call or complete the contact form. (801) 341-0622

There is a brand new Bee Hive Homes Veterans Assisted Living Home in Meridian, Idaho.  On February 9th, 2012 the ribbon was cut on a veteran specific assisted living home in this great community.  This was a spectacular celebration and an amazing tribute to veterans.

This event was indeed a ribbon cutting on the opening of the newest assisted living home in Meridian, Idaho.  However, it was much more than just that.  This was the opening of a building that will meet a need in the Treasure Valley (Meridian and the surrounding areas).  The event captured the attention of the local media and the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

The event was featured on the both ABC and NBC, as well as a 15 minute radio interview on the local Kevin Miller Show.

Bee Hive Veterans Assisted Living Home is now open.  Call 208-901-8422 for tour availability and information.

The Difference in Residential Assisted Living Homes

Bee Hive Homes offers assisted living care in a residential setting.  Residential assisted living homes offer many advantages over institutional care or larger facilities.  The first and most notable difference in residential assisted living homes is the staff to resident ratios.  In the larger facilities there are many times when one staff member may be left to care for as many as 25 residents.  At Bee Hive Homes you will find staff-to-resident ratios are often less than 7 to 1.

Another wonderful advantage is the ability for caregivers to truly get to know each resident personally.  When caregivers have the opportunity to know those they care for, the level of personal care can be more directly related to those items that are needed by the resident.   This personal care is highlighted in the Redefining Care Video Series that has been released by Bee Hive Homes.  Additionally, the residential assisted living homes tend to offer an environment that allows the residents getting to know one another like family.  These personal or “family” relationships that residents build are a large part of what gives each Bee Hive Home a true home-like environment.

Bee Hive Homes is certainly an industry leader in residential assisted living homes.  Now in the 25^th year of operation, Bee Hive Homes assisted living homes are located in 12 states across the country and the care is offered in over 140 assisted living homes.  If you would like more information on residential assisted living care please contact a Bee Hive Home in your area.  Bee Hive Homes are always open for tours and our staff members are always willing to take time to show you around.   We look forward to helping you explore and discover all of the assisted living options that are available to you and your loved ones.

Assisted Living Wyoming Style

There are 6 different Bee Hive Homes locations in the wonderful state of Wyoming.  We have Bee Hive Homes located in Buffalo, Cody, Evanston, Gillette , Sheridan and Worland.   All of these locations provide the very best in assisted living care to those in need.  At the same time all of our Wyoming assisted living locations have years of experience and the backing of a national company with over 25 years of assisted living service.

Bee Hive Homes assisted living is very pleased to continue the Redefining Care Video Series.  This series is focused on showing that there in a vast difference in how different companies and service providers view “care”.  At Bee Hive Homes we believe that care should be tailored to meet the needs of the individual as opposed to the needs of a large group.  We take pride in a very direct focus on our residents.  In fact, this is the very reason the Bee Hive Home business model is about caring for fewer residents as opposed to the large institutional care.  We firmly believe the staff to resident ratios are a great representation of how much individual assisted living care an individual resident receives.  We would invite you to visit our Redefining Care page to see our idea of just how individual care can be.

We are certainly proud to have over 140 assisted living home locations and options across the United States.  We are also very proud to provide assisted living Wyoming style.  After all, we believe care varies from individual to individual and certainly from area to area.  We would invite each of you to tour an assisted living home in Wyoming.  Our staff is always willing to schedule time to introduce others to the Bee Hive Homes assisted living family.

Just because we continue to get older does not mean that we have fewer reasons to celebrate holidays and special events.  In fact, it is quite the contrary.  There is no better way to show your appreciation for our assisted living residents than by magnifying the attention shown to yet another year or one more Christmas.  At the Bee Hive Homes of Meridian, Idaho these special occasions are something that are celebrated throughout the year.  It is yet another reason to bring the Bee Hive family together for some celebration and excitement.  

What does it mean to a resident who has lived through so much throughout their lifetime to have yet another opportunity to welcome in another year?  The assisted living staff at Bee Hive Homes are trained to understand the impact that this can have on the happiness and end of life care for the residents they serve.  However, you will quickly find that it is not the training or a job that makes these caregivers celebrate with the residents.  It is simply the love that they have for one another that brings them together for this occasion and honestly, any occasion that may give them another reason to have fun.

Bee Hive Homes assisted living is dedicated to making our residents happy.  It has been our focus from that beginning that residents need more one-on-one time with caregivers so their individual care needs can be meant.  You may have heard us say it before but care in not a one-size fits all idea.  Care is and always will be the focus of what we strive for at Bee Hive Homes.  We welcome you to tour any of our Bee Hive Homes assisted living facilities.  We have over 140 homes across the country and we would certainly love to show you the Bee Hive Homes assisted living difference.

Bee Hive Homes of Star assisted living has officially opened the doors.  This fabulous assisted living home is set in the quiet community of Star, Idaho.  Owner Joe White brings a wonderful staff with a focus on providing a very high quality of personal assisted living care to the community of Star.  Twayne Walker, Owner of Bee Hive Homes says, “Just because you are from a small community does not mean there should be less demand set on providing superior elderly care options.  To many times the smaller community means fewer options, which often times means a lesser quality list of options as well.”

Star, Idaho is about 15 miles outside the city of Boise, Idaho and a neighbor to the larger communities of Meridian and Eagle.  Assisted living options in Star, Idaho often need to include facilities that are actually in these neighboring communities.  We have solved this problem by bringing Bee Hive Homes assisted living care to Star, Idaho.  Bee Hive Homes offers assisted living services to residents throughout the country.  Our services are focused around serving individuals and not large groups.  Mr. Walker states, “We honestly feel that care is not one size fits all.  Care must be tailored to meet the needs of the person you are serving.”  Bee Hive Homes has highlighted this approach to care in a new video series we call Redefining Care.

With the opening of the Bee Hive Homes of Star, residents in this area will be provided with an option for a very high level of personal care service.  Our home is a 16 bedroom home which allow for our staff to truly get to know and love the residents on a very personal level.  We take pride in the fact that we are a family.  We care for one another like family, play as a family, share as a family, and live as a family.  If you have more questions or would like information on the Bee Hive Homes of Star please contact us now.

Just down the road from Salt Lake City, Utah you will find the wonderful little community of Draper, Utah.  Draper is home to one of Bee Hive Homes newest assisted living homes.  Owners Stan and Michelle Ketcher have worked very hard to make sure that Bee Hive Homes of Draper assisted living is not just another assisted living facility.  In fact they have honestly created a true family atmosphere with all of their residents.

Bee Hive Homes of Draper has been a labor of love—meant to be the home of Lois Ketcher, the mother of Stan Ketcher.  The family highly anticipated her becoming the first resident.  Lois passed away March 7^, 2010 just weeks before the opening.  “That was the founding purpose behind Bee Hive Homes of Draper,” Ketcher says. “To offer homes to moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas.”  The home has certainly turned into something special here in the Draper community.

“Of the over 140 Bee Hive Homes, this home has one of the best care staffs of any of them”, says Dennis Toland, owner of Bee Hive Homes.  ”Every person plays such a vital role in creating an environment like this and they have done such a wonderful job in Draper.”   Connie Sperry, our Care Director, was named the Bee Hive Homes of America Caregiver of the Year.  Connie is an incredibly patient, warm, and loving “mom” to our home.  She is supported by an outstanding group of caregiver, cooks, and friends for the Bee Hive residents.  These residents who are lucky enough to call Bee Hive Homes of Draper home sure appreciate all of the hard work and focus that goes into making Bee Hive Homes of Draper assisted living, “The next best place to home”.

If you would like more information on Bee Hive Homes of Draper or the Bee Hive Homes care model please call 801-449-9062.

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