About

Arbor Place Arbor Place is a private assisted living residence, uniquely able to deal with the special needs of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. It provides aging in place with dignity through the disease process, including on-site hospice care when convenient. Walter H. Fanburg, M.D., a board-certified Geriatric Psychiatrist, opened Arbor Place nearly two decades ago based on his expertise and understanding that Alzheimer’s Care requires close medical and psychiatric attention. His experience has proven it is equally important that individually-tailored programming is essential to engage members at their highest level of functioning. Arbor Place is a beautifully-designed one-amount home that includes a private bedroom and bathroom for each of the 16 community members. Everyone enjoys the safe landscaped gardens and putting green. Surrounded by laughter, sunlight, and cognitively engaging happenings, Arbor Place residents are comfortable, relaxed and happy. Bringing personalities and smiles to life Persons with Alzheimer’s require a specific type of space in which to thrive. The great internal reservoirs of laughter and joy are still there, but with Alzheimer’s it can take a different “language” and community to enable those personalities and smiles to come to life again. The community members are constantly engaged in music, art, dance and other activities. We help each person make the most of his or her existing cognitive abilities by creating rich, stimulating experiences specific to their needs and interests. For people with Alzheimer’s, it is “the moment” that has to mean. We make each of those moments count. How is this achieved? Our residents are surrounded by caring and love – supported by a professionally trained, compassionate, articulate and responsive staff. Family members quickly realize how life has changed for the better for their loved ones. Alzheimer’s can be a heartrending experience, especially for supportive family community members who love and care for the person who has been diagnosed. But if the person you love is in an environment that facilitates internal and external contentment, you will feel more at ease and able to deal with other aspects of your own life, knowing that you have provided the very best for the person you love. If you’re looking for the very best in Alzheimer’s care, we invite you to explore our uniquely alive and happy home. What Makes Us Special Arbor Place was founded in 1998 by Dr. Walter Fanburg, a local geriatric psychiatrist dedicated to developing a model of residential medical, social, and emotional care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.