Avista Senior Living Blog

Avista Senior Living was lucky enough to be featured by Susan Casper of Sonoran Living on Tuesday! Susan visited a few unique places in our east valley community, The Summit at Sunland Springs, accompanied by executive director Kristie Stark. Watch the 15-minute video for a little visit of this great...

What can be done to fight Alzheimer’s? We all know that Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease which affects millions of people across the country, but did you know that it causes more deaths than prostate and breast cancer combined (alz.org)? The data we have about its impact on our population is...

One of our wonderful residents at Avista North Mountain wrote us a letter to share his feelings about the community! We’re grateful to have such excellent residents living with us and we welcome their feedback. With his permission, here is the letter that he wrote: My name is George Chavez....

Please raise your hand if you’ve ever wished you could sleep better. We’ve all felt it: that groggy, disoriented feeling you get when you’re woken up from a terrible night’s sleep by your alarm clock. And often, this effect gets worse and worse as we age! Many older adults are...

We are excited about the new “Enhance” Memory Care programming by Eric Collett and Randy Vawdrey, NP. Together with them, we are working on implementing some unique and innovative approaches to help our residents thrive. Striving to improve cognitive function and quality of life for seniors is the ultimate goal,...

Used in several Avista communities, It’s Never 2 Late is a system that helps seniors communicate, express themselves, and enliven their care process. This revolutionary technology can provide meaningful therapy, engaging activities, and other support for our communities that provide memory care. We are proud to work with iN2L to...