LAS FUENTES RESORT VILLAGE

Las Fuentes Resort Village is a senior living community on Scott Drive in Prescott, Arizona, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The Arizona Department of Health Services licenses its assisted living center (license AL9771C) for 84 residents. Independent living is maintenance free, assisted living offers help with daily activities in a homelike setting, and memory care provides a secure setting for people living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia.

An Extended Assisted Living program lets a resident stay in an independent living home while receiving added support. The community has a chapel, gardens, walking paths, a dining room with chef-prepared meals, and an occupational therapy gym. Transportation is offered for appointments, and staff are available around the clock. The community describes pet-friendly spaces. Because Las Fuentes Resort Village offers several levels of living in one place, it can suit couples whose needs differ, or someone who is independent today but wants a plan if more support is needed later.

A move from one level to another usually begins with a new assessment, so it helps to ask how that process works and how much notice is involved. In Arizona, assisted living communities are licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. A licensed assisted living center serves eleven or more residents and may be approved to provide supervisory care, personal care, or directed care services, with directed care being the level for residents who can no longer direct their own care, as is common with dementia.

Families can look up a community's license and inspection history on the state's AZ Care Check website before a visit, and reading recent inspection reports can show how a community has responded to any past findings. Arizona rules require an assisted living facility to prepare a written service plan for each resident that describes the care and services to be provided, and to review and update it as needs change.

Families can ask to take part in that review, to see how the plan is shared with staff on each shift, and to learn who to call when something in the plan no longer fits. Around the neighborhood, Yavapai Regional Medical Center is under a mile away, and Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is about 1.5 miles away. Badger Park is under a mile away, Natural Grocers is under a mile away for groceries, and Prescott Public Library is about 2 miles away.

On a tour, ask how the Extended Assisted Living program works, how a move to memory care is decided, how appointment transportation is scheduled, and what the pet policy covers. Comparing communities takes time. Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families; if it would help to talk through Las Fuentes Resort Village alongside other choices in Prescott, reach out whenever it suits you.