A PLACE LIKE HOME ALF, INC.
PALM BAY, FLORIDA

Our excellent dining offerings are an essential part of life at A Place Like Home. Though we are required to follow a State approved menu from a licensed dietitian, we have the freedom to cook our dishes anyway we like. And our care providers love to cook. Residents can look forward to a variety of healthy and delicious meals all prepared with fresh seasonal ingredients. Because we are a small home, it is easy for us to gladly cater to special recipe requests. As a weekly activity, we have each resident pick out one recipe that they would like us to make. We sit at a table with them and look through cookbooks and visit online sites so that everyone is involved. A Place Like Home is a small, pretty, assisted living that has basically been run by two immensely caring families since it's beginning over 8 years ago. We are all professionals and we are all friends. Continuity of care is primary for those living in assisted homes. Since there has been little turn-over throughout the years, our residents know our faces, they know our voices, they know our hearts and they experience consistency in our day to day routines. Our workers are easy going, gentle, funny and moderated... but not "push-overs". We are trained in the art of balancing compassion with effectiveness. She provides input to the administrator, helps design and implement resident care plans, manages staff personalities and scheduling, fields resident questions, gives facility tours, communicates with nurses and adjuncts and provides exceptional hands on care. She is our "go to" person for answers on almost any topic. We are most fortunate to have Brenda Britten, ARPN consulting with us as our in-house Medical Director. She has been given the highest of accolades in our county, consults at a number small and larger ALF facilities, and maintains a private practice. Space Coast Daily (Women in Business) wrote the following in regard to another ALF site: She is savvy with our residents and they respond to her very well. We are please to have her on our team. Ben, son to Dr. Walker, is wonderful with all our residents. Women adore him and men follow his lead. He is a champion of resident rights and sees people for who they are rather than who they no longer are. Ben has been helping out A Place Like Home since its inception. He has a unique ability to see behind the disabilities to know the residents' true essence. People feel respected and valued when they spend their time with Ben. He is also quite humorous. Ben is CNA trained, provides direct patient care weekly, and helps with maintenance issues to boot. Kyla Miller, fiancee to Ben Walker has helped out in every aspect of direct care over the past several years. She is quiet, but powerful. The resident's enjoy her calm, easy going disposition and her fun loving attitude. She is CNA trained with a sweet demeanor. Because we are smaller, our community offers warm personalized attention, a homey setting, and an inclusive atmosphere that encourages bonding, family-like banter and social interactions. Our professional staff is committed to making this a pleasant and worry-free time for you, as well.