Whispering Creek Senior Living celebrates 1-year anniversary

The facility, which opened last February, has 82 apartments with Khaki-colored walls and white wooden trim. Large windows and wooden blinds allow light to flow into the rooms, according to executive director Nicole Ellermeier.

“It’s very fresh and clean and open,” she said of the complex located next to the Whispering Creek Golf Course.

Each apartment has its own kitchen with appliances, a stack-able washer and dryer, and a balcony or patio. Utilities, cable, meals, housekeeping and an attached garage, are included in a month’s rent, which starts at around $2,000.

The facility, which is staffed 24-hours a day, contains 39 independent living apartments that range from 870 to 1,400 square feet, a 1,700 square-foot clubhouse, twenty-seven 573 to 943 square-foot assisted living apartments, and sixteen 300 square -foot secured memory care suites.

An executive chef oversees three dinning areas where meals are prepared fresh daily. The noon meal, the largest of the day, offers an appetizer, a main course balanced by a dietitian, and dessert.

“There’s always choices for food,” Ellermeier said. “It’s not just one thing and that’s what you get each day.”

Residents have the option to watch movies in the evening at an on-site theater, or participate in a daily exercise program. “Fun Friday’s” offer entertainment acts, guest speakers and chances to learn a new activity or craft.

Ellermeier said staff and the services that they provide set Whispering Creek apart from other senior living facilities in the area.

“We have new amenities which are nice, but it really comes down to the fact that we try to exceed the customers’ expectations in every aspect, whether it’s dinning, housekeeping, maintenance or nursing,” she said. “I think that’s what gives us the wow factor – our staff.”