​The Solana East Cobb To Open In Spring Of 2018

The Solana East Cobb is a senior living community that will open in East Cobb in early summer of 2018. The Solana offers a new living experience with a beautiful ambiance and first-rate level of service and care. Solana gives residents the freedom to do what they want to do, when they want to do it.

Independent, assisted living—we don’t believe in labels. Instead, we believe in giving seniors the best services, no matter their needs. The East Cobb location is close to prime golf courses, dynamic shopping and great restaurants. Plus, their onsite community experiences make it easy for you or someone you love to continue living life to the fullest, without missing a beat.

Patch caught up with Freda Meyer, executive director at The Solana East Cobb, to learn more about the senior living and dementia care options they provide and how they help their residents achieve the highest standard of living.

Patch: How long has the The Solana been around in the community?

Meyer: The Solana is managed by The Arbor Company with over 30 years of senior community experience. Through a commitment to developing an outstanding and tenured staff, The Arbor Company maintains a reputation for a progressive clinical and competitive edge that embraces both resident and family needs.

Patch: What attracted you to the line of work you’re in, and how did you get started?

Meyer: I began my career in senior living while in college. Initiating my experiences as an intern in a nursing home, I spent the next 25-plus years as a social worker and then became director of a skilled nursing home in Buckhead before joining the Arbor Company.

Patch: If you had to sum up your business missions to a stranger in five words, what would those words be?

Meyer: We listen. We respond. We care.

Patch: What’s the biggest challenge or most difficult moment you’ve faced in your job?

Meyer: Making sure that the needs of the residents are clearly understood and then communicated to the care givers to ensure that everyone works as a team for the best outcome for the residents and their families. Clear communications between all three components, the caregivers, the residents and their families is critical so that there is transparency and not misunderstandings.

Patch: What’s the most satisfying part of your job?

Meyer: Being a part of a community – I love being a part of our residents' and their families' lives.

Patch: How would you say your business or organization distinguishes itself from the others?

Meyer: The Arbor Company places a high value on creating a continuation of a living experience that transcends just the day-to-day needs of a resident to reaching a fulfilling, exceptional life in a community that truly becomes a happy home to our residents and their families. The highest standard of service and residence experiences are a top priority to each and every employee of The Arbor Company from the top executive to the daily caregiver. Arbor’s philosophy is a way of life!

Patch: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given when it comes to success?

Meyer: Excellence begins with me and only with leading by example can success come when the goals of excellence are not compromised but sought after daily. Success is only truly measured in the lives that you touch and impact in a positive way.

Patch: Are there any new projects or endeavors you’re working on that you’re extra excited about?

Meyer: Opening a new community and sharing the excellent “Arbor story” with the East Cobb business and residential community!

We hope to have our community open and accepting residents at the beginning of June 2018. Our sales trailer will be open in January 2018. The 94-apartment senior community will have studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, a beautiful dining area and bistro, library, theater, crafts rooms, activity rooms, concierge services and mobile transportation.

Patch: Do you have any events coming up in your community?

Meyer: Heart 2 Heart – Guinness book of World Records’ “Largest Bingo Card Ever Played.” It is an event to benefit Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta's Sibley Heart Center and Cobb County Senior Services. It takes place on Feb. 22, 2018 at Olde Towne Athletic Club Marietta, GA.

Patch: How can Patch readers learn more about your work and business?

Meyer: Visit our website.

This Patch article is Sponsored by The Solana East Cobb.

Image Credit: Arbor Terrace Solana, GA