If your parent lives in Alpharetta, about 25 miles north of Atlanta in north Fulton County, a few local numbers are worth keeping by the phone. Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center, is in Roswell. Fulton County runs its North Senior Center on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, 770-520-7500, and the Crabapple Neighborhood Senior Center on Broadwell Road. The county's STARline, 404-613-6000, answers senior services questions, and Empowerline, the Atlanta Regional Commission's free aging line, is at 404-463-3333.
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6 communities
Village Park Alpharetta is a large campus on Morris Road with bungalows, cottages, city homes and apartments, run by Atlanta-based Galerie Living. The main campus is licensed as assisted living throughout, so an independent apartment can be converted to assisted living without a move. There is also a secured memory care neighborhood for Alzheimer's, Lewy body, vascular and other dementias, with private and semi-private studios.
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Based on 6 Alpharetta communities that publish prices — from $3,095 to $6,395.
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