Special supplement to The Anoka County Shopper & Blaine / Spring Lake Park Life
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Meet Mary Ann . She moved into The Boulevard , a Crest View Senior Community for independent living , when she was in her late 60s , a little over 10 years ago . Today , people only need to be 55 to move into The Boulevard ( all people in the apartment must be 55 or older ).
Her 94-year-old mother moved into Crest View Senior Community for assisted living . A change in the mother ’ s health required more care and she moved to Crest View ’ s Lutheran Home . Mary Ann was able to visit constantly and manage her mother ’ s care because the buildings were connected , on the same Columbia Heights campus .
In 2016 , it was Mary Ann who needed help . In pain , she called nursing staff on campus . They brought a portable x-ray machine to her apartment . Yes , something was wrong , and they urged her to go to the emergency room . Within hours , she was in surgery and then on to full recovery .
Mary Ann enjoys the freedom of living at Crest View . She never goes outside when the weather is foul . She doesn ’ t need to . She rises early to catch up on emails . She roams around to touch base with folks . She visits people at the skilled care facility . She goes to church with Pastor Bob in her building .
“ Once in a while I go down for lunch if they have sloppy joes , or taco salad or brats ,” Mary Ann says . “ That ’ s the stuff I won ’ t have in my apartment … So I still get a taste . I go down to the 10:00 and 2:00 coffees to catch up on gossip ,” she says with a laugh .
In between , she retires to her apartment , with walls a lovely shade of green she selected , and watches her soap operas .
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