Academy Villas new Vivaldi residence is close to completion. Here are some photos from the inside the Academy Villas new residence.  More photos are on their way.  From the front door, you walk into a rotunda with seating areas.  On the right is the dining room with magnificent [...]

Academy Villas New Assisted Living Residence On Thursday, at Sunset, a dedicated group of Academy Villagers and Vail residents ribbon cut the ribbon for the second Academy Villas assisted living residence. This new residence, the Vivaldi Villa, and the present building, the Langtry Villa, now accommodate 30 guests [...]

Considering Assisted Living For Parents:   Gary Fenstermacher, CEO of Academy Services Corp.  wrote this article for Vail Voice, March, 2017. For many of us, the last thing we think about as we age is being elderly. As I recall my own middle age, I had little idea [...]

Academy Villas spectacular view   The Academy Villas are located in an area with spectacular views. For example, this is a view from the back patio of the new Vivaldi Villa, which is almost complete. This is a view of the the Rincon Mountains from the back patio.  For example, [...]

  Academy Villas Progress includes Receiving Some Paint. Academy Villas Progress is continuing with new paint on the outside of the Vivaldi Villa.  This happened when the lime was finally washed from the stucco on the outside wall. Workers were thankful that it rained, since they would have had [...]

Holiday Fun With Singing.  Academy Villagers met with Academy Villas residents to sing Hanukkah and Christmas songs. The singing was led by Academy Villager Leslie Nitzberg.  The Villas then presented everyone with a most wonderful luncheon prepared by the Villas staff.  Some family members of the Villas residents also attended. [...]

Vivaldi Villa Edging Toward Completion: This photo is of the patio side of the Vivaldi Villa.  We are looking forward to the Spring 2017 completion of the Villas assisted living residence at 7700 S. Vivaldi Court. The Vivaldi Villa will be licensed for three levels of care: personal, supervisory, [...]

Pima Council on Aging has prepared a checklist to use in selecting residential care for older adults.  Here are several of the items: What is the monthly base fee and what services does it cover?  What additional services are there and do they cost extra? Is there an [...]

Yesterday, the Arizona Department of Health Services conducted a review of the Langtry Villa. The dates of these extensive and thorough surveys are never known in advance.  We are pleased to announce that the Langtry Villa passed with flying colors. There were no deficiencies. This is a significant [...]

Click to view Academy Villas Aging-in-Place Academy Villas Aging-in-Place program is part of a larger program in Academy Village that provides residents in the Villas and Village with many options. This is described in an article appearing in The Vail Voice (Nov., 2016, p. 30). It describes [...]