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Salemtowne is a non-profit, Life Plan Community established by members of the Moravian Church in 1972 and is located on 120+ acres in northwest Winston-Salem, near Historic Bethabara Park, Wake Forest University, and vibrant shopping and dining venues.
Accommodations for independent living residents include 73 cottages in three distinct neighborhoods all with two bedrooms and 95 apartments in two buildings with one and two-bedrooms.
Salemtowne‘s newest residential living option, The Woodlands, features 56 stunning villas with spacious floor plans and under building parking built on a gorgeous wooded setting near on-campus fitness and dining.
The community fitness center features an indoor pool and Jacuzzi as well as exercise and weight rooms. The fitness center also offers an array of programs to benefit beginner or advanced fitness levels.
Other community amenities include a four-acre lake and walking trails, restaurant style and fast casual dining, art galleries, libraries, gift shops, craft rooms, and a wood working shop.
Our Masten Assisted Living Center offers 46 licensed rooms which include studio rooms and suites and unlimited access to the full community.
Salemtowne completed construction of a new 100-bed skilled nursing built in the household model in 2017. The center also features a comprehensive multi-disciplinary transitional rehabilitation center that specializes in short stay recovery after surgery and other illnesses. A new 20-bed assisted living memory support household was also added.
Features:
- Non-profit Moravian affiliated
- 120+ acre campus w/ walking trails
- Lake with recreation area
- Offers a variety of apartment styles, cottages and villas
- Healthy lifestyle programming
- Fitness Center with pool
- Superb cuisine
- On-site therapy services
- Library & computer lab
- Woodworking shop
- Art gallery
- Gift Shops
- Transportation
- Convenient to shopping areas
- Pet friendly
- Wellness Clinic
- Call today to arrange a tour
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The Magnificent Monarchs of Salemtowne
Salemtowne senior living community has a beautiful campus with abundant natural resources including walking trails, a lake, bountiful trees, and seasonal flowers that are enjoyed by residents, team members, and visitors alike. Thanks to a dedicated group of resident volunteers, Salemtowne’s campus has one more source of outdoor pride: magnificent Monarch butterflies. [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Monarch Waystation
The Community Garden on the campus at Salemtowne is one of beauty and joy. Residents Kay Snavely and Carolyn Stokes not only help with flowers and tomatoes in the garden, but they also started a butterfly waystation. These butterflies are tagged and tracked. They share about this process. [...]
Building Community with Extraordinary Culinary Experiences
Imagine a restaurant where the same customers return every day and bring selective and sophisticated palates. It is a scenario that could strike fear in the most accomplished chefs and describes a lifestyle that residents in Triangle and Triad retirement communities have come to expect. The elevated culinary scene [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Rehab Courtyard Garden
Rehabilitation patients at Salemtowne have a wonderfully sunny courtyard, the Rehab Courtyard Garden, in which to practice navigating sidewalks, grassy surfaces, or even brick stairs like they may have at home. Two long-time friends of Salemtowne who have been donors, board members and are now residents, have transformed the space into a beautiful garden [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Outdoor Plaza
Salemtowne has a robust schedule of activities, both annual and seasonal. The Salemtowne campus comprises over 120 acres of extraordinary amenities. The plaza is a favorite gathering place for residents year round, but has a special appeal when the backdrop of the woods creates an amazing display of color. The plaza offers a comfortable and convenient place for residents to gather [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Gardens and Trails
The Community Garden at Salemtowne provides a place for residents to enjoy a love and activity they likely enjoyed before moving to the community. When asked about these attraction, Larry Lovvorn, a resident and pro-gardener shares, "I would think for some people, this would certainly be a very positive attraction. Plus the trails help you get a lot of physical activity."[...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Connecting with Nature
The Community Garden at Salemtowne brings together residents in a united cause. Resident and pro-gardener Larry Lovvorn says, "Getting fresh produce is good. Plus working with the soil is recuperative. As you can see, flowers are important for our butterflies. We have the Monarch butterfly spot here. We track these butterflies all over the eastern hemisphere. [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Enjoying the Crop
Residents at Salemtowne in Winston-Salem enjoy a beautiful and robust community garden. Resident and Pro-Gardener, Larry Lovvorn, from Salemtowne says, “You can come down here and get your crop pretty easily. We are down here every other day because we have so many tomatoes popping out. This time of year you get more than you can possibly use, [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Community Garden
Pro-gardener and Salemtowne resident Larry Lovvorn shares about Salemtowne’s community garden. Gardening provides a host of benefits. Vegetables fresh from the vine are a summer delight and gardening has wonderful health benefits. But perhaps what residents of Salemtowne enjoy most is the social interaction the community garden provides. [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Butterfly Garden
Carolyn Stokes, a resident of Salemtowne, found that several residents had a love for butterflies. This resulted in a Butterfly Garden being added to the Community Garden. Stokes said, "We planted this garden last year. We are a Monarch Way Station, which means we are registered with the Monarch National Group. [...]
Featured Amenity of the Week – Nature Preserve at Salemtowne
Featured Amenity of the Week - Salemtowne - Nature Preserve. A favorite amenity of residents is the easy access to nature with a walking trail, and woods that encircle a serene lake. The nature trail leads through the woods where walkers can connect with nature up close [...]
Salemtowne Begins Construction on The Woodlands
Salemtowne, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Winston-Salem, N.C., has begun construction of new residential living called The Woodlands. The Woodlands consists of two four-floor buildings that will feature 56 one- and two-bedroom villas ranging from 1,215 to 1,875 square feet. Each building will have seven residences per floor [...]
Salemtowne: A Rich Heritage
Salemtowne, a non-profit continuing care retirement community near historic Bethabara, has a rich heritage, based on 45 years of caring for older adults. Its roots are traced back to 1887 when a poor, ill girl, dying of tuberculosis, came to the attention of two young single sisters, Marian Vogler and Mary Ann Fogle. [...]
Salemtowne
When Anne Adkins moved to Salemtowne more than 15 years ago, she faced declining vision and increased symptoms of multiple sclerosis. She chose the continuing care retirement community for care and peace of mind. “I know that I have health care and personal care when I need it,” says Adkins, [...]
Salemtowne: A Heritage of Compassion
As Salemtowne Retirement Community celebrates its first 40 years of service to older adults, we reflect on its heritage of compassion and care, and how two Single Sisters, Maria Vogler and Mary Anne Fogle, made a lasting difference. Moravians have historically been progressive in caring for others. In fact, [...]