At The Cottage, you’ll find a cozy, Southern community that offers both physical support and a welcoming and active environment for your loved one. With regular opportunities to challenge the mind and nurture the heart, our mission is to offer our residents the ability to achieve their desired quality of life.
At The Cottage, you’ll find a cozy, Southern community that offers both physical support and a welcoming and active environment for your loved one. With regular opportunities to challenge the mind and nurture the heart, our mission is to offer our residents the ability to achieve their desired quality of life.
The cost of care and service varies for each individual resident based on the size and location of the apartment they choose, as well as the kind of care and services needed. We’re here to help you and understand this can be a difficult time for your family and your budget.
At Columbia Cottage in Florence, the cost of care starts at $2,900. This rate is paired with a customized personal care plan called CareSteps. After an assessment by our Cottage staff, your loved one will receive a care plan that is specific to his or her individual needs. This plan is revisited every three months or with any significant change, so if your loved one moves in and becomes more independent, his or her cost for care would decrease. If he or she has a decline, the cost of care would increase with the additional staff attention your loved one would require.
The Cottage also offers these additional monthly services:
- Second Occupant $1,062
- Cable Television: Included
- Phone starting at $30
- Internet: Included
Ask about our service inclusive pricing!
For more detailed information on the cost of care at the Cottage and advice on the transition to assisted living, please contact us with any questions, (256) 760-0442.
The Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves. It is designed around the premise of cozy common areas for friends to gather and a family-style dining room to enjoy during meal times. Our private apartments come equipped with a private bathroom, emergency alert system, and spacious closet. Each apartment is also cable TV and telephone ready.
With different sizes and styles of apartments, the Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves. Our private apartments come equipped with a private bathroom, emergency alert system, and spacious closet. Each apartment is also cable TV and telephone ready.
CareSteps
Central to The Cottages’ mission is CareSteps, the customized personal care program that provides just the right kind of help at the right time. Along with this individualized care program, Cottage services include:
- 24-hour staff attention
- Three home-style meals daily (and snacks!)
- Weekly thorough housekeeping and daily tidy up
- Scheduled transportation
- Planned off and on-site recreation
- Weekly personal laundry
The Cottages designed its community around the premise of cozy common areas for friends to gather and a family-style dining room to enjoy during meal times. With a spacious living room, quiet library, sunny porch, and a warm Country Kitchen, our residents always have a place to read, meet with friends, and enjoy a cup of coffee.
Unique activities are available in each Cottage community and are scheduled by our staff based on the interests of our residents. Our calendar is carefully planned to ensure that residents and their families have an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities that support their mind, body, and spirit. Whether attending a Cottage activity, or an outing to an event, our residents have numerous opportunities that support an active and healthy lifestyle.
Available for your convenience are our monthly activity calendars. From holiday parties to bingo and chair exercises, there’s always something happening at the Columbia Cottage in Florence. Check out the daily activities and special events on this month’s calendar!
Heather Bradford
Executive Director
Heather and her husband Jonathan have 4 children. Heather and family currently reside in the Hatton community.
Kerri White
Admissions Director
She grew up in Lexington, Alabama and graduated from University of North Alabama in 1993 with Bachelor of Science degree.
In her free time, Kerri enjoys spending time with her husband, Joel and daughters Shelby and Caroline and their extended family. She also enjoys her involvement as a band parent, traveling, and volunteering with her church.
“I love hearing the stories of the residents’ lives. I also love hearing about things they enjoy doing and getting to be a part of the fun with them.”
Suzanne Burleson
Resident Service Director
Suzanne, a resident of Florence, Alabama, has always had a passion for helping people and after being at the Cottage she knew she had found her place. “Each resident is special to me and I look to them all as family”.
In her free time Suzanne enjoys spending time with her son Saxon and their 2 dogs Duke and Jake. “Being a part of the Florence community, it is great to know that there is a place like the Cottage to come where you can have constant care and new friendships”.
Ericka Guyton
Enrichment Director
When asked about what she loves about working at The Cottages Ericka said, “to see joy in a senior’s eyes after spending time with them or taking them on an outing and enjoying them exceed their personal expectations is an incredibly rewarding experience; they become our family.” Ericka believes it’s important to, as the great Maya Angelou once said, “be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
Selena Jackson
Regional Managing Director
“The reason I love caring for the elderly is because of my many wonderful grandparents who played such an important role in my life,” says Selena.
Find the perfect Cottage for your loved one.
At the Cottage, we know that home is more than just a place to live – it’s a feeling of warmth and comfort.
With different sizes and styles of apartments and the customized CareSteps service program that’s tailored
to suit the needs of each resident, the Cottage is a unique assisted living community that offers
the attention, care, and home-like environment your loved one deserves.
