The Reserve at Mills Farm
The Reserve at Mills Farm is a newer senior living community on Laura Duncan Road in Apex, just south of Cary, run by Navion Senior Solutions. It offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care, with memory care in four six resident villas that North Carolina licenses as small family care homes.
The Reserve at Mills Farm at a Glance
What Care Does The Reserve at Mills Farm Offer?
The Reserve at Mills Farm puts all three levels on one campus. Memory care is set up differently from most communities: instead of one large unit, residents live in small villas of six, each licensed by the state as a family care home.
Independent living
Studios and one and two bedroom apartments of about 561 to 1,177 square feet, with utilities, internet, weekly housekeeping, and maintenance included.
Assisted living
Help with daily care in apartments of about 415 to 847 square feet, with a wireless emergency response system in each apartment.
Memory care villas
Four secured villas of six residents each, using Navion's Pathways to Discovery program with monthly staff training and art, music, and pet programs. Studios are about 315 square feet.
What Daily Life Looks Like
Three chef prepared, restaurant style meals are served daily on seasonal menus, with bistro options in between.
- A salon and spa, movie theater, and arts and crafts room
- A game room, putting green, and bocce
- A fitness center open around the clock
- Transportation to outings and medical, dental, and therapy appointments
- Utilities, internet, weekly housekeeping, and maintenance included
What Does The Reserve at Mills Farm Cost?
The Reserve at Mills Farm is private pay and publishes starting rates for each level of care, but rates change with availability and care needs. Ask me for current pricing and I will get you the full monthly number in writing, including care costs.
What Does the State Inspection Record Show?
The assisted living building holds 3 stars from North Carolina, issued in September 2024 after an inspection that found no problems. The four memory care villas each hold 4 stars, and none of the five licenses has had a state fine in the past three years.
The record was weaker in 2023, a couple of years after the state first licensed the community in January 2021. That year the state cited a serious violation after two residents at high risk of falling fell repeatedly, leading to emergency visits, along with slow call bell response and a resident's money going missing; the rating dropped to 1 star for a time. One villa was also cited in 2023 for giving insulin when blood sugar was too low. You can read the reports on the state inspection page for the assisted living building and the pages for each villa.
What I'd Ask on a Tour
These are the questions I make sure get answered when I tour The Reserve at Mills Farm with a family.
- How staff move between the four memory care villas, especially at night
- Whether the villa doors are locked and how wandering is handled
- What changed in fall prevention after the 2023 inspection
- When a villa resident would need to move to a larger memory care setting
- Which apartments are open now, and the total monthly cost with care
Similar Communities Nearby
- Spring Arbor of Apex: Apex, with a 20 bed licensed memory care unit
- Spring Arbor of Cary: Kildaire Farm Road, with assisted living and memory care
- HeartFields at Cary: south Cary, with a licensed GLOW memory care unit
- Waltonwood Cary Parkway: SE Cary Parkway, with all three levels on one campus
The Reserve at Mills Farm Questions
Does The Reserve at Mills Farm have memory care?
Yes. Memory care is in four villas of six residents each, using Navion's Pathways to Discovery program. North Carolina licenses each villa as a family care home rather than as a memory care unit.
Who runs The Reserve at Mills Farm?
Navion Senior Solutions, based in Raleigh, runs The Reserve at Mills Farm. Navion also runs Carolina Reserve of Durham and Chatham Ridge near Chapel Hill.
What is The Reserve at Mills Farm's state inspection rating?
The assisted living building holds 3 stars, issued in September 2024, and each memory care villa holds 4 stars. None has had a state fine in the past three years.
Is The Reserve at Mills Farm in Cary?
It is in Apex, on Laura Duncan Road just south of Cary, and many southwest Cary families include it on their tour list.
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Ask Me About The Reserve at Mills Farm
This is not the community's official website. Triangle Senior Placement is an independent placement service. Details come from the community's own materials and North Carolina state records, and you should confirm them on your tour.