FEATURED EMPLOYEE Yalonda P. “I love caring for them.” “Every six months, we’ll meet with the resident’s family,” explains Yalonda Pinder, the community’s dementia care coordinator. “I speak with family members about resident needs. If they have special interests, we ensure we can cater to them.”

FEATURED EMPLOYEE Tim M. “I start every day by making sure I am present and accountable for the residents.”

“I’ve been here 23 years and I wouldn’t be anyplace else.” As members of the Methodist Church, Sue Taylor and her husband, David, were involved in Simpson Meadows when the community first started. “My husband was on the panel for the community because of his experience in heating and electric,” she says. She was asked to participate to provide the women’s perspective. They were among the first 50 residents in the community. She is one of five of those original residents still living in the community.

“My dog feels at home here, too.” “My son was with me when I visited, and he liked it. That helped my decision.” It also helped that on that first visit, she saw a resident in the hallway with her dog, and knew Oreo would be at home. Keep smiling Mimi was born in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia and went to West Catholic before earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Villanova.

George and Jessie Hellhake have lived in a lot of different places. Before moving to Simpson Meadows in late 2021, they had spent 16 years in a large 55-plus community in central Florida—but it was far from their three sons and their families—six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. “Our children asked us to move closer,” says the couple, who have reconnected with friends from their days of living in Downingtown and Eagle.

“I enjoy all of the people here, the residents and the staff are wonderful!” Betty Venditta moved to Simpson Meadows in 2021 mostly because of the location, she says. “It’s my home town—my friends, family and doctors are here.” Since then, she has discovered even more to love about the community. “It’s comfortable and they feed us well,” she notes. “I enjoy all of the people, the residents. And the servers in the kitchen are wonderful!” “I enjoy going to the community shows,” Betty notes. A lifelong Downingtown resident, Betty was born in 1928 and grew up across the street

“I love living here. I’m involved in all of the activities—they provide a lot for us to do.” Simple pleasures “Be happy where you’re planted. My grandmother used to say that,” says Barbara Donaldson, who planted herself at Simpson Meadows in June 2022. She made the decision based on sound advice from a professional.

When is three not a crowd? When it’s three members of a family living happily in the same community.