Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 22:51     Subject: Re:Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because it's for military and government employees ~ well that certainly DOESN'T answer the question.
never mind as no reason to derail the thread


It's a nonprofit, the mission of which is to provide elder care to military vets and their spouses. Nothing nefarious. Plenty of nonprofit groups have similar arrangements.


I'm not the PP who asked, but I think the question was why officers and senior GS, not enlisted vets. I assume because they want to be among people with similar education etc.

I had actually never heard of this place so I'm grateful to the thread for bringing it up.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 22:41     Subject: Re:Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Anonymous wrote:Because it's for military and government employees ~ well that certainly DOESN'T answer the question.
never mind as no reason to derail the thread


It's a nonprofit, the mission of which is to provide elder care to military vets and their spouses. Nothing nefarious. Plenty of nonprofit groups have similar arrangements.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 17:02     Subject: Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Tall Oaks in Reston.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 16:48     Subject: Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain --- what seems like snobbery, or being obnoxious --- re: Vinson Hall. Why the rule that they only take military/govt above a certain grade. Is there a reason? or just being obnoxious?


It was started by the Navy Officer’s Wives Club of Washington DC in 1959. It was first for former Navy and a marine Officers, then they expanded it to all military, then they expanded it to federal retirees who were GS14 and above.

https://www.vinsonhall.org/about

Falcon’s Landing in Sterling is similar but start3d by retired Air Force officers much later. https://www.falconslanding.org/about/afroc


Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 16:44     Subject: Re:Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Because it's for military and government employees ~ well that certainly DOESN'T answer the question.
never mind as no reason to derail the thread
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 16:39     Subject: Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Was Brightview on your list? They have a couple of places around here. There model is rental priced per month, no buy-in.

https://www.brightviewseniorliving.com/
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2023 15:21     Subject: Looking for assisted living in NOVA am I missing any?
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain --- what seems like snobbery, or being obnoxious --- re: Vinson Hall. Why the rule that they only take military/govt above a certain grade. Is there a reason? or just being obnoxious?


Because it's for military and government employees.