Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living

Great things often start from small beginnings. Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living are no exception. Founded in 1985, our origins begin with the legacy of Sarah Delamarter, a pioneer in Oregon's long-term care industry. Sarah first began using her nursing skills to care for seniors in her home back in 1946 as a means to support her family. As Sarah’s reputation spread for her compassion and care, the demands for her services grew very quickly. Soon she was able to purchase a large house in Wood Village, Oregon and converted it into her first senior care community. Prestige grew quickly in those early years and began seeking out ways to improve care, setting the stage for innovation. More important though, Prestige began to develop a core value system of respect, integrity, commitment and trust that serves as the bedrock of every Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living community. Sarah’s legacy lives on through Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living. By bringing family home together and purchasing additional homes, her grandsons, Harold and Dr. Rick Delamarter along with their partner Greg Vislocky, now own Prestige.

At Prestige, our promise is to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on core values that are at the center of all we do.

RESPECT

Every person is a unique individual made in the image of our Creator and inherently deserving of our respect. Our care is based on a foundation of respect both for our residents and their families and for ourselves as individuals. No matter how we live or what we believe, we all need and deserve the respect of those around us.

INTEGRITY

Each of our actions will be driven by our core values, no matter the circumstances. Our care is based on a foundation of truth and honor. We believe in doing the right thing; acting in the best interests of our residents.

COMMITMENT

Our behavior results from our passion for the completion of our individual special purpose in the world. We serve others because it is our calling. We believe it is our privilege and honor to provide senior services and an obligation that we take very seriously.

TRUST

Character is of such high value to us that our word and our actions will always be true. We know that trust must be earned, so we strive every day to act in ways deserving of yours. It is our promise that we will care for your loved ones as if they were our own.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska , July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington -based senior care provider Prestige Care, Inc. announced today that as of July 1, 2009, it has taken over management and control of the day-to-day operations of the former Mary Conrad Center, now called Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center of Anchorage .

Prestige, a leader in long-term senior care, is working to transform the care center from previous management to the Prestige way of care and to enhance the quality of senior care available to those in the greater-Anchorage area.

During the transitional period, Prestige will work to improve the center and its services by adhering to Prestige's best practices and operational systems used throughout its network of 46 centers and working with theAlaska long-term care community to ensure the health and safety of its residents.

"We are looking forward to working with theAnchorage community as partners in care," said Prestige's president and chief executive officer, Harold Delamarter. "We're excited to bring our commitment and passion for senior care to the community and provide an environment where every individual receives comprehensive, quality care guided by a compassionate heart."

The new Prestige Center is located at 9100 Centennial Circle and offers a variety of care solutions including 24-hour personal care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, restorative programs and social services. A full-time activities director will also be on-hand to plan and facilitate regularly scheduled activities and special planned events with family members and the community.

"Prestige Care has owned and operated long-term senior living communities since 1985," continued Delamarter. "Our depth of experience and steadfast commitment to the Prestige Care core values - respect, integrity, commitment and trust - has allowed us to continue growing for the past 24 years."

Headquartered inVancouver, Wash., Prestige operates 46 senior living communities and care centers throughout the Western U.S. The Prestige center inAnchorage marks the company's first center inAlaska.

About Prestige Care, Inc.

Prestige owns and operates independent, assisted living and memory care communities as well as nursing and rehabilitation centers inAlaska,Arizona,California,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,Oregon andWashington. It is the company's mission to provide quality care guided by a compassionate heart with values based on respect, integrity, commitment and trust. Visit us online at www.PrestigeCare.com or call (360) 735-7155 for more information on Prestige Care.