Visions Campaign

Phone: (931) 277-3518

Fax: (931) 277-5396

E-mail: uplands@tnaccess.com

www.UplandsVillage.com

 

To contact us:
Text Box: Uplands has inherited a rich legacy of care and service from our founder, Dr. May Cravath Wharton. It is a legacy we are committed to extending into a new century for the people for whom this rural part of Tennessee is home.   The vision is a new Wharton Home to replace the nursing home named in honor of Dr. Wharton nearly fifty years ago, but this vision is far more than a new building. The vision is for a new home, a real home, which nurtures the human spirit – where the things elders suffer from the most, loneliness, helplessness, and boredom – have no place.  The new Wharton Homes will support a very different kind of elder care known as the Eden Alternative. It is an approach based on the idea that humans are meant to live in a garden full of life where meaningful activity, companionship, and spontaneity are a part of every day. Gone are rigid schedules, long shiny hallways that foster dependence on wheel chairs, alarms, buzzers, rumbling carts – all the things you might find in a hospital, not a home.  Instead, each resident's room opens onto their shared living room, complete with a fireplace, comfortable chairs, and a door that leads to a beautiful secure garden. The staff offer not only medical care, but companionship aimed at helping each resident continue to do whatever he or she finds most meaningful. Residents are supported in giving as well as receiving care. The new Wharton Home will consist of two duplexes, each side providing a home for 15-16 residents. Below you will find a link to sketches that show the floor plan for each building and a view into one of the living rooms. You will note that even semi-private rooms have a wall divider and that each resident has his or her own window and own personal space.  Most of our members begin living independently in homes or apartments. At some point however, many will need assisted living or long-term nursing care. Our members know that they may someday need the special care of the New Wharton Homes. Realizing this, our members have contributed over one third of the $5,000,000.00 cost for the new Wharton Homes. Our campaign to fund the remaining amount is called Visions. We invite you to help make this vision a reality. Please click on How to Make a Gift for more information.     Thank you for helping extend Dr. Wharton's legacy of care.  For more information, please click on the links below: Interior/Exterior Renderings Floor Plans Eden Alternative Principles Wharton Homes Construction Update Contact Us