The Remington of McCandless

8651 Carey Lane in the McCandless area of Pittsburgh is the address of The Remington of McCandless, a North Hills community offering personal care and memory care. Personal care is the term Pennsylvania uses for what most other states call assisted living. Legend Senior Living operates the building, which also lists short-term stays for a resident recovering from an illness or a family caregiver who needs a break.

Care plans are set up for each resident, and daily help with tasks such as bathing, dressing and medications is given privately. Residents still decide what to eat, which wellness classes to join and how to spend the rest of the day. Memory care serves people living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Families should ask how memory care residents spend a typical afternoon and how staff are trained for dementia.

The activity calendar includes Lunch Bunch trips to local restaurants, chair Pilates, watercolor painting, crafting classes, themed dinners, seasonal parties and visits from therapy dogs. There is a fitness center, a library and a restaurant-style dining room, plus walking paths on landscaped grounds. Scheduled transportation covers medical appointments, errands and group outings, which helps residents who no longer drive keep up with their doctors.

Outings reach North Park, McCandless Crossing, Ross Park Mall and the McCandless-Northern Allegheny Heritage Center, and UPMC Passavant and AHN Neighborhood Hospital McCandless Township serve the area for medical care. McKnight Road and Interstate 279 make visits easier for family across the region. Families weighing North Hills options can compare this community with others through senior living in Pittsburgh.