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Bathing, dressing and grooming
Private and unhurried, on each resident's own schedule.
Included
Residential care · Bentonville, Arkansas
Three small homes on the creek. One way of caring.
Ten residents in each house, the same caregivers every day, and a trail out the back door that runs along Little Sugar Creek.
- 3homes, ten residents in each
- 2011the year the first home opened
- 4:1residents to caregivers by day
Why three homes
Small enough to know everyone. Big enough to never be short-handed.
Meredith Oyelaran-Shaw spent fifteen years as a geriatric nurse practitioner in northwest Arkansas. She watched families choose between big buildings that felt impersonal and tiny homes that could not cover a sick call. In 2011 she opened Creekside House, the first of three homes on neighboring lots along Little Sugar Creek. Willow House followed in 2015 and Bluestem House in 2019.
Each home has its own kitchen, its own porch and its own steady team of caregivers. Behind them, the three share a nurse practitioner, a registered nurse, a cook who bakes for all three and a float team that knows every resident. Residents walk the creek trail, visit each other's porches and gather for supper at one long table on Sundays.
— Meredith Oyelaran-Shaw, APRN, founder
- 3homes, ten residents in each
- 2011the year the first home opened
- 4:1residents to caregivers by day
- 1trail out the back door along the creek
What sets us apart
What three homes make possible
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Nurse practitioner oversight
Meredith sees every resident regularly and coordinates with their doctors.
Included
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Three meals, cooked in each home
Breakfast to order, a hot lunch and supper, with bread baked daily for all three.
Included
We could have built one big building. We built three houses instead, because small is how people know each other. Ten residents to a home, one kitchen, one porch, one team that stays. The rest of Bentonville grew up around us. We stayed the same size on purpose.
Photo tour
Life along the creek
Rooms & suites
Rooms across the three homes
Every room is private. Each home has its own character, and families often choose the house before the room.
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Creekside room
In the original house, facing the trees along the creek.
- Private room
- Creek view
- Ceiling fan
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Creekside room with bath
A larger room with a walk-in shower and a sitting corner.
- Private bath
- Walk-in shower
- Sitting corner
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Willow House room
Bright and modern, with big windows on the garden beds.
- Private bath
- Garden view
- Walk-in shower
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Willow House accessible room
A roll-in shower and room for a wheelchair to turn.
- Roll-in shower
- Wide doorways
- Grab bars
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Bluestem House room
Our newest home, with wood floors and a window seat.
- Private bath
- Window seat
- Near the porch
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Bluestem couple's suite
Two connected rooms with a shared bath and a sitting area.
- Two rooms
- Shared bath
- Sitting area
Our team
The people behind all three doors
Meredith Oyelaran-Shaw, APRN
Founder and nurse practitioner
Paul Lindqvist
Administrator
Hannah Cho, RN
Registered nurse
Keisha Grant, CMA
Lead caregiver, Creekside House
Sample family reviews
From our families
We liked Creekside, but Dad liked Willow House better because it was closer to the domino table. They moved him in an afternoon.
Having a nurse practitioner who actually sees Mom every week has kept her out of the hospital twice.
Ten residents per home. Keisha knows Mom's every habit, and Mom adores her.
Mom walks the creek trail every morning. Her doctor asked what changed.
Sunday supper with all three homes is the liveliest table in Bentonville.
June handled the VA paperwork from start to finish.
My parents share the couple's suite at Bluestem. They still hold hands on the porch.
Tyler's morning notes tell me how Dad slept before I finish my coffee.
When Mom went on hospice, the caregivers from all three houses came to say goodbye.
The grandkids ride their bikes down the trail to visit. It feels like a neighborhood, not a facility.
Small homes, but never short-staffed. That combination is rare.
We toured places from Fayetteville to Bella Vista. Only one felt like home, three times over.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Benton County Readers' Choice · Best Senior Care (sample)
- Bentonville Chamber · Small Business Award (sample)
- Family survey · 99% would recommend (sample)
- Licensed residential care facilities · Arkansas
Admissions
Moving in, made easier
June guides your family from the first call through the first month.
- One contact who answers every call
- A tour of all three homes
- Help with VA, insurance and paperwork
- A room set up with familiar things before day one
- Check-in calls after week one and month one
Now hiring
Three small homes, one steady team. Paid training and real backup.
Visit
Off the creek trail, southeast Bentonville
- 1408 SE Creekside Lane
Bentonville, AR
Each home has its own driveway with guest parking and a level, covered front entry. - (479) 555-0145
- Text us
- homes@creeklinehomes.example
- Creekline Homes
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Sunday tours1p – 4p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Sunday supper rotates between the three homes. Families are always welcome; let us know by Saturday.
Come walk the creek with us.
Tours visit all three homes and take about ninety minutes. Call or text, or pick a time below.