Two friends in sunhats arm in arm under a wall of pink bougainvillea

Senior living · Conway, Arkansas

A college town, a full calendar and a porch that faces west.

Apartments and cottages for people 62 and up who still want lectures, ballgames, book club and a decent cup of coffee, all within ten minutes of Front Street.

  • 74apartments and garden cottages
  • 3colleges within a ten-minute drive
  • 2015the year we opened our doors

Hello from Pinecrest Lane

Conway keeps you young. We keep the gutters clean.

Conway is a town that never quite stops going to school. There's a lecture, a recital or a ballgame somewhere most nights of the week, and our residents go to a surprising number of them. A good many are retired professors, coaches and music teachers who never lost the habit.

Marigold Place gives them a home base for all of it: a sunny apartment or a garden cottage, dinner in the Petal Room, a van that knows every campus parking lot and a nurse on site for wellness checks. When the marigolds come up along the front walk every May, residents start a betting pool on which bed blooms first.

— Danielle Oyelaran, executive director

A resident beaming over a bouquet of garden flowers

What sets us apart

Where we shine

A couple laughing over cupcakes at a birthday party
01

One- and two-bedroom apartments

Full kitchens, walk-in showers and a window seat in every living room.

Monthly rent
The Wednesday book club gathered around a table in the library
02

Lunch and dinner in the Petal Room

Two chef-cooked meals a day, with a soup-and-salad bar and a dessert cart on Sundays.

Included
A husband surprising his wife with yellow flowers on the front walk
03

Van to lectures, recitals and ballgames

Plus weekly rides to the grocery, the pharmacy and church.

Included

Sample family reviews

What families say

Mom taught piano for forty years. Bernice had her playing for the porch choir the first week. She calls me now to tell me about rehearsals.
Kimberly A.Daughter of a resident
I was afraid I'd be bored. I've been to more ballgames in two years here than in the twenty before.
Howard B.Resident since 2022
The cottage gave Dad a patio and a garden bed. That was the whole sale. He grows more tomatoes than the kitchen can use.
Shelby R.Daughter of a resident
Rosa noticed my blood pressure creeping up before my doctor did. She called him with me and we got it sorted out in a week.
Lorraine G.Resident since 2020
We toured four places. This was the only one where residents stopped us in the hall to tell us what they liked.
Marcus and Tia J.Son and daughter-in-law of a resident
Arturo made my grandmother's chess pie recipe for her ninetieth birthday. She cried. So did I.
Ellie W.Granddaughter of a resident

Our team

The folks who run the place

Danielle Oyelaran, Executive Director

Danielle Oyelaran

Executive Director

Danielle grew up in Conway, left for twenty years of hotel management in Little Rock and Dallas, and came home to run Marigold Place in 2018. She still answers the front-desk phone when it rings three times.

  • Hospitality
  • Resident councils
Rosa Delgado, LPN, Wellness Nurse

Rosa Delgado, LPN

Wellness Nurse

Rosa runs Tuesday blood-pressure clinic, keeps the flu shots organized every fall and knows every resident's coffee order.

  • Wellness checks
  • Medication questions
Bernice Hollis, Life Enrichment Director

Bernice Hollis

Life Enrichment Director

A retired middle-school choir teacher, Bernice plans the calendar, drives the van on game nights and leads the porch choir every Friday at five.

  • Music
  • Outings
Arturo Vela, Executive Chef

Arturo Vela

Executive Chef

Arturo cooked in Hot Springs restaurants for fifteen years. His Sunday pot roast has a waiting list, and he takes requests on a whiteboard outside the kitchen.

  • Southern cooking
  • Special diets

For families

For families helping with the move

Moving a parent is a lot. Here's how we make it a little lighter.

  1. 01

    A move-in coordinator

    One person handles keys, cable, mail forwarding and where the piano goes.

  2. 02

    Downsizing help

    We keep a list of local movers and estate-sale companies who work with seniors every week.

  3. 03

    Family dinners

    Book the private dining room any night; just give the kitchen a day's notice.

  4. 04

    Updates you can count on

    Our monthly letter goes out by email and paper, with photos from the month's outings.

Now hiring

Servers, housekeepers and a weekend driver.

Visit

Come find the pink front door

Tour & office hours

  • Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 5p
  • Sunday tours1p – 4p
  • Families visitAny time

Stop by for Tuesday coffee hour at ten. No appointment needed.

Pull up a chair on the porch.

Call or text Danielle, or pick a tour time online. Sunset is around seven in summer; we recommend it.