Two grandmothers and their granddaughters on the couch

Our story

Our story

Why a former Bentonville HR manager built an assisted living community on a bike trail.

Our story

Built for families who moved here first

Saturday soccer on the field out back
Chapter 01

2014: a long drive to Joplin

Jonah Whitaker's mother lived alone four hours north. Every other weekend he drove up, fixed something and drove back worried. At work in Bentonville, half his colleagues were making the same drive.

Piano practice with a granddaughter
Chapter 02

2016: the land by the creek

He found eleven acres beside a spur of the Razorback Greenway in Pinnacle Hills and a group of local investors who had made the same drives.

A hug on the sofa from a granddaughter
Chapter 03

2019: doors open

Shiloh Creek opened with sixty-eight apartments, an art studio no one thought anyone would use and a soccer field that was supposed to be a lawn. Both were full by summer.

Two grandmothers and their granddaughters on the couch
Chapter 04

2021: the studio gets a kiln

Residents raised the money themselves with a pottery sale at the farmers market. Bev Harlan came out of retirement to teach.

Grandparents and their granddaughter with a bouquet
Chapter 05

Today: still close to home

Most residents have family within twenty minutes. Saturdays still start with pancakes, and Jonah's mother lives on the second floor.

  • 68apartments, studio to two-bedroom
  • 24/7caregivers awake and on site
  • 0.2 mito the Razorback Greenway
  • 2019opened in Pinnacle Hills

Ratings & recognition · sample

  • Readers' Choice · Best Assisted Living
  • State Assisted Living Association · Member
  • Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
  • County Chamber · New Business of the Year
  • Family Satisfaction Survey · 96% would recommend
  • Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
  • Dementia-capable Staff Training · Completed
  • Local Trails Coalition · Trail Partner

Bring the grandkids to the tour.

They'll find the studio and the cookie jar. You'll find the answers to your questions. Call or text Renata to set a time.