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Bathing, dressing and grooming
On each resident's own schedule, with patience and privacy.
Included
Residential care · Heber Springs, Arkansas
Sixteen residents, one dock and the clearest lake in Arkansas.
A licensed residential care home on the shore of Greers Ferry Lake. Help with every part of the day, meals cooked here, and a dock where the coffee is always on.
- 16residents, each in a private room
- 300feet of shoreline and our own dock
- 2013the year Sugarloaf House opened
Welcome to the lake
We built a care home where people already wanted to be.
Jolene Tidwell was a home health nurse in Cleburne County for eighteen years. Over and over, her patients told her the same thing: they did not want to leave the lake. In 2013 she and her husband Mark, a retired Corps of Engineers ranger, bought a big cedar house on Bluebird Point and turned it into sixteen private rooms with a view of the water.
The care is what you would expect from a nurse who has seen it all: careful, steady and personal. The setting is what nobody expects. Residents fish off the dock, watch the sun set behind Sugar Loaf, and on summer evenings the whole house eats supper on the porch.
— Jolene Tidwell, RN, owner and administrator
What sets us apart
Three reasons families choose us
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Mornings on the dock
Coffee, fishing poles and a caregiver on the dock from eight to ten, weather allowing.
Daily
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Three meals, cooked here
Fried crappie on Fridays, garden tomatoes in July, fried pies on Sundays.
IncludedPhoto tour
Life at Sugarloaf House
Our team
The crew on Bluebird Point
Jolene Tidwell, RN
Owner and administrator
Mark Tidwell
Owner, grounds and dock
Tamika Ross, LPN
Resident care coordinator
Brianna Lowe, CMA
Day shift lead
Sample family reviews
What our families tell us
Dad fished this lake for fifty years. The first morning at Sugarloaf, Brianna had his pole baited before he finished his coffee.
Jolene was Mom's home health nurse years ago. When Mom needed more help, there was only one place we considered.
The Friday crappie fry is worth the drive from Little Rock. I have not missed one in two years.
My grandmother rode the pontoon on her ninety-first birthday. The photo is on every phone in our family.
Tamika calls every Sunday afternoon like clockwork. I never have to wonder.
Mom was so isolated at home. Now she has music night, puzzles and a dock full of friends.
When Dad went on hospice, they moved his bed so he could see the water. That's the kind of people they are.
The grandkids beg to visit. They fish with Grandpa off the dock, and he teaches them everything.
Sixteen residents, and the caregivers know every one of them by their coffee order.
- 16residents, each in a private room
- 300feet of shoreline and our own dock
- 2013the year Sugarloaf House opened
- 5:1residents to caregivers by day
Rooms & suites
Rooms with a view
All sixteen rooms are private. Most look toward the water; the rest look at the woods, which some residents prefer.
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Lake-view room
Faces the cove, with a big window and a chair to watch the water.
- Private room
- Lake view
- Ceiling fan
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Woods room
Looks into the oaks and dogwoods, quieter and cooler in summer.
- Private room
- Wooded view
- Near the great room
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Room with private bath
A larger room with a roll-in shower, built for walkers and wheelchairs.
- Private bath
- Roll-in shower
- Wide doorway
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Porch room
Opens almost onto the screened porch, for residents who like to be close to the action.
- Near the porch
- Lake view
- Private bath
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Couple's suite
A bedroom and a small sitting room with a shared bath, for spouses who want to stay together.
- Sitting room
- Private bath
- Room for two
Nobody should have to give up the water just because they need a hand with the rest of the day. So we built the care around the lake: mornings on the dock, afternoons on the porch, and caregivers who know which resident wants the first cast and which one wants the shade.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Cleburne County Readers' Choice · Best Senior Care (sample)
- Heber Springs Chamber · Small Business of the Year (sample)
- Family survey · 98% would recommend (sample)
- Licensed residential care facility · Arkansas
Now hiring
Caring people who like the lake. Steady shifts and paid training.
Visit
Out Bluebird Point Road, toward the water
- 2210 Bluebird Point Road
Heber Springs, AR
Park in the circle drive. A paved, lighted path leads down to the dock; there is a golf cart for anyone who would rather ride. - (501) 555-0157
- Text us
- dock@sugarloafhouse.example
- Sugarloaf House Heber Springs
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Sunday tours1p – 5p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 4:30p
- Families visitAny time
Summer suppers are on the porch at six. Families are always welcome; let us know by noon.
Come see the lake from the dock.
Tours end on the dock with a cup of coffee, weather permitting. Call or text Jolene, or pick a time below.