Charlotte Ames
Executive Director
Charlotte ran a downtown inn for fifteen years before she came to The Whitlock to lead its restoration. She still greets every new resident at the front door on move-in day.
Our people
Meet our team
Six of the people you'll see most, from the front desk at dawn to the night supervisor's rounds at three.
Our team
The people who keep the lamps lit
Renée Fontaine, RN
Health Services Director
A Washington County nurse for thirty years, Renée does every care assessment herself and is the person who calls you after a doctor's visit.
Tomás Reyes
Night Supervisor
Tomás has worked the overnight shift since the day we opened. He knows who reads past midnight, who wants the hall light left on and who likes a cup of decaf at two.
Marcus Bell
Culinary Director
Marcus trained in Little Rock kitchens and writes a new supper menu every week, built around what's good at the farmers' market.
Lena Whitaker
Life Enrichment Director & Librarian
Lena books the Thursday speakers, keeps the library catalog and plans the outings. Before The Whitlock she was a reference librarian for twenty years.
Dr. Samuel Price
Visiting Physician
Dr. Price, a retired internist, sees residents who choose him in a quiet exam room off the library every Tuesday. Residents are always free to keep their own doctor.
Sample family reviews
Said in the parlor
My father taught history at the university for thirty-one years. At The Whitlock he gives the Thursday talk twice a year and gets more questions than he ever did in class.
I toured four places in the daytime. I toured this one at seven on a Thursday, and the parlor was full. That told me everything.
Mother has never slept well. Tomás brings her tea at two and sits with her for a few minutes. She calls him her night watchman.
The food is better than the restaurants on Dickson, and I am including the ones my husband and I used to go to.
Renée called me within an hour of Dad's fall, had already spoken to his doctor and had a therapist booked for the next morning.
It doesn't feel like a facility. It feels like a very good old hotel where everyone happens to know your name.
They told us the full cost in writing on our first visit and it has matched every bill since.
Come see it with the lamps on.
Call or text Charlotte to arrange an evening tour. Thursdays we stay open until eight-thirty.