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Amy Vansant
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Name an Old Folk’s Home!

It’s that time again, when I ask YOU to name something or someone in my upcoming novel!

I just realized I don’t have a name for a private residence nursing facility in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where most of the action takes place in Pineapple Port #5, Pineapple Beach House. (If that is the title, I still haven’t decided. You all split right down the middle with “Beach House” and “Storm” names!)

This one could be really fun – I’ve heard a lot of great nursing home names, both real and funny. One of my favorite retirement names —  that I actually SAW with my own eyes — was a 55+ community called “Terra Siesta.” Literally translated, that could mean “Dirt Nap!”

Anyhoo, I’m on chapter 20 and usually have about 30, so I’m getting close to being done.

  • Put your suggestion in the comments below to enter.
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  • There can be multiple winners, so if you see the name you wanted to offer has already been suggested, don’t worry and feel free to suggest it again.
  • Remember, the home is in North Carolina, so don’t get too Floridian with your answers.

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180 Responses

  1. Mary Goodman

    I like forever Young because after working in a nursing home there is lot of stuff going on (yes even sex) .Some of them act like teenahers

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    • Karen Bewsey

      Senior Sands Resort beach living for elderly mermaids and old salts

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  2. Robin L. Coxon

    How about Life’s a Beach Nursing & Retirement Center, Of course you don’t want to finish the last of that line, and then you die. lol!

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  6. DewAnn Therrien

    Pineapple carriage home for the young at heart.

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  8. Carrie

    Honeybee Villas where you won’t need honey do lists to live here.

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  9. Merry Chapman

    I like the alliteration like the person who said Pineapple People’s Palace, but I also like Pineapple People’s Paradise or Actively Aging Adult Community (nursing home and retirement center). Or Spirited Senior Community (Nursing and Retirement Center)

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    • Cheryl Swales

      I think most of those names are too long. Instead ‘Actively Ageing’ or ‘Spirited Seniors’ or just ‘Pineapple Parlors’ well maybe not the last lol

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  10. Aline F Lewis-Pack

    Genesis Retirement Community or
    Pineapple Grove Senior Living Community

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  11. Sheri

    I like The Ripe Banana Cabana. Ripe bananas are the best and so are older people. Love them. 🙂

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  12. Marilyn Prange

    Hi, Amy, what about FOREVER YOUNG RETREAT.

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  16. Randall LaPlante

    Serenity Shores (and maybe they can use the Outer Banks Savings and Trust for their financing?)

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  17. Randall LaPlante

    How about Serenity Shores? And they can use the Outer Banks Savings & Loan!!

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  20. Kathleen Jarosinski

    “Noah’s Place” because even though Noah was old, he still managed to build an ark and fill it.

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  21. Mary Hefleng

    While I have to give ‘props’ to my lovely, late MIL who christened her last abode “The Wrinkle Farm,” and I like the above-suggested “Ripe Banana Cabana” (I can surely relate to the brown spots!), I’ll throw out: The Sands of Tranquility (better than Senility Tranquility – LOL), or something to do with Rock of Ages.

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  22. Debi Deason

    How about The Runway? NC’s state motto is “First in Flight”, so they could be on the runway heading for their last flight!

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  23. Val Cassidy

    From my husband : Outer Limits Nursing and Rest ” where there’s nothing wrong with your retirement”

    From me: Lost Colony Rest Home ” Roanoke’s premiere last stop”

    And yes It’s either really quirky or extremely poor taste

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  24. Don Vitz

    I like:
    The Walkerville Nursing Home or:
    The Blue Haired Lagoon or;
    Senior Living Facility (SLF) 7099 or;
    Anteroom to the Pearly Gates or;
    Senior Racing Club (Mobility Chair Dodge-ems every Saturday) or;
    A Home to Die For

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    • Tanya

      Love “The Blue Haired Lagoon” and “Anteroom to the Pearly Gates”.
      Great names!

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    • Val Cassidy

      Love how your mind works Don, I’m jealous of your entries! And sign me up for dodge-ems

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  25. Robin Taylor

    ‘The Charleston’ we have a rest home here by that name.

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    • Val Cassidy

      Run by Missy and the Cybermen! Or was that an unintentional Doctor Who reference?

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  30. Kimber Hungerman

    Well I actually live on The Outer Banks of North Carolina!!! How about Tide and Time…..or Sleeping Sands. If you ha e any outer Banks questions…I’m your girl!

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  31. Debra L Stone

    I like Arbor Manor of NC or Morningside Cottages of NC

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  33. Andrea Stoeckel

    Our local private pay home is The House @ 1840. Not a good name here. I am a former NH Administrator,and I like the Sandcastle Senior Care that someone else suggested. . Or, to play along with the Pineapple theme: Pineapple Point

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  37. Jacqueline Robertson

    I like the sound of Eden Shores or Blissful Shores for the name of the senior facility.

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  39. Rebecca Booth

    Pineapple Senior Dwellers is my suggestion!
    Rebecca

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  41. bobbi

    How about Older than Dirt Nursing Home or
    Aged to Perfection Nursing Home or
    Tootsie Retirement community

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  46. Tanya

    I was going to rack my brain for a name,but after reading Don Vitz’s
    “The Blue Haired Lagoon”, and cracking up. I’m not so sure I could come up with a better name ☺
    Another of his I liked as well “Anteroom to the Pearly Gates”.
    Very peaceful and reassuring.
    Anyway, I’ll mull over names as I feed my dogs and do other chores, but I still doubt I can come up with anything better than his.
    Great names Don!

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  49. Joyce Reece

    Autumn Life Style. It’s their life style the way they want it.

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  51. Jo K.

    Pineapple Party for Seniors
    Blue Hair Lagoon is hard to beat tho.

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  52. Carol P

    Trinity Village and that is the name of the one my friend was at here in NC.

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  53. Judy Johnson

    Greener Pastures
    Silver Shores Beach Community (a relaxation reservation for the Mature Set)

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  56. Sarah Shriver

    The Magnolia House, just a bit of “Old Southern Charm”

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  57. Christina M

    Pineapple Acres or Pineapple Sweets (ed play on Suites)

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  60. Peggy Roberts

    Hi,
    Please consider Pineapple Pensione. Pineapple with a Mediterranean flair.

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  62. Sally-Jo Walker

    I looked up trees of N. Carolina, and the Sweet Gum appealed to me, so I would suggest naming the retirement center Sweet Gum Retirement Home and Nursing Center.

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  63. bonnie massicotte

    Blue Lagoon
    Sand Castles Senior Care
    Morning Glory Senior Retreat
    Pineapple Port Center for Seniors
    Serenity Shores
    Forever Young at Heart Senior Care

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  64. Jeannette

    My uncle was in a residential home that was called The Caring Place. As the name implies, the residents are cared for in an above and beyond way.

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  65. Amy J

    Laughing gull haven (laughing gull is actual bird on NC coast)

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  66. Kathy

    Elder Care-o-lina (the inner treasure of Outer Banks)

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  70. Indie

    Autumn Retreat or a name with Autumn in it as these are truly the autumn years of life. A season of color and last rays of vibrancy before the onset of winter. Such is life.

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  73. Kara Vaughan Marks

    How about Shady Stroll? It sounds peaceful to me.

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  74. Raymond Malgra

    Ultima Somno
    I have a thing for latin…lol

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    • Linda H.

      Oh, or Sunshine Gardens, which is the actual name of an old folks’ home in my hometown!

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  77. lisa

    Is the state tree a pine? You could do Whispering Pines, esp if you have an auditorily0-challenged character or two there

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  78. Beth

    Miss Ella’s.
    (In honor of my favorite Calabash seafood restaurant)

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  79. Grumps W

    Saw this one in Australia, The Old Codgers Rest Home.

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  85. Julie

    Sunset Golden Pearl Retirement Village where you can live out your sunset years.

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  86. MaryPat

    Most “Seniors”/Nursing Homes in my travels have been call “Manor” or “Estate”. My guess it that the owners want to assure the families that this Nursing Home is “upper crust’ / La-Dee-Ah / prestigious enough to impress their friends. My mom was living in “Highland Estates” – an active Senior’s residence”. She had her own suite, but meals were served in a common dining area (if you missed a meal, with out letting the staff know you would absent, then nurses started looking for you to make sure everything was OK.
    My suggestions would be:
    – Pineapple Port Manor or Pineapple Port Estate, or
    – Outer Banks Manor or Outer Banks Estate, or
    – Pineapple Beach House Manor or Pineapple Beach House Estate.

    The “tag line “an active senior’s residence” can cover a myriad of antics and activities that could and mostly did happen in my Mom’s place — and even blind, she was right in the middle of all of the fun!!

    I look forward to your new book — May the Senior Games Comence

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  87. Victoria

    I vote Silver Haven.

    I vote Silver Haven Senior Living

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  89. Marsha

    Hatteras Retreat in honor of the most famous Lighthouse of the Outer Banks.

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  93. Betty Gooding

    I like:
    Serenity Shores
    Golden Shores
    The Sand Castles
    Golden Acres
    Laughing Gull Haven

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  94. Lori Jo

    Thanks for the fun contest, my entries are:
    “Tar Heel Terrace”
    “Old North House”
    (North Carolina state nicknames)

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  95. Rachel Hilton

    I like Pineapple Haven as has been suggested …… another name (not sure if it’s been suggested) Fountain of Youth Retirement Community

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  96. Esther Hawkins

    “Heavenly Home for the Aged”…or just “Heavenly Home”.

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  98. Val Cassidy

    I want to put a vote in for Dons suggestion of “Blue Haired Lagoon”. It’s funny and quirky!

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  106. Opal

    How about ‘Almost Heaven Homes’, it has a nice ring to it! 🙂

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  108. Janet Estridge

    My answer would be, “Utopia Loving Care”, your Home away from Home.
    Thanks for entering me in your giveaway.

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    • Susan C. Haist

      How about “Senior Shores of the OB. (Outer Banks)

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  109. wendy Kalthoff

    how about wise beyond their years? The other one I liked was young at heart.

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  110. Patrick Titterington

    Whispering Pines, place I worked once upon a time, looked nice, but all sorts of actions were constantly going on there, regular Peyton Place both with staff and residents!

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  111. Nancy Lucas

    Kaui Haven
    Kaui is Hawaiian for Youthful even though you aren’t in Hawaii! It is Pineapple Port!

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  112. Eric

    Terrace Grove is a name I think is fun. You could even call it Terrace Grove Retirement – like going out into nature for the end.

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  113. Julie Robison

    How about the Happy Pineapple Retirement Home🍍(maximizing your senior years enjoyment)

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  115. Diane Overton

    Over The Hill Gang at Pineapple Cove Lodge

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  116. Deb Krenzer

    Pina Colada Acres – first thing I thought of when thinking pineapple.

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  117. Jan Janus

    If you choose to keep your title, what about “Pineapple Express”, Pointe Break, Happy Escape Resort, Pineapple Upside down resort

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  118. Susan Lee Stump

    Golden Years Manor
    Leisure Living Manor
    Rest Haven
    Shady Haven
    The Haven
    The Oasis

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  120. Shelia Hall

    how about Peaceful acres retirement home or Peaceful shores

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  121. Lola

    I like the alliteration of Duck Dowagers but since the Outer Banks is a far cry from Downton Abbey, maybe
    The Duck Inn Cover
    Serenity Park of Kill Devil Hills

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  128. Patricia (Trissa) Wohlman

    Duck Down Retreat or Duck Down Paradise: “Enjoy rest, repair and recreation at the Outer Banks’ premier comfort zone for seniors in (or near) Duck.”

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  129. Kristi

    At Heavens Gate
    Not Ready to Rest Home
    The Waiting Room
    Senior Warehouse

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  131. Linda Kennedy

    Sunsetters or Sun Setters
    My Sisters Place (I think that one might be a real place for referrals to rest homes)
    Upside Down Place or Upside Down Pineapple (from Pineapple Upside Down Cake)
    Home Away From Home
    End of the Road (rather negative unless the place is at the end of a road)
    Shady Rest (from the old TV show Petticoat Junction)
    Pineapple Junction
    Pineapple Fields
    Pineapple Place or Palace

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  132. Brenda Johnston

    I like Pointe Harbor House of Roanoke Sound.

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  134. Melody Langton

    I think it should be The Pineapple and Sweet Tea Retirement Community

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  137. Jeni peterson

    The Outer Rest Home
    Salty Sands Nursing Home
    Playa Cansada
    Playa de piña
    Playa de piña y sal
    La casa de piña

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  138. Delacey

    Shady Oaks (this is really just a take on Shady Pines, the seniors home Dorothy threatens to send Sophia to on Golden Girls. We don’t want any trouble so I changed it up)

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  139. Patricia Schneider

    I haven’t read all the comments so I don’t know what everyone has said, but I thought maybe “Pineapple’s Welcome Home” might be good. The pineapple is the sign of a welcoming home, so maybe…

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  141. Myra Eischen

    My Dad was at Pine Haven Homes- so how about Pineapple Haven

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  144. Tanya

    I decided I’d throw a couple in, even though I doubt any are better than Don Vitz’s “Blue Haired Lagoon”
    But here goes…. my two:
    End of the Road Rock’n Retreat ( as in a Rocking chair )
    Cradle and Ladle Rest Home

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  145. Nancy

    The “While Away Manor” or “While Away Seaside Manor”
    or
    “Wile Away Manor” or “Wile Away Seaside Residence”
    both spellings’ are correct

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  152. Anna

    From my husband whom I share my favorite reads with, “Rusty Mellows”. Which sounds to me like a place for aging hippy car guys ; ) or “Rusty Shores”.When I think of the Carolina’s “Magnolia Shores”

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  153. Debi Rumph

    Mammoth Courtland Regional sounds like a great facility in a mystery book!

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  155. Karen

    How about:
    The Settle Inn and Stay Awhile
    Recess Rest Home (where seniors go to stay and play)
    Finally Home (the last home you will ever need)

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  157. Tina Marie

    Over the Dune would be a good play on over the hill combined with a reference to the sand dunes that are a popular tourist attraction in that area.

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  158. SHELLEY ATWOOD

    u should name it the UPSIDE PINEAPPLE SENIOR RESORT

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  159. Tracy

    I like Hatteras House, Serenity Shores, and Dogwood Place (dogwood is the state tree)

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  162. Renee Collins

    Margaritaville
    Pineappleport Shores
    Pineapple acres
    Pineapple Haven for Active Seniors
    Restful Shores

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  163. Renee Collins

    This is not a duplicate….sorry it did not let me send first time!
    Margaritaville
    Pineappleport Shores
    Pineapple acres
    Pineapple Haven for Active Seniors
    Restful Shores

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  168. Cindy B

    My sister suggested Pineapple Pudding Palace. I am partial to Residence on the Hill (or on the Dunes). I love the premise.

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