Northwest Arkansas Downsizing Specialists Assist Seniors in Resettling

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published January 14, 2021 at 12:20 PM CST

Marianne Zotti and her husband Hal Shope now resettled into a senior community townhouse, show a framed portrait of their former family Bella Vista home created by the Lighthouse NWA team.

Lighthouse NWA assists seniors to securely downsize to safer accommodations. We meet the founder, as well as a couple who moved from their their family home in Bella Vista into an independent living community with comprehensive help from the Lighthouse team.

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