Thirty years of caring

In the early 1990s, my father, Jeff Stephenson, saw a clear need for quality senior care in the greater Angier community. At the time, senior care often felt institutional and lacked warmth. His standard came down to a single question: would he choose this place for someone he loved?

The land came first. He did not want a building pressed against a highway. He wanted open ground, quiet surroundings, and trees. With that vision in mind, he bought seventeen acres from his own father, land where his father had been raised and that had been in our family for more than 150 years.

An early description of the property noted, “The land sits near the crest of the road and has many fine shade oaks throughout.” Hence, Oak Hill.

Ground was broken in 1995, and Oak Hill opened its doors in December 1997. Thirty years later, we remain family-owned and operated, and we have cared for generations of families from Angier and across the Triangle.

Today, I have the privilege of leading Oak Hill alongside my father and brother. Five generations after our family first worked this land, his question still guides every decision we make, from who we hire to what we serve at supper.

Among the families we have cared for is our own. Most recently, my grandmother, Laurie Stephenson, called Oak Hill home from 2021 to 2024. Laurie's Café is named in her honor.

Would we choose Oak Hill for someone we love? We did.

— Barnes Stephenson, Principal