Stanley is experiencing a “Rural Renaissance.” Medical and senior services have been enhanced this decade with the 2003 opening of Our Lady of Victory Medical Center featuring a 24-bed inpatient hospital, surgical suites, outpatient facilities (kidney dialysis and cardiac rehabilitation), a medical clinic and emergency care. In addition, the 2005 opening of The Homeplace of Stanley, an independent healthcare apartments in the old hospital downtown, was the beginning of an aging-in-place campus that now includes a fullservice restaurant and bakery, 16 condominiums for those 55+ and an Alzheimer’s and dementia care Homeplace Haven secure apartment complex. Otter Lake recreation area is seven miles north of Stanley, and is just one of the areas offering fishing and hunting opportunities and recreational trails. The Stanley Area Historical Society Museum draws visitors from near and far, and the community has a pool and fitness center at the high school. Stanley visitors can access conveniently located motels and choose from a number of restaurant, specialty food and beverage options. It has one of the few remaining historical movie theaters in the country, as well as shopping, professional and financial services in a safe, walkable downtown.

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