We just received our 2026 Best of Senior Living award from A Place for Mom.

It's the kind of recognition that makes you stop and feel grateful. Because this award isn't based on marketing or applications. It's based entirely on reviews from the families who trust us with the people they love most.

But if we're being honest about who earned it, there's one person who deserves the spotlight more than anyone.

Mellissa Daniel is the heart of Joy Senior Living.

She's the one who knows every resident by name. Knows their stories. Knows who takes their coffee black and who needs a little extra time in the morning.

She's the one families call when they're scared. When they're not sure if it's time. When they just need someone to tell them the truth with kindness.

She's the first face people see on a tour and the reason so many of them say, "I knew right away this was different."

If you've ever walked through our doors, you already know why those family reviews read the way they do.

It's not the building. It's not the brochure.

It's Mellissa.

It's the way she leads our caregivers — not from behind a desk, but shoulder to shoulder. The way she handles hard days with steadiness. The way she treats every resident like they're her own family, because to her, they are.

Running a small community like ours means there's nowhere to hide. No corporate layers. No passing the buck. When something matters, it lands on one person's shoulders.

Mellissa carries that weight every single day. And she makes it look like love.

We're proud of this award.

But more than that, we're proud to have her leading our team.

Congratulations, Mellissa. This one's yours.

Joy Senior Living of Loganville is a 24-bed assisted living and memory care community in Loganville, GA. If you'd like to see what makes us different, come visit. Mellissa will probably be the one to greet you.

Schedule a tour: call us at (470) 684-3569.

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