At the confluence of the Cristina River and Brandywine Creek, just before the cold waters join with the Delaware River, within a stone’s throw of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, stands the city of Wilmington. With a population of 71,000, this largest city in the state of Delaware was built on the site of
Fort Christina
, the first Swedish Settlement in North America. Long an attractive international hub for corporations, Wilmington is the home of Du Pont, Bank of America and the Christiana Health Care System. Its central location among other major cities makes the idea of assisted living in Wilmington a compelling one because an elderly loved one would benefit from a comprehensive array of services hard to duplicate in other more remote metropolitan areas.