She's spent the better part of her life working in some capacity at the Herman Sanitarium on Plummer Avenue, which was opened in 1944 by her grandparents Sophia Herman Sollis and Paul Sollis. Her father, Bob Sollis, is the sanitarium's CEO, and her mother, Natalie, volunteers her time at the facility.

This Willow Glen sanitarium, which just celebrated its 60th anniversary on June 27, is a long-term nursing facility that provides basic custodial care for senior citizens suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia. The sanitarium's three buildings sit on more than two acres next door to Presentation High School.

"When the Herman Sanitarium opened, we only had 17 beds. Now we have 99," Adams said. "This is the final home for everyone who moves here."

Adams said families pick Herman Sanitarium for their ailing mothers and fathers because of its picturesque and well-maintained courtyard and the facility's "family atmosphere."

"We are busy all the time," she says. "We take the residents to the mall, movies, library and out for pizza. We also play bingo and blackjack."

Adams is the environmental service manager and medical records assistant, but Sollis hopes to one day turn over his CEO responsibilities to his daughter.

"I'm trying to fill my parents' shoes and keep their spirit alive here," Adams said. "We have employees who have worked here so long that they are like family. I don't think many homes like this have that family spirit."

One employee who knows that family spirit well is 67-year-old Margarita Villegas. She has worked at Herman Sanitarium for more than 30 years, starting out in the kitchen and then moving into a variety of positions at the facility. She has been a diet aide, nursing assistant, social services director, assistant receptionist and housekeeping manager and has worked in the environmental resources and medical records departments. She now works as a receptionist and a housing laundry manager at the sanitarium.

"This has been a great place to work," Villegas said. "Mr. and Mrs. Sollis have given me a lot of trust and support. I just feel like this is home."

Sollis, 67, says more than 35 of the sanitarium's 100 employees have worked at the facility for five years or more, with many like Villegas staying there for decades.

"I just like seeing the employees and residents happy and content," Sollis said. "The care provided here is unequal to anywhere else."

For more information about Herman Sanitarium, 2295 Plummer Ave., call 408.269.0701.