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Martha Olivier

3 years ago

I moved my mother from Chicago to Fellowship Villa...

I moved my mother from Chicago to Fellowship Village almost 16 years ago when she was 90. Yes! She is approaching her 106th birthday! She spent many fun, social, independent, healthy, secure years in Independent Living before moving to Assisted Living in 2016. She is currently in Memory Care. In each of these living situations, my mom has adored the staff. She, of course, is responding to how they have treated her. They are so loving and caring. To this day, her Care Partner makes sure she is dressed and adorned with jewelry, fixes her hair AND does her makeup! When my dear husband's dementia advanced to where I could no longer care for him at home, I chose Fellowship Village for him, too. As I live in NYC, the location isn't ideal for me. Still, I needed and wanted him to have the same quality care as my mother. His room is right next door to hers. He is a big man and it can be difficult to get him to cooperate moving from bed to shower to wheelchair, etc. His Care Partner has the patience of Job! She sees him as the sweet man he is. I have never seen her frustrated or cross with him. I need a whole other page to address how much our family loves the whole staff: The nurses, Neighborhood Coordinator, Enrichment Staff, Kitchen staff, Chaplain....We feel so blessed to have our loved ones in their care.

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