Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Best

Today I pick up a elderly couple who lives at a facility, but they are considering moving into the Haven in Allyn. The wife has dementia and is incontinent and wheelchair bound. The husband is mentally sharp but very unsteady on his feet and he is a diabetic that require insulin injections daily. They were referred by a mutual friend. They were complaining to this friend that their rent was going up 21percent. When I arrived to pick them up they were waiting at the door. Their clothes were dirty. The women was wet, smelled and her face was dirty. When we first got to the Haven they were taken out of the car and sat down at the table for lunch. We took the lady and changed her wet brief and pants. Then brought to the table where they enjoyed a Cesar salad, chicken alfredo with fresh broccoli, fresh yellow zucchini and butter toast. They then have a brownie with walnuts topped with fresh strawberry and whipped cream. Today I also spoke with a lady who told me her mom is in a nursing home where she pays $9,000.00 a month. Her mom stays wet because there is not enough people who can take her to the bathroom especially at night. The Haven in Allyn really is a new model in Assisted living - Long term care. We provide on purpose dignity and honor to our residents. We really work for the money we are paid. We give more than we receive because we understand service and care. If your loved one is in a facility that they are not receiving the care they are paying for, move them out to the Haven in Allyn. We will take excellent care of them I promise.

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We are an assisted living facility on the Olympic Peninsula close to the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. Our intention is to serve the community of the aged and aging and those who care for them. As an assisted living facility, we know the questions and concerns that attend an aging loved one. Regardless of your choice of care, we would like to make ourselves, our facility, and our network of shared interest available to all who participate in the world of assisting the elderly.

After all, we all will one day face aging.

At Haven in Allyn we believe the spirit doesn't change just because we lose the capability of our physical body. We choose to honor the spirit as the true state of the person and service the physical needs accordingly. We celebrate each life...aging is only a natural culmination to, hopefully, a life well lived.

So, our hope with this blog is to share experiences and the wisdom gained through working with our residents, caregivers, and families and to encourage you, the readers, to participate with your own experiences, too.

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