As the prospective resident and I sat in the dining room together and enjoyed dessert, she told me about her son and a special dessert he enjoyed as a child . . .
Chocolate syrup.
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Going home.
I can still clearly see the apartment bedroom where I awoke that morning in an absolute panic. It was and remains the most terrifying nightmare I've ever experienced . . .
She apologized for not ordering the daily special . . .
When she was younger, she explained, she had been struck by lightning . . .
Matthew and the CCRC.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) often have a challenge with potential residents who would like their adult child with disabilities to move in with them so that they can provide for their care while the CCRC provides for housekeeping, meals, etc. It's not that the communities are heartless to their pleas. It's the economics and … Continue reading Matthew and the CCRC.
The resident came to me with a very simple request . . .
Just to get the mail every day, she would have to get up, get dressed, leave her apartment, get on the elevator and walk down the hallway some distance . . .
Both he and his wife were rocket scientists. Literally.
That day, that hour, that moment, our cottage resident was spot on, attuned to every detail, every fact, every nuance of the mission . . .
The memory care facility was having a problem . . .
She had tried everything she could think of, but it made no difference. Extra activities. Added staff. Security cameras . . .
