That's what they call it...
"Elegant Senior Living".
Grand piano in the huge foyer with sitting chairs and two fireplaces on opposite ends. Library, billiard room, an indoor heated pool, and a full-time in-house activity director planning events so those that want can go out to eat or to shows in Pensacola. In the photo above, that smiling face you see at the far left, second row... that's my Mom. If you want, go here for a photo tour of the place. (Mom is also in the pool photo.)
Dad died in 2003, so she has now been there... goin' on five years, right Mom? We moved her into "The Veranda" when it was new, just in time for her to be entertained by Hurricane Ivan's fury! The building survived just fine, but she was without electricity, walking the halls at night with a flashlight and no air conditioning for a couple weeks.
Obviously, it's a very nice place to live with lots to do.
A couple nights ago, Mom was awakened in the wee hours by an odd sound. She's been feeding a stray cat outside her patio and initially thought it was that stray trying to threaten her cat Sam. But the more she listened, the more she realized it wasn't a cat. When she got up to investigate she found it was a woman who had just moved in down the hall from her, sitting on the floor outside her apartment, wailing.
When Mom approached her she said, "She's in there!"
Mom opened the door to the woman's apartment and found it empty, but there was broken glass all over the floor. The poor old gal was being threatened by visions. At that hour Mom had to call several emergency numbers to get a real, live human being to come help, but finally a male nurse showed up and with Mom's help, got things cleaned up and under control.
Lots of folks would have simply turned over in bed and said "I don't want to get involved in this."
Positive vibes, Mom... ya done good!
I'm proud of you.
Now, it's Friday Forum time.
Are you coming to "The Log Inn" to meet the rest of us? I hope so.
Got news to share?
4 comments:
"Ditto" GB, Mom done good. Hoosiers are funny that way ya know.
dj
P.S. Let everyone know what date is settled on for
"The Log Inn"
I'm not too fond of nursing homes but it seems your mom is in a good one. I've had too many bad experiences with them.
Your Mom did do good. No matter how old she gets. the goodness always is always in the heart.
DJ-
I think we've decided on 29 March, right folks? Now what we need to decide is the time to meet. What's best for you?
Assuredly not a "Nursing home", card.
No nurse's station. No nurses...
And that was the reason it took so long for anyone to show up and help Mom. I don't know how far this nurse had to travel, but in order for you to live at "The Veranda" you have to be self-sufficient.
And here's my point-
If we are blessed to live long enough and we have planned for our own futures, all of us will have to consider transitioning to a life like this.
Mom is blessed to have done that planning, and she knows it. I'm planning too, and "Hope" that my new President doesn't "Change" the value of my money so dramatically that I'll be burning it for the heat it provides.
GB, Your mom looks great in the picture. She and I e-mail occasionally. I liked to see she is in such a nice place.
Mrs. Hawkeye
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