Testimonials

"Change isn’t something most of us take lightly. Most of us feel comfortable in our surroundings and dread the thought of ever giving up our homes. 

In my personal experience change came for my mother when my father passed. They had been married for 56 years, built their home with their own hands and lived in a small town their whole lives. 

Within 6 months of my father passing my mother became very forgetful, she was not paying her bills or eating. I tried everything to keep her in her home but when she fell backwards down the basement steps and laid there for 24 hours it became clear something had to change.

I am an only child so I needed to bring my mother here to Springfield to be near me. We went through the arguing phase and denial phase and the de-cluttering phase. We decided to have an auction company handle most of the belongings because my mother needed to downsize. So when the day came for the auction company to come my mother laid on the floor and watched them take her China, Silverware, furniture beds, treadmill, all of my father’s tools, and collectibles. When auction day came we went to the auction and my mother sat and watched as all her lifetime accumulation of possessions one by one being auctioned off. I am sharing this with you because shortly after the auction when I called to collect our check, I was informed that the auction company filed for bankruptcy and we would not be able to collect anything. My mother took this very hard. I found an independent living facility that she liked, we got her all moved and I started having home care come in and help her, along with getting her an alert. After about a month we started missing jewelry, money, her beloved iPad that she loved to listen to music on and her nook that she read her books on because she needed large print. The final straw is when I noticed her SUV was sideswiped on both sides. Upon confronting this well known agency they simply said you cannot prove it.

With my mother declining we decided assisted living was the avenue to take. It was all great for quite some time until leadership changed and my mother fell and broke her arm, then her ankle then both hips! After lots of rehab I can tell you this story ends well. My mother is currently in a private home with 5 other residents. They have a caregiver, a nurse around the clock and a director that lives on site! The property is beautiful and my mother is thriving!

I want to use all of my experience on what NOT to do and what really works. Linda and I have aligned ourselves with trusted, insured and bonded individuals that will do the best job in helping you from start to finish in this transitional time. We have walked in your shoes and we are here to help you at your pace."

"I worked with Angie Burt R.N. professionally at a Home Health Agency,as  well as she cared for my dad as the Director of Nursing.  Angie was  always compassionate and formulated a patient focused individualized  plan of care for her residents,based on their needs.  Bridget Beaty was  the DIrector of the Assisted Living,where my father resided. Bridget was  devoted to the Residents, she was so energetic and full of love and  compassion."

"Bridget and Angie have given my Mom top notch care in the last year.   They are quick to address every concern I have with Moms care.  Mom is  in the last stages of Alzheimer's, even if she just observes. Bridget  has a great relationship with mom and can get her to cooperate when the  CNA's are having problems. I never have to worry when mom's care is  under the direction of Angie and Bridget".