Archive for Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Wunder family: Thanks, Respite House
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Our family recently had a wonderful experience using the new Rollingstone Respite House as a short-term care facility for a family member with advanced dementia. After providing long-term, 24-hour care, we were in need of a break and feel extremely fortunate to have such a facility in our community. Her stay there was ideal. She was provided one-on-one care from professional, compassionate CNAs and RNs.
Friends and family could visit in this extremely comfortable home-like atmosphere, and the fabulous hospice volunteers helped to keep her company and provide much needed stimulation. The experience could not have been better.
We would like to thank all who helped provide care: CNAs Julie Rubalcaba and Christine Knight; RNs Shannon Winegarner, Liza Ranttle, Wendy Bower and Tracy Cook; MSW Katy Thiel; and volunteers Tom Litteral, Marti Potter, Jane Bennett, Jane Harris and especially Bob Hance, who made her laugh and brought back the twinkle in her eye.
We also would like to thank everyone at the Visiting Nurse Association and in the community who have made this facility possible. An option such as this was badly needed and will be well used. We only hope that everyone in the community and in the country gets involved with the planning for future long-term senior housing, assisted living, home-care providers (especially for nights) and other health care facilities. After seeing firsthand what dementia can do, we’re fearful of the crisis that is looming for our baby boomer generation.
Thank you again, everyone.
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