Fallbrook Gardens just like home for the elderly

My mother, Louise Rose Goulet, lived in the Fallbrook Gardens Home for the Elderly for almost 12 years. I would like to share about the wonderful care she received at there for all those years. She was 102 when she died on March 17.

I visited her regularly and always found her neatly and appropriately dressed. She was always well fed with a nutritious menu and when she could no longer feed herself, the wonderful caregivers fed her with a rhythm that satisfied her. My mother's clothes were always fresh and clean as was her bed and room.

My mother had dementia, but a lot of the time she was in the present moment so when her caregivers asked her a question using her name she was able to give them an appropriate answer.

From what I observed, my mother received care as if she was a member of their family. During the times when her strength was wavering, someone slept in her room, in fact the night before she died, Tom Toatnes, the owner/caregiver, was sleeping in her room and was aware of her weakening breath.

I will miss my mother immensely but I will also miss those who so lovingly took care of her for all those years when I couldn't be present to her. I thank God for providing this safe secure home for her and the others. I always felt secure in the knowledge she was safe and ultimately receiving the best of care.

Janice M. Keith