PatrioticStabilist said:
This doesn't effect most of you here, but I really need to find a facility for Sue Anne to go too. Tom and I have never had
any time together for us and I crave that. We have always taken care of her and I have no regrets but I told her the other day and dad and I really need some adult time together where we can still have it before we get to old. I'm certainly not wanting to write her out of our lives in any way shape or form. What I wish is I could find someone younger to come in and stay at the house with her or wish she could go to assisted living for a few months at a time. Assisted living won't let her come in our area till she is 55 and I would be 80. I have a short window of 10 to 12 years to do anything so the next year I'm going to see what I can get set up. Honestly if she gets in the right place having people near her ago would be good for her too. Just have to see what I can work out. Our remaining good years are limited and running down and I know it.
Well my parents are at a place called the Cloisters. http://www.thecloisters.com/ It is a wonderful place, and they have a great dinning room down stairs. I know you live far from FL, but in the MH one just needs to point it in that direction. The other reason I recommend it is that I've seen some younger people there that are developmentally challenged. They ususally live on the 2nd floor, then someone takes them down for meals. They make friendships there quite quickly, and many times another resident will go down to eat with them. There are many activities there, such as Wii bowling, movie nights, crafts, painting classes, bingo, etc.. They have a lot right across the street where I park my truck or set up my MH an boondock, which I've done for weeks at a time. The prices we've paid have run from $2,000 to $3,000 a month. Here's their contact information; Phone: (386) 822-6900 or (800) 738-1222
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[email protected] Ask for Randy and Tell him Steve Heglmeier, said he could probably work something out for you. He's a good Christian man and tries to do the right thing, not a by the book guy, a solutions guy, and also the guy that runs the place. The only people they do not take is Alzheimer patients, they are "assisted living," not a nursing home. So hopefully you could go to FL, get her set up, take a trip, and Deland is a great central location.
While I'm down there, just 2 miles away is a nice repair facility if you need something done on your MH that you can't or don't want to do yourself. In the other direction, behind the Publix is a repair facility that repairs items like generators, motors, transmissions, etc.. Deland is a really nice town, and is considered part of central FL. Just about 10 miles away is http://www.hpfishcamp.com/ they rent boats, so I can always go fishing, see bald eagles flying freely, deer, etc.. It's not much in the way of a campground for those that like amenities, but it has everything I like, which is nature. No paved roads etc. in the campground. You feel like you're 100 miles away from everything. There are other campgrounds close by, one is a passport campground in Orange City, FL, I think less than $20 passport price. Many great restaurants close by, I recommend the Deland Fish House, and the Main Street Cafe. Wow, just thinking about these places makes my taste buds leap for joy, I'm ready for my next trip.
I'm a sucker for small towns. And Deland does not disappoint. It's also the home of Stetson University. If you'd like to go to the beach, it's only a short 30 minute drive away. And Downtown Deland is within walking distance for myself and many of the residents, and they have excellent security inside the gated complex, and the guards are all helpful an friendly.
The best I can say about the place, is if I needed a facility, and I've looked at over 50, (no exaggeration) that is the one I would want to be, hands down. There is even a lady there that is in her 90's, still drives, and moved there from here in Lake Worth, TX. That is 5 miles from where I live, and she always talks to me about Ginger Browns, one of her favorite restaurants here. She claims she looked "everywhere" and that is the best place by far. She's lived there over 10 years. My parents have lived there for 4 years. I hope it works out for you.