I can't describe what an unbelievable blessing it was to me and my siblings when a friend recommended Carriage Court to me when my father could no longer live in the home he shared with my mother and where she had died eight years earlier. I wanted him to come live with me but then realized that he would be just as alone as he was in his own home because my husband and I work very long hours that also necessitated frequent out of town travel. He was apprehensive also at first - right up to the first moment we stepped foot in the facility. The staff was incredibly warm and personable and did everything possible to insure that our father was well cared for in every way. During the three years he lived at Carriage Court, he came to love staff there (especially Melanie, Tony, Beth and Jennifer) and considered them additional members of his family. We all did. Now that Dad is gone, we still drop by to visit them. I will never forget the first moment that I knew we had made the right and the best choice, not only to take the best care of my father but to also honor his dignity and emotional well being. That came about two months after he moved into Carriage Court. On this particular occasion, I had him out for a late lunch and some sight seeing when he said ""Darlin, I know you're busy and I don't want to miss happy hour at the Court! Can you take me home?"" It did my heart so much good to realize that the staff had made his new abode his ""home"" in such a short time. And that never stopped, not even when he died. His funeral was attended by so many of his friends and the staff of Carriage Court. God bless this wonderful staff and this wonderful place!
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