by Joe Martin | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
In retrospect, the following things helped us through this journey: Having the legal documents completed while Rayanna was still herself. This included her Last Will and Testament, Durable Power of Attorney and Patient Advocate document. Getting another person as a...
by Sheila Carney | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the next year, we continued our regular discussions with staff at Waterford Place trying to determine if and when was the right time to make a move to assisted living. We had three concerns about Rayanna: that she was safe, comfortable, and happy. Safety was the...
by Joe Martin | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rayanna lived comfortably in the Independent Living wing for about seven years. We, as her closest family members, started to see indications of dementia beginning in early 2016. It started very subtly; not following the right directions on the car drive, misplacing...
by Joe Martin | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
After Rayanna’s husband’s passing in 1998, she considered the options of moving near family members in Livonia, MI or Grand Rapids, MI. She had been married to her husband, Harry, for almost 49 years and had spent the last 22 years in Traverse City. Harry had been in...
by Emily Foster | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
At Brookcrest, we genuinely love what we do. My coworkers and I really know what it means to do great work. We pride ourselves in the care we provide to our residents, and we want the very best for them. Here are a few reasons why I, and others who work at Brookcrest,...
by Sheila Carney | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
When a resident found out that Melissa Ohm, Vice President of Human Resources at Sunset Retirement Communities, loves to bake, she regularly stopped by to share recipes. “What I was amazed about is she wouldn’t hand me a piece of paper, she would just rattle them...
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