In just two months, residents and roommates Anne Pippen and Lovell Norman have made 44 sock dolls for children at local hospitals. Lovell mentioned her love of sewing to her Wesley Place on Honeysuckle caregiver Jacinda, and the next thing you know, Jacinda was...
There is a popular Montessori quote that says, “Everything you do for me, you take away from me.” This is not only true in the traditional Montessori educational arena for children — it is also true of persons suffering from dementia. Independence, or lack...
By Patrick Davies, Executive DirectorWe may think of skilled nursing facilities as places that provide healthcare and support life for seniors. This much is is true; however, there is a formal process. The “state survey” is the Alabama Department of Public Health...
The job of a first responder is to intervene and help stop a person’s physical decline in an emergency. Similarly, one could say that the job of a minister is to intervene and help stop a person’s spiritual decline. Whether wounded in battle or wounded in spirit, we...
Marie Nageotte was born in the 1930s and grew up in Meadville, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northwest corner of the state. Her best friend Roslyn had a boyfriend from Erie, and the young couple set Marie up on a blind date with his best friend, Don Robie. The two...
Applying for Medicaid in Alabama to pay for long-term care in a community like Wesley Place on Honeysuckle in Dothan, AL, can be a very complex process. We asked an expert in the business, David Tankersley, owner and private Medicaid consultant with Goodwater...
