Meth Wick Health Center

I am a friend or relative of a resident

There wasn't much Aunt Thelma liked about living in Methwick. Her apartment was small. It had a sliding glass door to a balcony, but the door leaked water when it rained and cold air during the winter. The unit was located in a long hallway with many others, and there were snoopy neighbors who liked to prowl the halls just waiting for someone to come out of their door so that they could either complain or question them endlessly. Aunt Thelma did her own cooking in her apartment; however, she was also required to pay for meals provided by the center every day. The meals were tasteless, so Aunt Thelma didn't want to eat them. On holidays, however, the meals were catered and much better, so sometimes we would go to dinner with her. Those were the only times she made the trek to the building where the dining hall was located. It would have been a bad walk in inclement weather, and she had to walk uphill to get there which was a difficulty for her. Although she only ate the meals 5 or 6 times year while paying for complete meal service, as guests we still had to pay extra for our meals. Prices just kept going up, so Aunt Thelma finally elected to move into a regular apartment complex and take care of herself. She is 89 years old and doing much better on her own.