StoryPoint St. Joseph

Sheila

We have chosen the Provision Living at St. Joseph for my mom. She is currently residing in their assisted living. She's the one who chose the facility after her initial evaluation meeting. She felt she liked it being smaller, that each individual had a room, and that it was not set up so much like a hospital. She liked that setting. She liked that there were many people there who were around her age, that it seemed more like a community setting or family setting, and everybody was pretty much in tune with each other. It has a community feel about it and she liked that. The dining room and all the facilities are fairly new. The staff is very attentive and very nice. They have infrared cameras on the entire development so that if anyone has a fall, regardless of whether it's inside or outside of their grounds, assistance can find them through the camera and offer them aid. It doesn't even matter if it's a resident or a visitor, they will be helped. The residents are doing activities on their own. They have a calendar of events, whether it's for exercise classes, bingo, or outings. Their meals have a certain time too and their 3 meals a day are provided but you don't have to partake in them. Often, my mother doesn't eat lunch so she won't always go down for that meal. She is welcome to have a guest attend with her if she so chooses. She hasn't done that yet but you can let the staff be aware of that if you know for a fact that some of your family is coming. They also have a separate room if there is a birthday event and you wish to have many family members there. You can reserve the room so that you can all get together for a special event. They also offer movies because they have a movie theater. I have not personally tried the food but my mother is very fond of it. She thinks they have quite excellent food there. They have a chef on staff and apparently, he does a very good job because she has gained some weight.