I am a resident here and have been here for 2 years now. I wanted to share a part of my Christmas Card that I sent out to my loved ones this year.

Greetings to all,
In most ways this has been a good year. I continue to love living at Fox Ridge. I get the help I need, the staff is great and the residents are wonderful. I enjoy movies each week in our own little theater. We have tons of activities, including our Christmas party last week. You would be surprised to see me dancing in my wheelchair! My niece, Linda, joined me in eating, drinking, laughing and even dancing. A good time was had by all!

Love and blessings,
Carol

My father moved to Fox Ridge Chenal 2 years ago this month. He doesn’t get out of his apartment much to attend activities, although staff has certainly encouraged him to do so. He is very sweet and cooperative and loves to visit. He has experienced a decline over the past few years in his medical condition. After the Memory Care unit opened at Fox Ridge Chenal, we toured the unit and placed my dad’s name on the waiting list. Very recently, my father
was hospitalized. The doctor gave him some heartbreaking news, and he was told initially that he would not be able to return to his current living arrangement. My father was very upset that he could not “come home.” The hospital social worker spoke with Jeffrey Wright and learned more about the care that dad could receive at Fox Ridge through the caring staff and supplemented with outside needs of home health care. The social worker spoke with the hospital
doctor, and they indeed felt that Fox Ridge was going to be able to meet my dad’s needs.

Two things I will never forget. One was the hospital social worker saying that when he spoke with Jeffrey how much he realized the staff cared about my dad and how much they had invested in making things work for him. The second thing I will never forget is the smile on my dad’s face when we finally got him “home.” My dad has dementia. There are times he is confused, but he knows “home” and he knows he is there.

I will forever be grateful to all the staff at Fox Ridge Chenal for good days they are giving back to my sweet daddy.

Becky Casanova