Good Samaritan Retirement Center

Donald was at Good Samaritan for only 3 or 4 days. The facility is very neat, very clean, exceptionally well-organized and thought about, and had very concerned, very caring people. Some of the places we went to had an odor, whether bad or good. Like in some places you could smell disinfectant all over the place, while in others you can smell not so clean or not so good smells. But at the Good Samaritan, it was a very neutral smell -- very clean, fresh-air type of smell. So we were very pleased with the facility as we could see it. But he was only there 3 or 4 days before he was rushed to the hospital. They had constant entertainment. In fact, the day that Donald moved in, they had a very accomplished pianist come in and play the piano because one of the people who lived there, her son had donated a beautiful baby grand piano. The next day, they had singers that brought in their own voice over recordings, and they had little skit people. So they have various activities there, plus they have a nice chapel, and they have mass every day because it is a Chaldean facility. There is a community room on each side of the wing, on the first and second floors of the building, and you can reserve that room say if your family comes and they want to have a birthday party for you. They also have free movies and free socials like ice-cream socials. They have so many postings every month for activities. It really is a wonderful place -- beautiful scenery and everything else. I would highly recommend it.   He has 520 sq. ft. of living space at Good Samaritan. He’s got 2 huge walk-in closets, a balcony that he could sit out that overlooks the meditation gardens, and a private bath. And the nicest thing was that each room has its own controlled heating and cooling. I felt that this place was an excellent choice. They had it all beautifully furnished except for television, but he was allowed to bring his own furniture if he didn’t want theirs, which he did. It had a complete kitchen facility; you could bring in a microwave and a coffee pot, but they didn’t allow electric skillets or anything like that. They also had a refrigerator in there. It was like having your own apartment.