Avalon Memory Care - Keller

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Staff is nice and helpful and trying to learn how to work with her. The executive that we signed the contract with was gold. The food is excellent. There is a high turnover of staff though. But she is happy as a lark. They will try to engage her to join in the daily activities. It is clean and never smells. The owner [Removed] has his whole heart into his business and memory care. I would recommend this place.

My father is doing okay since his move to this community. He is still adjusting, however I do feel comfortable with his move to this community. He is safe, and in good hands overall. They have a good staff, and they are taking good care of him, and his needs. The community is well-kept, they do a good job with the cleanliness. The experience is going well, and this is a community I would recommend.

My father spent his last two months at Avalon. Irene got the hospital psychiatric unit to release him even though he was being combative. He had so many physical needs in addition to his mental care, that even the hospital couldn't take care of him. She went to bat for us from the very beginning. Once he was to Avalon, then they began to care for him and to help us to understand what was going on with him. The doctors had been little to no help and we were all floundering. When we first began to visit him, he was so agitated that he even began to hit himself in the head. This change in behavior was totally out of character for him and had come on suddenly. My whole family left that first visit in tears. [Re moved] talked to us and explained all about vascular dementia, and other possible things we were seeing. She then guided us through how to interact with him so it was less stressful for him and us. We learned just go with where ever his mind happened to be that day and enjoy whatever phase of his life he was reliving. We learned to try to redirect him if he was agitated and just go with it if he wasn't. All the staff was wonderful and caring. They were quick to give hugs when days were particularly hard. Dad, who had always been the consummate Papaw, began to view the girls there as his girls. He would tease with them like his did with his grandkids. They cared for him and for us in the hardest stretch of our lives. The last several days before his death, they let our family be there as if we were at home. They were there for support but never in the way of our last special hours with my dad. Avalon is like a home, not a nursing home. They seem to truly love the people they take care of in a very difficult time of their lives.