Franciscan Village

Our Dad was a resident at Mother Theresa Home within Franciscan Village. We were very pleased with the facility, staff and level of care that was provided. He has now moved closer to family, however, I would recommend this community.

This is a great place, with a caring staff. If I need to move where there is assistance i would definitely move here. ? ?

They took very good care of my grandmother and the staff was very friendly

My mother recently stayed at the Mother Theresa Home at Franciscan Village for subacute rehab. The accomodations were fine, although somewhat dated. As far as the nursing staff, a few of them were wonderful and provided exceptional care. However, for the most part the nursing staff was not particularly responsive. There were times my mother rang for help and it never arrived. One nurse in particular was downright nasty and rude. We felt like we needed to be onsite with our mother the whole time in order to protect her from this woman. The rehab staff were all friendly and knowledgable and we felt the quality of the rehab our mother received was very good.

We had looked at several senior communities for Mom and Dad (who were 93 and 98 at that time). When we visited Franciscan Village, we were struck by how energetic, engaging, and welcoming the residents were and by how caring and compassionate the Staff were. It helped that the chapel was beautiful and would allow Dad to resume his attendance at daily Mass. The apartments were clean and attractive and affordable and leased on a monthly basis for no buy-in. This was very attractive to our parents who were not keen on this move to begin with. They'd been in the home that they'd built for 56 years. PLUS, the options of Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing as they might become necessary were very attractive. In deference to our concern about the 4 flights of stairs in their home and Dad's failing balance, the Administration offered Mom and Dad a smaller apartment until the larger one that they preferred became available. We moved them in on September 1. It was a challenging life transition, but made easier by the warmth, friendliness and compassion of residents and staff. Residents welcomed them immediately to their dinner table, to their games, to their conversations. Mom was elected to the Residents' Board within 2 months of moving in! When Dad suffered a major stroke in March and moved into Mother Theresa, the skilled care nursing facility that's part of Franciscan Village, Mom was able to visit him whenever she wanted throughout the day or night. And passed the chapel each time so that she could say a prayer for him. And again, without exception, the folks who cared for Dad were kind and compassionate. Dad's passing in early April made us even more grateful that we had found and chosen Franciscan Village. Mom was surrounded by love. A woman across the hall from their apartment knocked on Mom's door to tell her that she was available night and day to listen to Mom's stories because Mom needed to talk about Dad. This is the kind of people who live and work at Franciscan Village. We're very happy and very grateful that Mom and Dad moved to Franciscan Village. Mom is with friends on a daily basis. She can choose to participate in as many or as few activities as she likes (and there are LOTS!). And she made the move BEFORE she lost her life partner of 74 years so they were able to enjoy a few months together. This is a very lovely, loving place for people to enjoy all the time they have left!