Southwest LTC

What People are Saying About Us

Avalon Place, Trinity Gave Me My Independence

Mr. Carl Farnsworth came to Avalon Place after a long struggle that began with a stroke in December 2007. Carl had not been able to walk for over a year due to the stoke leaving him paralyzed on his left side. He was on the floor in his home for over 40 hours in Utah before anyone found him.

His daughter, Laurie, brought him home to Trinity and moved in with him. She began working with him, working with home health and physical therapy. He did improve, however; he still was unable to live independently and walking was not happening.

After a hospital stay at ETMC Trinity due to falls; Carl came to Avalon Place for rehab under Medicare. He received intense physical therapy and occupational therapy. Tri-star therapy houses in Avalon Place and has been very successful in getting residents up to independent living.

Within 100 days?Carl went home?walking! He lives alone now. He is able to get up, get dressed, bathe?go fishing?independently! His daughter still comes by each day; but she is amazed at how well he is doing. Recently, she took him to Dr. Cole?s office, just so he could walk in. His doctor had only seen him in the bed! What a testimony!

Carl says, "I?m glad I went to Avalon. It is a great program!"

Laurie says, "I?m excited about his independence. He loves to go fishing and we take his great grandson down to the pier?he would not have been able to do that without Avalon?s help!"

Tomball Nursing Center?s Dedicated Professionals

"Thank you for all the love and care you provided Mom. It is rare to find a group of professionals as dedicated to their job."

- The Ruth Kerman Family

"We are so grateful and thankful for the chance to have her [our loved one] in your care and part of your community. We love the care she is given. It is such a huge burden lifted off of our shoulders. We can never thank you enough. We feel like everyone at your home are true angels. The room and dining area were clean and the staff was helpful and seemed to identify with the residents needs. My sister reports to me frequently how the nurses are most responsible in keeping her informed as to mother?s welfare. It?s most encouraging and comforting to have my mother in a place such as yours."

- Steve Lokey

"You are a gift from God and I am truly grateful for each one of you who has taken care of my mom."

- Carolyn Schwarzbach

- The Shaver Family

Whitehall Helps Those in Need

Last Thursday evening, Sept. 11, before Hurricane Ike made landfall on the Texas coast, Whitehall Nursing Center of Crockett received 81 residents from nursing facilities of Galveston and Texas City and a total of about 25 employees, with some spouses and children.

Upon arrival on charter buses, volunteers from local fire departments, ambulances, citizens and staff members from Whitehall greeted the travelers, then in turn ternderly lifted, carried or wheeled evacuees into the nursing center.

A handful of evacuees from Silsbee completed filled up Whitehall with no vacancies left for other fleeing the storm?s wrath. By Wednesday, Sept. 17, three employees and 41 residents from Texas City and the few Silsbee residents has returned to their home facilities that were "up and running," said Whitehall Administrator Alan Bass

Galveston residents from Gulf Health Care of Galveston, one of 20 facilities owned by Southwest Long Term Care, will be here for at least a month said Bass

Some Texas City residents actually teared up and said "We?re not leaving!" when it was time to go. All of the evacuees and the employees that accompanied them expressed appreciation and told how impressed they were with the care they received in Crockett.

Patricia Norton and Kent Bridges, administrators from the Galveston facility were said to be thankful that their patients came to Crockett. They?ve been here seven days not, and the care continues.

? The Houston County Courier 09/22/2008