I write this because you are in my situation and you need to hear from someone who has gone before you and has nothing to lose by telling you the truth.
I was in the hospital with my 98 year mother for 3 weeks (for the last time) and was told that she needed to be moved to a hospice facility. They handed me 3 sheets of paper with 12 names on each sheet and said please choose and we cannot make a recommendation. So, I looked up reviews to help and there is really nothing of substance except typical fake 5 star reviews with "lovely place" or a 1 star stupid reviews with things like "bad sofa". Not helpful when I need to know that the woman who brought me into this world 62 years ago needs me to help her leave this world.
Take your loved one to Carpenter House in River Ridge. Trust me. Do not think about it anymore. Don't worry that you might make the wrong decision. Take them to Carpenter House and your burden will be lifted. Mine was.
I won't bore you with the 4 other places I met with their representatives, listened to their bs, visited their facilities, blah, blah, blah. Carpenter House is THE only one you should consider.
From the moment the ambulance took mom there at 9:00 at night from East Jefferson Hospital they were wonderful, supportive, eager and capable to ease her discomfort. We spent 3 days there and I was there 22 hours a day (I went home to shower). I watched them with my mom; they explained everything I wanted and needed to know...what is happening with her, why it's happening and what I could expect. Their level of care was unlike anything I have ever seen in a medical facility and I could not have been more impressed with Terrence, Lourdes, Daphne, Ahsaki, Cathy and Carol. I truly believe that hospice is their calling and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
The facility is tucked away from traffic, dramatically clean, spacious and the absolute perfect place for your loved one who cannot make this decision for themselves.
Carpenter House is the right decision. Good luck and may God bless you. read more