[Sundaycommunity] Mary Lou is moving to a long-term care home

[Greg Gillis]

Dear Brian and Mary Lou, I am so glad this happened as quickly as it did
and Mary Lou has a place. I know this will be a big adjustment for your
family however, the fact that you feel it is a place that gives good care
is essential. Please be assured of continued prayers  and I am glad that
you have the support of your entire family.

Peace and Love to all of you.

Greg


On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 8:13 PM Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Dear Sunday Community,
>
> On Tuesday, Jan. 17th, Mary Lou will be moving from Providence Health
> Care to a long-term care home. Her stay at Providence has been an interim
> or temporary placement while we were waiting for a long-term opening to
> come up. The place she will be moving to is called True Davidson Acres,
> located at 200 Dawes Road, just north of Danforth Avenue in Toronto. It has
> 187 residents, and is operated by the City of Toronto on a not-for-profit
> basis.
>
> In a time when there are long waiting lists for most LTC homes, it was
> somewhat remarkable to us that Mary Lou was offered a room at True Davidson
> within two weeks of her LTC application being fully completed. When the
> phone call came that she was being offered a room, we were able to arrange
> for a visit to the home and a tour, and so I went there, accompanied by our
> son Mike and his wife Jess, to look around and to talk with a couple of the
> staff.  Mary Lou will have a private room, and the home provides a variety
> of services for its residents.  We have heard a couple of good reports from
> individuals about the quality of the care at True Davidson, so we are all
> supporting Mary Lou as she makes this move and we are hoping for the best.
>
> Visitors are allowed at True Davidson Acres, although everyone entering
> the building has to answer a COVID screening questionnaire and do a rapid
> test for COVID.  As part of Mary Lou’s admission process on Tuesday, there
> will be a lengthy meeting which will provide us with more details about
> things like their visiting policy, in-house programs and other issues.
>
> Dawes Road runs north from Danforth Avenue about halfway between Main
> Street and Victoria Park Avenue.  Going north from Danforth, Dawes Road
> heads basically north-east and crosses Victoria Park Avenue just south of
> St. Clair Avenue.  True Davidson Acres, at 200 Dawes Road, is about halfway
> between Danforth and Victoria Park. I believe there is a Dawes Road bus.
> You can verify this, and the route, by checking on the TTC website.
>
> For the time being, it is not really possible to phone Mary Lou.  We need
> to make arrangements for her to have a phone that’s easier for her to use.
> I can send out more information about that later on.
>
> As I have shared with you previously, this whole process has been very
> difficult for all of us.  It is painful for Mary Lou and I to be separated,
> painful also to see Mary Lou in mental distress. We have very much
> appreciated the kind and thoughtful words that many of you have shared with
> us, and we are grateful for your prayers.  Don’t stop praying.  We need all
> the help we can get.
>
> Love to you all,
>
> Brian
>
>
> *Brian J. Halferty*
> 146 Sumach Street, Apt. 214
> Toronto, ON  M5A 0P7
> 416-431-0038
>
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