Pond View but not much more

Last stop, Pond View. A short 4 miles from home, this assisted living had just the basics. Not enough activities for the residents, too many obvious dead ends in the hallways, too many residents; it all seemed a little disorienting. So, Pond View is not the place for mom.

I'm putting mom's name on the waiting list at Eagle Crest Arbor and RiverVillage East. Both places have a waiting list of 4-6 months. Crest View has an opening now but the other two places had more amenities. Crest View, though smaller, is still in the running simply because it's cozy, there's a nice garden and it feels like a home. The staff were very attentive and they get the residents out and involved instead of sleeping all day.

The Genius of Disincentives

My thoughts on which charity mom's leftover cash would go to are as follows:

Fairchild's Tropical Gardens
Hippocratic Health Institute(kind of crack-pot but mom totally believed...) Go to:hippocratesinst.org

'The Bloomin' Idiots': a garden club mose used to belong to. They even had shirts made that said "I'm a Bloomin' Idiot!" unfortunately, I'm sure 'The Bloomin' Idiots' are long gone by now...they may have even fallen apart due to extreme disorganization while I was still living at home. From the one meeting they had at our house all I remember was people drinking cocktails and vaguely discussing orchids for about ten minutes. They all seemed to have a hell of a good time, though.