I visited Providence Emilie Court and it was excellent. The staff is very accommodating. There’s a kind, gentle spirit there, and the people know the residents. The reason why I didn’t choose it was because my mother is less communicative than their patients, but it’s a fine place. We certainly can recommend it. It’s parked between the hospital and a street on a narrow piece of land, so there is not a lot of outside ground. It’s a quiet neighborhood. I appreciated the Catholicism; most people there are Catholics. The rooms are very nice. The meals are beautiful, much better than she’s getting where she is. I talked to a woman who had come to have lunch with her friend, and she said the food was fantastic. The atmosphere is somewhere between a business situation, but the people are homey. I went around with one of the administrators, and I noted she had off-hand conversations with different housekeepers as we made our tour. There was an attitude of respect and camaraderie, and those women that were working there were like in their 50s. I like that a lot, and they had been there a long time. I think that speaks well of the place. I did look at the calendar of activities. They had religious offerings, musical activities, games, and cards. They had a very small room for crafts and when I was there; crafts were in progress. The crafts director led it, and it seemed to be a good atmosphere.

Emilie Court was the assisted living facility that we visited. It was a relatively small facility. They were, however, very gracious and helpful to us. They were very good with providing us with information, etc. My aunt is a very devout Catholic and it is very important to her that the facility is accessible to a church. Fortunately, Emilie Court is right across the street from a Catholic Church, so she could go and hear daily mass there. Overall, I think it was a terrific facility, but we weren't sure that my aunt was really ready for an assisted living.