TESTIMONIALS

Read what our guests have to say about us...

REASONS WE LIKE BELMOND COMMUNITY APARTMENTS

• Staff is excellent - They will call if there is a problem and will keep you updated if needed.
• The option of the noon meal in the dining room is good for its nutrition and social contact.
• The Care Car is a terrific service. Hats off to all those who volunteer.
• The long hallways are great for those who like to walk inside; and there are various places to stop and take a break or visit a bit.
• The housekeeping staff has been great to deal with any mechanical problems.
• Since we live out of state, it is comforting to know our mothers are happy in a friendly atmosphere.

You can tell my husband and I like it because we keep sending more people there. At one time we had two mothers and one step-mother there at the same time. And that is in addition to a few aunts and a couple of cousins.

Iva Jeanne Hill

I would just like to take a moment and reflect on our local retirement center. Over the past three years I have had the opportunity to help place both my Mother and my Aunt into this facility. Both were very hesitant and stated they weren’t sure they were ready to leave their own homes. After many hours of looking at the apartments, talking with other residents, and visiting with the staff, both have finally moved in. We went through the issues of turning down an apartment because “it isn’t what I want”. However today, both are completely satisfied with their apartment and wished they would have moved earlier.

They have found several of the services offered, such an important part of their life; lunch at noon with their friends, the availability of the Care Car, grocery delivery by a local grocery store, to name a few. The facility is always “looking its best”, due to the staff that keeps up with the cleaning, repairs, yard work etc. A very big thank you to all of you!

New friends and acquaintances have been made; meeting them across the hall, putting puzzles together, in the laundry facility, at lunch or playing cards and games at the center. Everyone kind of “watches out for each other”. The noon lunch is one of the social highlights of the day along with playing cards in the afternoon. The entertainment, from the young ones during holidays, in the center is also an attraction and one that is certainly “marked on the calendar”. Watching a great-granddaughter dance or the boyscouts, girlscouts, and youth groups sing Christmas Carols. These groups should be encouraged to continue such activities, as the residents love it!

Belmond is so very fortunate to have such a place for our residents to retire. Thank you to the early planners with the foresight to complete the project, McBurney, Buseman, Rise, Redder - McLaughlin, and others who have made this possible. After living and working in other communities, it makes me realize how wonderful a small town we really have!

I thank you all for the wonderful place and the peace of mind knowing Mom is happy and enjoying life!

Jolene Mennenga

Where would you look if you had to find a new living arrangement - despite the fact that you hoped you would never have to move again?

When that happened to my 91-year-old mother as she was recovering from a severe leg fracture in the spring of 2006, we found more positive things at the Belmond Community Apartments than we could have hoped for. As a result,she is able to be more independent than we had thought possible. Among other things, there are congregate meals to supplement the meals she can prepare for herself, community gathering spaces so she can play cards and socialize, very clean public spaces, management that carefully follows government mandates while giving attention to individual needs, private apartments that are comfortable, attractive, and have a surprising amount of storage, maintenance staff that seems to respond almost as soon as you hang up the phone with a request, and single-floor living to accommodate her walker. With her driving days over, Belmond has a clinic, pharmacy that delivers, grocery store that delivers, beauty shops, etc., etc., etc., and a community car to help her to do her own shopping in town. Near the top of her list are all the friendly people there who have made her feel like this really is a new home and one where she can be happy.

Kay McCulley
grateful daughter of Zona Whitten

As family of apartment residents, we are very happy.

The resident neighbors are like an extended family and look out for each other.

When weather is bad, they don't have to go outside and risk falls.

The congregate meals on-site, the grocery delivery, inside mail and laundry facility are all a plus.

For socialization, the Center community activities keep them emotionally and mentally stimulated.

If anything needs repaired, it is done promptly. The common areas are kept very neat.

We feel so grateful such nice, economical housing is available for our seniors.

Beth Lyons
Joyce and Gary Sells

My mother is Doris Greenwood and she has been living at the Leinbach retirement Center for almost 14 years.She decided to move there because she no longer wanted the up keep of a house.She has enjoyed it so much and we could not be any happier about having a place like it for her. We have found that the center is a family in itself. It seems that they have activities going on that you can be involved with as much or as little as you want.Our mother has been known too have stayed up pretty late for a good game of cards with her friends! We also appreciate the fact that she does not need to worry about having a vehicle for doctor or any other appointments because they supply a care car for all residents.We are just thankful that she is in a place where she is comfortable and secure and when she comes to visit us she doesn't need to worry about leaving her home.We do get in trouble with her card group if we keep her to long though.I feel that everyone seems to help watch over each other just like a family would. We just couldn't be happier with the staff and the facility that the center has provided for the community.

Barbara Kraft