Rose's Story

When the weight of being her brother's caregiver became overwhelming, Rose chose to move them both into Magnolia Gardens and it's made life much easier.

My name is Rose, and I have lived here almost two years. I moved here from downtown Langley. I had a lovely two-bedroom condo there behind Douglas Park, but I had a stroke just before COVID-19.

I was going through a lot of stress being a caregiver and my sister-in-law died and after I had my stroke. I decided that I needed to come here because my brother had dementia, and I was also his caregiver.
And it's been wonderful coming here because I don't have the stress I had before. Now he's just a few doors from me, and he's very happy. His dementia has progressed slowly.

 Being here has made it a lot easier. I have my laundry and housekeeping done. I'm very fussy, so I do my own dusting, but it's wonderful to have the bedding done and to have my bed made. Also, my brother has all these things done for him as well. I do his laundry, personal laundry, and I do mine, but the rest is done for us. And it's just wonderful to have my suite done every week and my laundry done every week. 

The meals here are wonderful. Scott is a terrific Chef, also he's a very personable man. I've come to really care for him. He's very sweet he's very kind. And also very reasonable when we make suggestions to him. Rhe rest of the staff in the kitchen is wonderful, the servers are very helpful. They're always eager to help. And I have a lovely suite. It's just very cozy and warm, and with the furniture I chose, it's even more so. I love my little kitchen because I can just turn around in it. Not that I'm doing any cooking, but I make my toast and coffee. 

I love this part of the building because I look out to the Courtyard. We have a beautiful lawn out there that can be used for bocce or whatever. It's a wonderful view for me to look at if I sit on my patio. It's beautiful. I have some beautiful trees around—a gorgeous maple tree across from me and fir trees behind. So it's very, very private, and it's very, very calming.