Family reviews · Saskatoon care homes
We ask families to tell us, in their own words, what changed after their parent moved in. These are the answers. (Names below are placeholders pending family consent for publication.)
My dad fell at home in August and broke his lumbar spine. After two weeks in hospital we needed somewhere for him to convalesce — somewhere quiet, somewhere he wouldn't be just a chart on a clipboard. Beacon House took him on a respite stay and within a week the whole family could breathe. The caregivers knew his name on day two. They knew his coffee on day three.
Karen S.Daughter of a respite resident · Saskatoon · Placeholder
I used to call my mum's old place every Sunday and the person on the phone didn't know who I was, or who she was. At Beacon House, the person who picks up is the person who walked her to lunch yesterday.
David T.Son of a Brighton Elm resident · Placeholder
My husband and I moved in together. They turned one of our rooms into a sitting room with our chair, our radio, our cup. After sixty-two years of marriage we weren't going to start sleeping in different buildings now.
Ruth K.Kloppenburg resident · Placeholder
The strangest thing happened after a few weeks. The visits got shorter — because they stopped being check-ups and started being visits. I'd come in and Mum would be in the middle of a card game. I'd just join.
A daughterBrighton Oak · Placeholder
