Dear Staff of Our Lady of the Meadows (OLM), I am continually appreciative of the loving care you give to my Mom and to all the residents at OLM. Your sensitivity, caring, joy, love, sense of humor, listening and gentleness (to list a few of the attributes I see every time I come to see Mom) warm my heart. In honor of each and every one of you, Mom and I are contributing to your Employee Emergency Fund. Love,

The Doe Family and staff at Our Lady of the Meadows, Our sincere appreciation and gratitude goes out to all of you for the wonderful care you have given our mother, J, in the years of her residency, as well as at her passing. She would often mention how loved she felt as you all gave her hugs, kisses, and attention, and added “I guess they like me here!” She was happy to have her bird feeder by her window and how you took the time to fill them when she could no longer do it herself. And of course, her jigsaw puzzle table that you enabled her to have in the great room was such a special place for her. All those personal touches and many more too numerous to mention meant a lot to her and to us. We understand that this is also a loss to you “her Family” at Our Lady, as much as it is a loss for us. Surely, you will miss her stories, her quick wit, and her smile too. Thank you,

Thank you so much for taking care of my mother PR. She passed away on May 19, 2017. I miss her a lot, but I know she is happy where she is at. I am truly grateful for everything you guys have done for her.

To all the staff who took such good care of my mother, your kindness will always be remembered. Also the kind words said to me to help me process what was happening and what to expect. I miss my mother very much and think of her every day. I am grateful for all you did for her and myself.

The family of WF wish to say thank you to everyone at Our Lady of the Meadows for their love and care of our mother for the last seven months. We are grateful for Claire and Hib for coming to visit her in Bakersfield and helping us in placing her here. Also to all the Doe’s for the many times we needed help with something about her room or finances. And special thanks to all the staff – nursing, caregivers, housekeeping and kitchen – we know you all had a part in her happiness here. Special thanks to Activities for encouraging her to take part. She was always particularly fond of music. We could not be more pleased with the love that was shown to her. And finally the ladies who were with Mom at her last – the words that come to mind are kindness and professional in how her death was dealt with. You have all been wonderful. Sincerely,

To all staff at Our Lady of the Meadows, Thank you for all the TLC that you all show my mom!

Dear Christina and Steve, You provided a place where Mom was welcomed, felt secure and happy and was well cared for. Thank you for what you do. Sincerely, B&L March 2016

I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to you and your wonderful staff at Our Lady of the Meadow for taking such good care of our mother, B.C. We were very apprehensive to visit on Saturday just knowing how she was when we moved her there in early November. On Saturday, she was a totally different person – very happy, out of her room socializing, and even called Our Lady her ‘home’!! She seems to have adjusted very well and is in a much better place than where she was. Thank you very much and Merry Christmas to you, your family, and all the staff at Our Lady of the Meadows. M&R C. and R. P.

To St. Joe’s staff, I want to thank everyone for the care that my mother received for the time that she was there. I felt she was in a place that she was well cared for and happy. The staff were all fantastic with her. She was safe and happy. Thank you all so much. I only wish she could go back there. Thank you, SL & JR April 2016