Testimonials

I have visited many rest homes over the years and I can honestly say Marillac Residence is the nicest I have ever seen. I have been living here for ten years and not regretted my decision one bit. I have never had a moment of loneliness or wishing I were anywhere different. I love the fact that I have my own bedroom and own bathroom – it’s a huge asset – and I feel very safe as I wear a fall bracelet and there are call buttons in my room if I need help – not all rest homes have that.

The staff are very good and they try to accommodate all my requests as much as possible. I have built great relationships with many of the staff – I call them my friends. Most of them have been here longer than I have! Over the years I have come to need a little more help with daily living, so the staff help me make my bed, change my sheets, etc.

The activities offered here are improving all the time. Sometimes we gather together in the library to watch interesting television shows – I especially like all the travel shows, and of course, my game shows – they keep our minds active. At night, there’s a group of us who like to play “Spinner” with dominoes and there’s another group who play cribbage all the time.

I love the fact that I have my own bedroom and bathroom and I have been able to personalize it with my belongings – including my computer which I use all the time. Your room can reflect your personality. Its nice to have the freedom to do that.

The staff are just wonderful. They are extremely grateful, very polite and very warm. In fact, many of us have helped staff members study for exams, help them with the English language and even helped them study for their citizenship exam.

There are activities suitable to everyone’s taste. You don’t have to participate in everything – you have the choice.

You need to look at coming to Marillac Residence as a whole new adventure, a new way of living – the last frontier!!!

There is so much you can do here – you can go to any program offered but you don’t have to – you only go if you want to.

The staff are exceptional and I have become good friends with many of them. They are very special and they are open to our friendship. Some of them are so kind that they will go and buy us personal items if we need them, just because we happened to mention we were out of something. Our administrator is wonderful as is our Chaplain.