Legacy Gardens of Spokane Adult Family Home

2 years ago we began our search for a home for dad. After 2 falls we knew that he needed a smaller facility where he could get more one on one care.Legacy Gardens was recommended to us by a family friend. The minute we walked through the doors and met Ryan, Kenda and the friendly staff we knew we were in the right place. The level of care and safety measures that are in place allow us to have peace of mind knowing that dad is safe and happy. Legacy Gardens has been a godsend to our family!!

Legacy Gardens has been a godsend for my family, and especially for my elderly parents. My parents had been living in an Assisted Living facility until fall 2019, but my 94 YO mother, who suffered from dementia for the past 6 years, broke her hip. After surgery and a week in a nursing-care facility, we were able to transfer her into LG. She was so lovingly and tenderly cared for. She passed 5 weeks after moving in as is sadly typical after a hip-break for a person that age. But the staff and owners of LG took care of our mom in a way that, even drifting in and out of consciousness, she sensed she was safe, loved, and treated with dignity.After mom passed, we were thankfully able to move our 93 year old dad in to LG as well. It has now been 3 months. Unlike at his prior facility, dad is always clean, shaven, his clothes laundered, his bed made each day and nothing in the room out of order, and treated at all times with kindness, humor, and prompted to feel sense-of-purpose. LG's interaction with him is wonderful to witness.A simple but profound example of LG's care of their residents:Each Friday, they have fresh flowers brought in bulk. The staff works with the residents to pick flowers from the piles as they make them into vases, which are then displayed throughout the facility. I have joined dad on Fridays and sat with him as he creates wonderful bouquets. It is a delight to watch him, and watch the staff interact with him during this time. A former master-gardener, my dad lights up. There are many more little items like this that make LG such a special place.

When my parents were in need of care that could no longer be provided in their home, it was critical for us to find a loving family home. Dad was in end-stage cancer and Mom was in mid-stage Alzheimer's. Each diagnosis carried very different care needs but the overriding need, after 65 years of marriage, was that Mom and Dad be together. As a family member living outside the Spokane area, it was a great comfort to know they were receiving highly skilled and professional care, but also treated with love and respect and in a clean and beautiful environment. When Dad passed, his final wish was that Mom could stay at Legacy Gardens for the rest of her life and we were blessed when Ryan and Kenda assured us that mom had a home for as long as she wished. Whenever I came for a weekend visit, my family, including our young son, was welcomed at any hour for as long as we chose to visit and were treated as though we were family, too. Fresh flowers, piano concerts, freshly baked cookies and strolls to the local park were regular occurrences, and beautiful and delicious meals, depending on the changing dietary needs of the residents, were the norm. I can't ever express my gratitude for the peace of mind that Legacy Gardens gave me every day that my parents were blessed to live there.

Legacy Gardens of Spokane Adult Family Home was literally an answer to a prayer. After caring for my 94-year-old mother at home with the assistance of in-home caregivers her needs unexpectedly grew beyond what could be provided at home. On the high recommendation of a trusted neighbor whose mother was a resident at Legacy Gardens I chose Legacy Gardens for my mother. Ryan and Kenda and their staff provided an exceptionally high level of care. I immediately felt at ease that Mom would be safe and treated with compassion and respect. Ryan and Kenda communicated with me clearly on every aspect of Mom's care and seamlessly facilitated the involvement of Hospice of Spokane when that became necessary. I and other family members visited Mom daily and we were always welcomed warmly and treated like family. I still feel like part of the Legacy Gardens family and will be forever grateful to Kenda and Ryan for their care of Mom. I jokingly asked them to reserve a place for me in 2035.

I live in Texas and my mother was a resident at Legacy Gardens during the last years of her life. It was such a blessing to me to have her receive care as part of the Legacy Hardens family. I felt like the caretakers were also part of my family because they kept me informed every day when I called since I was so far away. I highly recommend!