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24 A Special Advertising Section of Baltimore Sun Media Group | Wednesday, February 23, 2022
CONTINUING CARE
Respite care
in action
Carroll Lutheran Village
offers assistance
By Margit B Weisgal, Contributing Writer
J
oan B.’s husband had dementia. After more than 45 years of marriage, she was from a medical procedure and reached
committed to caring for him as he declined. Her children helped out sometimes,
but the burden really fell on her, 24 hours a day. It wasn’t until she spoke with a
neighbor that she learned about respite care. “Only then,” she explained, “did I realized
how exhausted I was and that didn’t do either of us any good. Taking him to Carroll
Lutheran Village literally saved me. I was like a new person when he came home.”
“Around 40% of caregivers get ill
before the people they are caring for
die,” says Anne Kempsell, vice president of sales and marketing at Carroll
Lutheran Village. “Too often, they keep
going, ignoring their own health, both
mental and physical, without recognizing they’re burned out. Bringing their
care recipient here so they get a break
is a blessing. In some cases, when the
care recipient returns home, he or she is
also refreshed.”
As an accredited, not-for-profit
continuing care retirement community,
Carroll Lutheran Village provides different levels of support for its residents
depending on their specific requirements: independent living, assisted, living and long-term care. It also offers
fully accredited onsite health care, perfect for those who need additional rehabilitation. So, it’s a good choice for
respite care when necessary.
“Another type of respite care we
offer is when someone is recovering
a plateau, or maybe they exhausted their
benefits, or maybe they’re not ready to
be on their own,” says Kempsell. “They
can come to either our outpatient rehab
or avail themselves of our residential
respite care option, getting the extra
level of support they need, like medication management and meal preparation.
It’s also excellent for someone who lives
independently to try out our facilities and
services before moving here.
When you need a break from caregiving, Carroll Lutheran Village’s Diven
House provides a comfortable, homelike, fully furnished suite for your care
recipient’s stay while enjoying most of
the amenities available of residents.
While in residence, they have access
to, depending on their individual needs,
professional nursing care, meals and
snacks, a structured activities program,
and housekeeping and laundry services.
There is a two-week minimum stay.
Even when you take advantage of
Carroll Lutheran Village’s option for
respite care and enjoy a well-earned
break, you may also think about joining
its Caregiver’s Support Group run by Liz
Horn, director of social work. A major
advantage is you get to learn how others are managing their responsibilities,
which, in turn, will give you new ideas on
ways to cope.
For those suffering from dementia, Carroll Lutheran Village has Good
Shepherd Way with secure and compassionate memory support. “No matter
why someone stays with us, or for how
long, our focus is always on personcentered care,” says Kempsell. “You can
be assured and confident that when you
leave someone with us, they’ll be well
cared for. That peace of mind is what
allows a caregiver to take some welldeserved time for themselves.”
