Enabling Families to Gain Peace of Mind Through Quality Elder Care
Quickly Create Beautiful Memories While Visiting With Your Loved One!
Instead of spending your time worrying if your loved one is receiving quality care, you can enjoy having Peace of Mind knowing they are receiving Attentive Care 24 hours a day.
(We staff 2 Caregivers for 6 Residents)
What’s Quality Elder Care…?
What Exactly Is The Difference Between A Typical Care Facility and Legacy Gardens?
Legacy Gardens Gives You The Attentive Care And Loving Family Environment You Need In One Convenient Spot!
For Those In Need Of More One on One Care.
Yes, Legacy Gardens was created so family members like you, who aren’t caregivers and who don’t have the time to provide 24 hour care, can live without feeling guilty for moving your loved one from their current home or facility. Let me show you how this can happen for you:
✓ With 2 caregivers for 6 residents, plus having the owners living on site, there will be “many eyes on and hands ready” to help when its needed (no more waiting 15-20+ minutes to get help after its requested)
✓ Call us before your visits and experience “Ready At The Door” service. Your loved one will be ready to head out when you arrive! Enjoy strolling around our beautiful Comstock Park neighborhood while enjoying all the beautiful flowers and colorful trees.
✓ Not going out for a visit? No problem! Let us know when you’ll be here, and we’ll take your loved one to the bathroom and have them in their room, the activity room, outside on the courtyard, or wherever you would like to visit with them when you arrive! This way you can enjoy your time together instead of waiting for them to go to the bathroom, or have to pull them away from an activity.
✓ When the time comes for Hospice Care, we will be there to help you and your loved one every step of the way (so you will never have to worry about finding another care facility)
(“Legacy Gardens has been a godsend! Our mother’s care, dignity, and well being are most important to our family. Legacy Gardens has allowed our family peace of mind and the ability to step out of the care-takers roll and just be “daughters”.
The owners, Ryan and Kenda, are like family and the staff are all knowledgeable, friendly, and extremely caring. I would recommend Legacy Gardens to anyone. We cannot thank them enough for what they’ve done for our mom.” Sincerely, Lisa Wells and Marci McQuary)
Are you looking for a Nurturing Family Environment with Attentive One on One Quality Care?
Legacy Gardens Gives Your Loved One The Attention And Loving Care They Need 24 Hours A Day!
Yes, Legacy Gardens Gives Your Loved One The Attention And Loving Care They Need, To Enjoy Dignity, While Feeling Appreciated And Respected.
Being cold and agitated while getting dressed for the day, or ready for bed, will become a thing of the past. Taking a shower will become an enjoyable experience, instead of a dreaded one!
✓ Heated Tile Bathroom Floors
✓ 6’ x 5’ Roll In Shower With Dual Shower Heads
✓ Tilt-In-Space Shower Chair
✓ Custom Roll Under Sink Cabinets
✓ Nutritious Home Cooked or Traeger Grilled Meals (Dietician Prepares Our Menu)
✓ 20 Minute Weekly Massage By A Geriatric Specialist
✓ Daily Activities, Games, Stretching, Range of Motion And Exercises (Daily Walks Around The Neighborhood When Weather Is Good)
✓ We have 3 wonderful dogs for Pet Therapy.
Daily Visit To The Beauty Shop
When You Look Good You Feel Good… Every Morning Ladies hair is curled and styled, makeup is applied, and jewelry is worn.
Mens faces are shaved daily, and beards trimmed as needed to keep them looking sharp.
Body lotion is applied every morning and evening to ensure skin is kept moisturized. You can say goodbye to dry flaking skin, especially on legs and feet!
Your loved ones toenails will be clipped, shaped, and their feet massaged by an RN who specializes in Geriatric Footcare every 5-6 weeks. Fingernails will be clipped, filed, buffed and painted by our staff.
We Look Forward To Hearing From You!
Hear What Others Have To Say…
(“After being in one of Spokane’s “premier” assisted living facilities we moved our father to Legacy Gardens. We were absolutely floored as to how much care and attention was being paid to him by the Legacy staff. The food is outstanding and there is always someone right there if needed.
We considered Dad’s move to Legacy Gardens one of the smartest and kindest things we had done for him but more importantly, he absolutely loved it there.
After staying in his room for the previous two years, we found that he was out of his room and interacting with the other residents all the time. The dedication of Ryan, Kenda and their entire staff is off the charts. We would emphatically recommend Legacy Gardens to anyone who is looking for what we feel is the best facility in all of Spokane.” – Sky Smick)
(“After 20 years of Dad being able to take care of Mom’s needs at home, the decision had to be made for Mom’s escalating care needs during her remaining years. I felt so fortunate for Mom and Dad that Kenda and Ryan were able to provide true Hospice Care at Legacy Gardens of Spokane.
They have created a home away from home for Mom. It is an absolutely beautiful residential facility offering 24 hour care that is second to none. Mom feels like a member of their family and she genuinely enjoys the attention.
With my being 3,000 miles away, Kenda and Ryan provide me great peace of mind, and they get my strongest recommendation!” – Andrew Stewart)
(“Five years ago I searched for not just a “place” for my parents but a “HOME” for them. Together, we found it at Legacy Gardens of Spokane. My Dad immediately enjoyed the dignity of having a man in the house, and Mom felt a part of the activity, aromas and laughter of the kitchen. This felt like home.
Although Dad passed before Mom, he had great comfort in knowing he was leaving her in the loving hands of Kenda, Ryan and their special staff. She remained with them for the last 4 1/2 years of her life as she slowing succumbed to Alzheimer’s.
For those years I was always welcomed as a member of the family, and kept fully informed on all my parents concerns. Hospice of Spokane was a seamless partner in the end. I will forever be grateful for the years of extremely competent care provided. My parents were LOVED and CARED for with JOY and DIGNITY and left behind great memories for me.” – Karen Hollon)
(“Professionalism with a caring personal touch describes Ryan and Kenda Bishop’s Legacy Gardens Adult Family Home. Our Mom moved to Legacy Gardens just over a year ago and the Legacy Garden staff has provided an awesome supportive experience for my Mom and our family. The little touches including making sure her hair and nails are cared for as well as the engaging environment give our family comfort that Mom is well cared for.
Ryan and Kenda are excellent communicators, experienced in delivering palliative care maximizing quality of life for residents. Without reservation recommend consideration of Legacy Gardens of Spokane when a family member requires the support of an Adult Family Home.” – Bill Gillis)
(“My Mom lived at Legacy Gardens for almost two years. We were very happy with the care that she received. Hygiene is very important to them so she always looked pretty as they made sure she was well dressed, applied her makeup and put her jewelry on her every day. My Mom really appreciated that. They also made sure that the residents had activities to do throughout the day. Kenda, Ryan and their staff gave all their residents lots of personal attention. Our family highly recommends Legacy Gardens.” JoAnne Anderson)
(“My mom lived at Legacy Gardens the last two and a half years of her life, as her daughter, I wanted to be sure she was in the safest, and most loving and caring environment possible.
I cannot say enough about the loving care she received from everyone there. The entire staff are top notch, and they always treated me like family when I would come to visit my mom. I would highly recommend Legacy Gardens to all families who are looking for “that very special place” for their loved one.” – Michelle Malone)
(“Our Mom moved to Legacy Gardens Adult Family Home in Spokane two years ago. At the time she was 94 and in declining health. Prior to Legacy Gardens our Mom was in an assisted living facility and also a rehabilitation center, both in Spokane. While they offered adequate care, both were more of an apartment than a home.
Legacy Gardens is much different – it was a home and had a loving family feeling. The staff was attentive, friendly, professional and each and every person had a servant’s heart. Kenda, Ryan and their entire staff were in a word “awesome”.
Just a month from turning 97 our Mom passed away. The Legacy Gardens staff and Hospice of Spokane worked together to provide a loving, dignified end-of-life experience. We were well informed regarding her care throughout her final days. Death in a family is never easy but we couldn’t have scripted a better ending to our Mother’s life.
We will forever be grateful for the care provided by Legacy Gardens over the past two years. We recommend Legacy Gardens without reservations to any family wanting a safe, home-like environment staffed by a competent, compassionate and loving staff.” Lynette Rice, Ron Feightner, Mike Feightner, Cheryl Hampton)
It’s More Than Just Owning A Caregiving Business… It’s Personal To Us!
Many people ask Kenda and I, “What on earth got you into this business?”
When Kenda’s grandparents started to need more care, they made it clear to the family that their wishes were to stay in their own home, where grandma was born.
So, the family hired an in home caregiver service to spend time caring for grandpa and grandma as their care needs increased, and it turned out to be a total disaster.
✓ Grandpa’s hearing aids were eaten by their dog
✓ Their food was eaten by caregivers
✓ Their personal checkbook was stolen
✓ Some of their personal belongings went missing
The grandkids then decided to take turns caring for grandpa and grandma. This system worked, but it was definitely challenging, and stressful on the grandkids, for they were raising young families of their own.
In the end, grandpa and grandma received their wish of staying in their home until they passed away.
A few years later, it was my grandma calling me out of the blue one cold winter day in January of 2008. She was calling to ask if my offer was still good. I responded, “What offer is that grandma?” She said, “To come and live with you and Kenda and the girls.”
I quickly responded “You bet grandma!” I had literally just shaken the hand of the person who would make an offer to buy our historic home we had restored and decided to sell.
Kenda and I quickly changed the parameters for our next home, and went in search of a rancher on a flat lot in a great South Hill location.
A really ugly, dated, but spacious rancher kept popping up on our search, 318 W. 33rd Ave. Long story short, we bought the home and completely gutted it, making grandma her own suite with a kitchenette.
After we bought the home and began construction, grandma fell in the hallway at her house, and ended up breaking her hip.
Before hip surgery, grandma was fully mobile, a little forgetful, and used a cane once in a while when walking.
After the the surgery, and much rehab, she walked slowly with a walker. Mentally she was definitely more forgetful, and laser focused on always needing to know where I was, and what I was doing.
When I would mow the lawn, she was like Garfield in the window, peering out different windows as I worked my way around the home.
We realized she had Alzheimer’s, and the hip surgery had advanced her staging. I started attending Alzheimer’s meetings and doing research to learn more.
In the Summer of 2010, Kenda learned about Adult Family Homes, and started researching what it would take to open one.
Before I knew it, she was working the NOC shift at a large care facility here in Spokane, in order to log all of the required official caregiving hours she would need to obtain an Adult Family Home license.
The hours caring for her grandparents and my grandma didn’t count. Then, I went to work on preparing our home for becoming licensed.
In the spring of 2011, I called one of our neighbors who would frequently contact me when he needed help with transferring his wife.
When I called to let him know we’d decided to open an Adult Family Home, he blurted out, “GREAT, Your call is a God send Ryan! My wife is moving in Monday! She’s in hospice respite care right now, and I have 2 weeks to figure out where she will move to. She’s moving in with you!”
I quickly explained it would still be several months before we were officially licensed, but he wanted his wife with us.
I called the state licensor, and was extremely surprised to find out that we could indeed have one resident who was not a family member live with us as we were preparing to obtain our license.
So, over the weekend, we moved to the basement, and on Monday she moved in!
On September 15th, 2011 we received our Adult Family Home License, and we were officially open!
In December of 2011 my grandma’s gall bladder failed, and she needed emergency gall bladder removal surgery, or she would die a painful death. She chose to have the surgery to remove her gall bladder.
This time, the effects of the surgery were really severe on her mentally and physically. Before we knew it she was on Hospice, with end stage Alzheimer’s. Her words really didn’t make much sense, and she couldn’t remember names.
Then, I witnessed something I will never forget, and to this day is what makes us treat every resident with the utmost love and respect even if they do not appear to be in the moment.
A new Hospice social worker entered her room, and said “Andree Stewart, by chance did you work at the Crescent store?”
My grandma looked her in the eyes, and started clearly telling the story of how she did work at the Crescent for many years, and that the Hospice social workers mom was her boss.
Grandma said she was out in her garden picking carrots when she got a phone call from her friends daughter, (Grandma looked up and said that’s you). She knew she needed to go to the hospital to say goodbye to her long time friend before she passed away.
Grandma said that when she got to the hospital, “you were there and you gave me a big hug and thanked me for coming to see your mom.”
And then just as fast as her moment of clarity was there, it was gone again, and her words made very little sense. That experience opened my eyes as to the power and complexity of the mind as it’s dying from Alzheimer’s.
I also remember how hard it was to accept the Hospice nurses words saying it was probably time to stop giving grandma the majority of her medications.
(What this means is, when families like yours are struggling with all the different family dynamics and emotions involved with making care decisions for your loved one, we are extremely understanding, compassionate, and will be there to help guide you through the process. We’ve experienced what you’re going through with our family, and know how challenging and stressful it can be.)
You want what’s best for your loved one, and so do we. We would be honored to add your family to our Legacy Gardens family, and we look forward to having the opportunity to discuss your loved ones care needs with you.
Many Blessings,
Ryan
Here Are A Few Other FAQ’s We Get A Lot:
Will My Mom Need To Switch Her Doctor?
Have no fear, there are several wonderful options for visiting Nurse Practitioners who come to Legacy Gardens to see your loved one right away when needed, so you won’t have to pack them up to go out to the doctors office.
You can even keep their current Primary Doctor in place, and use a visiting Nurse Practitioner who will update the Primary Doctor. Or, you can make the visiting Nurse Practitioner their new Primary.
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and mobile X-Ray Technicians also come right to our home when needed.
(Getting an immediate medical response is extremely important to us when a change is noticed in your loved ones health, so the visiting Nurse Practitioners are Truly a Blessing. Many doctors offices won’t even return a phone call for 24-48 hours!)
Will we still need to pay for a Private, One on One Caregiver, or have a family member come sit with our mom to keep her safe from falling if she moves in?
Do Long Term Care Insurance policies pay for care at Legacy Gardens?
Are you looking for a Nurturing Family Environment with Attentive One on One Quality Care?