Kerri Ressl
Feb 2026
We had a great experience with Avalon for my father who was in the last stage of vascular dementia. They were very welcoming whenever I dropped by to see him no matter the time of day. When he first was transitioning to the residence, we would get texts and photos to show us how he was doing. The staff would host families on special holidays, and it was nice to meet the other families of the residents. It created a warm and friendly community. When my father became bed ridden before his death, Lucy, the head resident manager of his resident house, exuded so much empathy for him. She would feed him their meals, or make him smoothies when he couldn’t eat/chew. Whenever we would come to see him during this time, we would walk into his room and often see Lucy by his bedside talking to him. This kind of love towards the residents helped us feel at peace with the process of his death. My mother has already requested that if ever the time comes and she has a need for memory care, she wants to go to Avalon.






