Sunrise of Gahanna

Our family was able to have an in person tour and Sunrise is a very nice facility. The residents were able to have pets which we think is a fantastic thing, we think every place should allow pets as it can be a benefit for the elderly.

We chose Sunrise of Gahana because it is a smaller facility so it is not as overwhelming as some of the larger places and it is also all on one level so there are no stairs of elevators to worry about. The room sizes at the facility are pretty good, we were able to fit all of her things in here with plenty of space. I would definitely recommend to others looking.

One thing I was concerned about was the studio apartment type of setting. I knew that would be a tougher sell when it came time to convince our loved one to move. She would want to bring all of her things, and her queen bed wouldn’t fit. In our case this was bad, but for other people it would be good- it's a pet friendly community with a lot of rescue animals. Our loved one is not an animal person and would not have liked that, but lots of people would. I really liked their perspective on dementia. They told me the sooner you get your loved one into a community the better. Because that means the sooner they would start knowing that those were safe people and they were in a safe place. So as her memory went away and she might not remember the specifics, she would know she was safe. That was something I really liked.