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Have you ever been in the right place at the right time? June Scott would tell you that she found herself in this situation shortly after moving to PineCrest in 2019. Scott, an 86-year-old widow, made the difficult decision to move from her home, downsize her belongings, and transition into the unknown world of senior living. While she was positive about the revolutionary life change, she had no idea what the future would hold and how these experiences would alter her perspective forever.

Only four months after her move, she had a fall that resulted in a dislocated shoulder and torn muscle. As a result, she connected with the community’s in-house therapy team and rehab services to regain full use of her shoulder. Nearly five years later, in 2024, she was enduring intense back pain, so debilitating that she was depending on a walker to get around. After a yearlong journey of therapy and injections, she consulted with Dr. Baraa Al-Hafez who advised she go into surgery. “I woke up from surgery with no pain in my back, legs, or hips,” beamed Scott. After three days in the hospital, she was welcomed back to PineCrest with the nursing and therapy team ready to get her on the road to healing. Scott shared, “Thank goodness for the time I was able to stay in the care of the excellent nurses and rehab personnel.”

As her healing journey continued, it seemed the entire community pitched in. “The Maintenance team moved my lift recliner to my rehab room, and I slept in that for the next 30 days. The PineCrest transportation folks took me to my doctor appointments. Also, my good friends went with me, did my wash, and supplied excellent support as I needed it,” said Scott.

After 30 days in the rehab, she was released to go back to her apartment, but the support she got from PineCrest did not end there. Scott worked with the community’s in-house Home Health team to bring additional support to her apartment three times per week. “They continued helping with anything I couldn’t handle. They also taught me to use special tools, so when the doctor released me, I could care for myself,” she said. After another 30 days, of out-patient therapy, which also took place in her apartment, she had successfully rebuilt her strength and confidence.

Scott ponders the type of experience she may have had if she had not been at PineCrest during this especially difficult time saying, “If I would have been living by myself, I would have had to find the help I received here. All the different departments had a part in my recovery.”

Scott now preaches to others who cross her path that when it comes to a health crisis, you want to know you are at the right place at the right time. For her, that was only possible by choosing to move proactively. “Don’t wait,” urges Scott, “you never know what the future holds. The right place is PineCrest and the right time is now!”  

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