Villa of Kings & Queens of Delray

My father was in the Villa of Kings and Queens of Delray for the last 21 months of his life. It is a large and beautiful house so he was able to get around easily with a cane. He was in his 90’s but never wanted to use a walker. This was the perfect place for him. He was up and dressed and in the ...

My father was in the Villa of Kings and Queens of Delray for the last 21 months of his life. It is a large and beautiful house so he was able to get around easily with a cane. He was in his 90’s but never wanted to use a walker. This was the perfect place for him. He was up and dressed and in the sitting room daily until his last 3 weeks. The house is in a quiet residential neighborhood with a big yard and has lovely sitting spaces. The meals are home cooked daily and the aides who work there are kind people. The owner is an RN, and her brother is the administrator so they deliver personal care on a high level, as it is their own family business, not part of a chain with a manager. They have a generator with a large propane tank available to them should there by an electrical power outage. The house was always clean whenever I dropped in. They have group activities for those who wish to participate. He would take part playing bingo. I would pick him up and take him out for a ride or out to eat until he was not able to. I have heard complaints about other places that they plop the elder in a wheel chair and ignore them all day, or the institution is so big that the elder cannot get around unless they are in a wheel chair. But this facility is a home, and the workers are always on duty, the kitchen looks out to the sitting area so there is always supervision with an atmosphere of group living. I am happy that my father spent his last days at the Villa of Kings & Queens of Delray.

After being asked by a large institutional assisted-living facility to relocate my 95 year-old father because he was too challenging for the staff, I found the Villa of Kings and Queens. My only regret is that I had not placed my dad there in the first place. His care was exceptional. Often I would...

After being asked by a large institutional assisted-living facility to relocate my 95 year-old father because he was too challenging for the staff, I found the Villa of Kings and Queens. My only regret is that I had not placed my dad there in the first place. His care was exceptional. Often I would call to talk to my dad and he was out in the beautiful backyard getting some fresh air. When he had a stint in the hospital, a member of the staff at the Villa visited him every day, and would call to give us an update on his condition. I am very grateful to the staff at the Villa of Kings and Queens for the loving care they provided my father.