A Response from Janis
March 16th, 2012 @ 10:38 am

Janis Stovall from Grace Manor (finally) replied to my email from March 9th. She wrote: Good Morning David, Just wanted to get back to you and let you know that your sister is doing a great job helping mom transition. Below are the answers to the questions you had. (5) Payments are mailed to Grace […]

Closed Retirement Account
March 13th, 2012 @ 4:49 pm

I closed mom’s State of Florida pension fund this afternoon. Here is the email I sent to my sister, and to Jessica Butler and Janis Stovall of Grace Manor: Dear Jessica, I was able to successfully withdraw the remaining funds from my mother’s retirement account this afternoon. Of the $[redacted] she had accrued there, $[redacted] […]

Some Scattered Calls
March 13th, 2012 @ 6:50 am

Here are some of the phone calls I had today. All the times listed are Pacific. 6:23 AM I tried to talk to my mom by calling the Halifax Hospital Psychiatric Unit. I spent eight minutes on the phone with them but was unable to get my mom on the phone. 6:30 AM I had […]

Questions for Janis
March 9th, 2012 @ 1:59 pm

In response to a prior email, I sent the following message to Janis Stovall at Grace Manor: Dear Janis, (1) Once again there is a point of confusion here. Connie at no point during our phone call yesterday morning indicated to me that my mother, Kathleen Gagne, could “sign in for herself”. We discussed that […]

RE: Resident Agreement –
March 9th, 2012 @ 9:51 am

Janis Stovall from Grace Manor Port Orange sent me this email: Per Connie at Halifax she has had a conversation with you and stated to you that Ms. Gagne could sign in for herself. I am ok with that. Just let me know if it is a go for her to move to Grace Manor. […]

Resident Agreement
March 8th, 2012 @ 12:11 pm

Janis Stovall from Grace Manor Port Orange sent me this email with the subject line “Resident Agreement”: Attached is the move in paperwork for your review. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Janis Attached was Resident Agreement.pdf, a 4.5MB, 44-page file. I replied to her via email about ninety minutes later, […]

A Long Call with Janis
March 7th, 2012 @ 2:17 pm

I had a fairly long phone call with Janis Stovall from Grace Manor Port Orange. Here are my notes from the call: Janis spoke with EverCare, a diversion plan; possibly 30 days 1 EverCare is a state-funded program Department of Children & Families will give a list to providers, EverCare is on that list assumes […]

Mistaken Identity
March 6th, 2012 @ 1:18 pm

Here’s an email I received from Janis Stovall of Grace Manor Port Orange. The footnote I added is the best part. Hi David, I am still with residents and would like to call you later this afternoon. My days can be pretty packed as you can imagine. Mom was pleasant, but I did not speak […]

Confusion Again
March 6th, 2012 @ 12:40 am

In early March I forwarded to Janis Stovall of Grace Manor Port Orange the email I sent to Connie Wade at Halifax a month earlier. I prefaced the forward with this note: Dear Ms. Stovall, Here is a message I sent to Connie at Halifax on February 6. I have edited the original message by […]

Timeline
March 6th, 2012 @ 12:17 am

I sent the following email to Janis Stovall <janis.stovall@gracemanorportorange.com> at Grace Manor Port Orange: Dear Ms. Stovall, Here is a summary of the details I have. I’ve included a very basic timeline at the end. I have taken extensive notes during every phone call I’ve had with anyone regarding my mother — every nurse, doctor, […]