The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Spring Hill

Wow, I was pleasantly surprised by this facility. Having visited so many different facilities, my experience has been that, at best, most facilities are trying to make it through various difficulties due to several reasons. This is the first facility in a very long time that I can say is truly 5 stars 🌟 . While most facilities attempt to appear as if they have all departments performing at their best and working well together, this one has exceeded expectations and the interactions are true. The Residents here are happy and well taken care of, and the staff too. Remarkable.

We relocated my Father-in-law from another Memory Care facility last week into The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Spring Hill. I am a retired hospital administrator, in other words, I speak the language. My areas of expertise specifically are compliance with Joint Accreditation. We carefully and thoroughly interviewed, researched Morning Pointe and its' management team and met five times with the Community Relations Director Alicia Buday, who was wonderful! As different siblings would come into TN we would have them meet with Alicia so that she could offer her perspective of the facility and services offered. This process began before the new facility, The Lantern, began construction. She was patient, the consummate professional. It is important to have your point person be informative, knowledgeable about memory disorders and elder services. Professionally speaking, she is top notch. Kristin Rosario, the Lantern Director, again is hands on, progressive and professional. She promotes personalized care with dignity recognizing life experiences and roles to incorporate these into every resident's daily activities and experiences. The apartments themselves are warm and inviting - far from the institutional rooms we were accustomed to. The facility itself is inviting, state of the art, promotes cognitive stimulation in every turn. They have a "downtown" walkway with store fronts, screened in porches, beautiful out door greenscapes and gardens all within the safety and security of a modern memory care facility. The little things - motion activated lighting in the bathrooms in every room, recessed wall lighting in the rooms to illuminate foot paths - Norman Rockwell prints on the walls to promote nostalgia. You feel as if you are in a community rather than a unit as we had experienced before. By having a separate music area, game room, man-cave, dining room, they optimize cognitive stimulation with every opportunity! Tanya Osborne the DON is another professional who took a thorough look at my father-in-law's medical record and restructured the administration of his meds to promote an increased level of energy to help optimize his "day time", as he was having trouble sleeping at night! Jim Hagaman, the Facilities Manager, retired Air Force, is meticulous, always has the resident's safety and wellness in mind and personally interacts with the residents every day!!! Jessica Tindol the Program Director engages the residents in daily activities and promotes a monthly one-on-one to continue to develop individual participation. So far my father-in-law has enjoyed daily activities which we believe has supported his transition into this new facility. The meals are created by a dietitian and made to order eggs/breakfast every morning are a welcome return to a non-industrial lifestyle. Life is difficult when you "parent the parent"! We have found a "home" for my father-in-law to help support his medical and memory care issues and for the first time in 5 years can feel a sense of relief that he is again "home". For those of you that are also "parenting your parent", it is without hesitation that I highly recommend The Lantern and the Staff.