Gable Pines — Local services in Vadnais Heights

First, I wish to express my gratitude for the beautiful bouquet of sympathy flowers which were sent to the church for my Mom’s funeral. The flowers were absolutely stunning and were placed in front of the altar during the services. Also, thank you for sharing the live stream of Mom’s funeral for members of the Gable Pines community to attend virtually. My Dad and I felt the community’s presence and support in spirit. Additionally, I wish to extend a special thank you to Mr. David Jones and Ms. Roseline Yang. Back in January 2021, I had expressed some care concerns for both of my parents. After initially addressing my concerns with Ms. Yang, she felt it would be best to involve Mr. Jones in our conversation. A plan was set with the intent to immediately address and rectify these concerns. Unfortunately, within a matter of days, both of my parents were hospitalized with COVID-19. Their hospitalizations halted any potential plans to work directly with my parents to address and resolve these matters. Mr. Jones remained in close contact with me during my parents’ hospitalizations. He took a genuine and concerted interest in the progression of not only my parents’ prognoses but also my well-being. He often forwarded messages of support, well wishes as well as thoughts and prayers from the rest of the Management Team. The day after my Dad was discharged from the transitional care facility where he completed his recovery, my Mom passed away. Mr. Jones and the Management Team wrapped both Dad and me in their support and felt our immediate family’s pain of the new void in our hearts. A couple days before the funeral, Mr. Jones visited my Dad to personally express his condolences and to take some time to get to know Dad. They had a wonderful conversation. The visit during the first week of grief did Dad a world of good! He enjoyed the visit and time with Mr. Jones. The morning of Mom’s funeral, Dad called me before I came to pick him up. He said his left wrist was hurting and he wrapped it up to provide some support. Upon my arrival, I walked into Mom and Dad’s apartment to find Dad wearing his necktie slung around his neck like a long cord. He told me of his frustration with attempting to tie his necktie, something he has done since he was a teenager. Between his wrist hurting, grief, nervousness and shock of reality prior to going into the somber event we were about to attend, he could not tie his own necktie. He showed me how he attempted time and time again to tie it into Windsor knot but to no avail. Dad attempted tying the tie a couple of times with me watching. His frustration mounted as the tie was being tied, but somehow backwards! I suggested to Dad, maybe we could ask the funeral director at the church to help. Dad opposed that idea. Unfortunately, I never learned the life skill of properly tying a necktie in a Windsor knot. Dad’s nervousness continued to grow. Finally, I texted Mr. Jones. He was aware that we would be leaving for the funeral shortly. In my text, I simply asked Mr. Jones if knew how to tie a tie. He immediately responded with, “Sure do. Want me to come up?” I replied, “Yes, please, if you have a moment.” Within a couple of minutes Mr. Jones knocked on the apartment door. He offered Dad to tie the tie. Dad handed the tie to Mr. Jones who proceeded with it to the bathroom and began setting up the knot as if he were about to wear it himself. Once the tie was about to be set and secured to be worn properly around the neck, Mr. Jones placed the tie around Dad’s neck. He secured it and tied the tie to perfection on Dad! Dad double-checked Mr. Jones’ work and grandly approved. Any feelings of anxiety or nervousness of not arriving to the church properly dressed were immediately washed away. For the rest of the day, and several days after, Dad kept expressing his gratitude for Mr. Jones’ efforts and constantly complimented how Mr. Jones’ tied his necktie...

I went on a tour of Gable Pines on 2/21/22. As I walked in the door, I was greeted by the friendly front desk staff and the amazing aroma of lunch cooking. Then, I was able to meet with and go on a tour with Jodi Speck, the Director of Marketing and Sales. She took the time to help me understand all that Gable Pines has to offer seniors in their independent living, assisted living and memory care options. Then we went on a tour to see the beautiful facility, we toured the cozy library room, the elegant pub, the movie room with even a popcorn machine, and the many sitting areas with plenty of natural light coming through. I loved the very large and dedicated workout room to encourage seniors to keep active. As I was standing in the spacious and beautifully decorated dining room, I was told that the chef makes all the food from scratch and listens to the residents feedback for continual improvement. Wow! Then we went on a tour of a beautiful one bedroom and two bedroom apartments that had plenty of natural light, storage and space. Jodi's positive relationship with the residents and staff was evident as we walked throughout the building. I also learned that Gable Pines provides many fun activities for seniors to encourage them to be involved and socialize with their community in a variety of ways. Gable Pines offers so many options for seniors from activities, to services, to apartments options and levels of care. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit at Gable Pines and now I can refer family, friends, and clients...

In the middle of September we visited Gable Pines. We were greeted by Shelley. She was so personable and friendly. Shelley wanted to learn about mom and her life, she explained and answered our questions about Gable Pines. We spent 1 1/2 hours with Shelley. They did not have a 1 bedroom with a den available that mom wanted, only a 1 bedroom was available. Mom decided to take the 1 bedroom, and she would be first on a list for an opening of a 1 bedroom with a den. Mom moved in September 20th and on October 13th a 1 bedroom with a den became available! The staff made the move go so quick and smooth. Her new apartment was re-carpeted, painted and cleaned for her before she moved in. Shelley kept us up to date on the status of the progress of the apartment and dates we had for moving. The entire staff cares about the residents and are always willing to help. With mom's second move there were a couple things she asked about and they were there the same day to help her. Shelley was a big part on why we chose Gable Pines. She is passionate about the residents and sincerely cares about Gable Pines. We are so happy with the decision that we chose...