Wednesday,December23,2015The Nugget Newspaper,Sisters,Oregon5
New adult care facility set to open
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Absolute Serenity has
beencaringforeldersintheir
sunsetyearssinceDavidand
LeahTolleopenedtheirfirst
homeinSistersin2009.
Pennington Place, at 182
E.TallFirCt.inSisters,will
open mid-January or early
February. It is named after
Absolute Serenity resident
RichardPennington.Absolute
Serenity cared for Gina
Pennington,whopassedunder
theirattentivecare.
“Nowwetakecareofher
husband, Richard,” David
explained.
Pennington Place will be
Absolute Serenity’s third
adult foster-care home in
Sisters — each named for a
resident.AccordingtoDavid,
sonamingthehomesisaway
to honor people who have
madealastingimpactonthe
program.
“Basically all these resi-
dentshavehelpedusbecome
what we are now,” David
says.
Otherswhohaveplayeda
keyroleinmakingAbsolute
Serenity a key service for
Sisters’ elder population are
theon-site,live-inmanagers
ofthehomes.
WendyWaltoszistheman-
geratHelen’sHouseandis“a
huge factor in our growth,”
Davidsays.
Wendy came toAbsolute
photo provided
Shannon Rackowski from SPRD doing chair aerobics with residents.
Serenityasacaregiver,with
some experience in caring
for family members, but no
formal experience in adult
foster-care.
“Asshestarted,sheloved
it,shesaysitwasapassion,
it’swhatshewantedtodo,”
Davidrecalled.
DavidandLeahgotWendy
trained and certified to be a
manager — and Wendy ran
withit.
Once we got her going,
shewasjustamazing,”David
says.
Anna’s Home Manager
AshleyRaymondcamehighly
recommendedfromadultfos-
ter-carefacilitiesinRedmond.
Absolute Serenity’s excep-
tionalwillingnesstoaccom-
modate the needs of their
managers made a position
there workable for Ashley.
Anna’s home offers a sepa-
ratelivingapartmentwithits
ownentrance,soAshleycould
liveandworktherewithher
family.
“She was young,” David
says, “but she’s really ener-
geticandhadthewillingness
tojustdowhateverittook…
She’sjustbeenarockstar.”
TheSisterscommunityat
large — from medical pro-
viderstocontractorsandser-
vice-providers — have been
photo provided
May, Bill, and Maryann make Chinese dumplings with exchange teachers.
tremendously supportive of
AbsoluteSerenity,recogniz-
ingthevitalneedtheyfillin
thecommunity.
They fill that need in
an exceptional way. Each
home is comfortable and
intimate — a home rather
than a “facility.” From the
beginning, David and Leah
wanted Absolute Serenity
to be a place apart from the
run-of-the-mill.Whatmakes
AbsoluteSerenitydifferent?
“Ithinkit’strulylookingat
itasafamily,”Davidsays.
Residents feel that sense
offamily—andsodotheir
lovedoneswhocometovisit.
Visitorscomeinand“it’slike
walkingintomomanddad’s
place,”Davidsays.
Pennington Place will be
the final home forAbsolute
SerenityinSisters.
“That’s it for Sisters,”
Davidsays.“Andwe’rereally
on the fence about future
growthintootherareas.”
WithAbsoluteSerenity,the
priorityis—andalwayswill
be — creating that healthy,
safe,familyenvironmentfor
eldersthroughend-of-life.The
verynameAbsoluteSerenity
marks the commitment to
providing a sense of peace
and security — not only for
theresidentsbutforthefami-
lieswholovethem,knowing
thattheirbelovedelderisin
capable and loving hands.
For more information or
to inquire about openings
at Pennington Place, visit
www.absoluteserenity.infoor
contactAbsolute Serenity at
Pennington’s Place, 182 E.
TallFirCt.;541-848-3194;or
absoluteserenity@ymail.com.
P’ P - O S
After six and a half years of
operating Helen’s House and fi ve months
at Anna’s Home, Pennington’s Place, our
newest adult foster-care facility, will now
open in mid-January to early February.
Named after Richard Pennington.
Final detail being completed on Pennington’s Place
ur growth has been very well received in the community, and more people are learning the advantages of an
adult foster-care home. We would not have the reputation we do today without the support and trust of our resi-
dents and their families, local medical professionals such as Dr. May Fan with BMC Sisters and Joe Bachtold with
St. Charles Sisters, home health and hospice agencies such as Partners In Care and St. Charles Home Health of
Bend and of course our small-town community of Sisters.
Many thanks go out to our contractor Doug Hull, developers Sam and Linda Blackwell, Mark McBride and
architect Chris Mayes for helping make this such a wonderful experience for us and helping give Sisters Country a
service to be proud of.
Absolute Serenity would like to wish each and every one in our community a Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year, and we look forward to your continued support in our small-town adventure.
Please call, email absoluteserenity@ymail.com, or just stop by to experience or fi nd out more about how we can
help you and your loved one today!
Sincerely,
David (541-848-3194) and Leah Tolle (541-513-0620) and our Absolute Serenity Family
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119 N. Rope St.
Sisters, OR 97759
Phone/Fax 541-588-6119
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192 E. Tall Fir Ct.
Sisters, OR 97759
Phone/Fax 541-549-1726
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182 E. Tall Fir Ct.
Sisters, OR 97759
Phone/Fax 541-848-3194
Richard Pennington