The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff of Briton House Toronto for their loving care of Alice.

Dear 8th Floor Staff – The last few years haven’t been easy for us Mann children, watching our mother decline both mentally and physically.  But knowing that she was so well care for made us rest assured.  Your caring and patience helped her live her last years with dignity.  Your understanding of all the residents’ needs creates an atmosphere that is pleasant for all.  Thank you so much for everything you did for our mother.

To all the staff at Briton House, particularly the 7th care workers and all of the nurses.  Thank you so much for all of your supportive and loving care for our mother. Mum wasn’t at Briton House long and was only on the 7th floor for about two months.  The staff at Briton House learned all of Mum’s foibles and expressions and could still communicate with her long after she could no longer speak.  We felt that they could see through her illness to the healthy, vibrant, loving and feisty woman she’d been for the majority of her life.  It was comforting for us that she was treated as a person and not as an illness.

In her last week, we felt such tremendous respect for her and her choice of death, and we will be forever thankful that we could be with her. Staff was very helpful, accepting and gracious.  They often visited Mum, while they were on and off shift, to check on her, to wish her well, and to offer their support.  We all felt this was a strong tribute to the quality of our mother’s personality.

…The whole family felt so at ease knowing that the whole staff understood the concept of a dignified end and went to great lengths to see that it was realized.

 

To the great staff of Briton House in memory of Edith Henderson.  Our mother was very happy here.  We are grateful for the care, attention and friendship she received during her stay.  We also greatly appreciate your caring and assistance to us since her passing.

Please pass on our best wishes to everyone at The Briton House for the care and attention you gave Betty.  She was always looked after and enjoyed staying there very much.

Jut a personal note to say thank you for all your cheerful and understanding assistance when I needed to call on you for Nora’s care.  I never once felt my call was not welcome.  This meant a great deal to me.  It was a very heartwarming for me to see how much she was loved and well looked after by the nurses…