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“Moving here is one of the best things I ever did,” Ed says, “and I’ve been happy ever since.” And the best part about Park Place? Ed says it’s the staff. “From the food servers, all the way to the community manager,” he says, “anything you have any problems with, they will solve, or find a way to solve it, and they are very, very accommodating.” …

Erin Kelley had plans to be an elementary school teacher, a dream she’d had since she was five years old. She found a part-time job as a receptionist at a nearby nursing home where her mom had worked for over 30 years. While this was just supposed to be an “in-between” job, Erin began to feel a connection to the work. “I was learning so much about working with older adults, and I finally realized this is where my heart and my calling were.”…

“I want everybody who’s sick and needs this to come here,” Jackie McBee says passionately. It is Jackie’s last day of rehab, and she’s going home after just 18 days. This recovery is ahead of schedule, thanks to a combination of her hard work and the rehab experts at Park Place Health & Wellness Center of St. John.…

"Fantabulous, wonderful care.” says Dori Bissonnette about her mom Natalie’s experience at Park Place. “Everybody is so caring. Everybody is so compassionate. Everybody is so kind and so willing to work. The progress that my mother made was just amazing.”…

At 68, Mary is a caregiver for two different generations, a labor of love that can take a toll. “You do what you need to do at the time you need to do it,” Mary explains. “You don’t have a choice, except to keep going.” That’s why she’s so grateful that, when she can’t help her mom by herself, she can partner with Park Place.…

Millie saw many of her friends move in to Park Place of St. John. Whenever Millie visited, she remarked on the fun programs and the caring staff, but even though she was ready to move, her husband wasn’t. Then, after Jim passed away in January, Millie knew what she wanted to do. “One morning I woke up, and I just knew it was time. I called Mariellen and said, ‘Honey, I’m ready to move to Park Place.’ After that, everything fell into place.”…