Woody & Jeanita’s Story
After recovering from illness, a patient makes Helia Benton her new home.
Mary “Woody” W. was living in an assisted living building when a horrible bout of pneumonia landed her in the hospital.
From the hospital, Woody went into rehab at Helia Healthcare of Benton. Woody’s daughter, Jeanita S., a former operating room technician, had been in our facility many times on business. And she and her six siblings agreed it was the best place for their mother to recover from her illness.
“I never want for anything, because it’s all right here in front of me.”
“I knew a lot of the staff, and felt comfortable with my mother being there,” Jeanita says.
Woody made a full recovery, and when it was time for her to return home, she told her children something surprising.
“She said, ‘I’m not going back. They like me here!’ ” Jeanita recalls. “She told us, ‘I want to be someplace where I can be taken care of and my kids can live their lives.’ ”
Woody has been a resident of Helia Healthcare of Benton since January 2013.
“I never want for anything, because it’s all right here in front of me,” says Woody, who lovingly calls several of our staff members “my kids.”
“The care couldn’t be any better.”
Jeanita says her fun-loving mom enjoys many things about Helia — including the food, activities and social life.
Says Jeanita: “I know in my heart she’s happy.”
