Comments on: You Can Help Us Build an Assisted Living Facility for the Orthodox Elderly

By: Fr. Johannes Jacobse

Fr. Johannes Jacobse — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:45:28 +0000

In reply to Anna. A thousand pardons! I will have this fixed shortly.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:42:03 +0000

I wasn’t sure how to contact the webmaster, but the comment side bar is blocking my ability to read the articles, and I see no way to close it. I tried clicking on the red tab and nothing happened.

By: Fr. Johannes Jacobse

Fr. Johannes Jacobse — Tue, 15 May 2018 17:07:59 +0000

In reply to Jason.

Why Florida? Because that is where all of us who are working on the project live.

As for retirees, many retire in Florida but most are not wealthy. Most are middle class. People retire here because of 1) the climate, 2) health care, and 3) the ground is flat. Warmth and sun is a healthy way to live as your body ages, lots of seniors means lots of doctors to care for them, and flat terrain makes it easy to move around. The clientele in the facility is no different than you would find in the north country.

When I first moved down to Florida I was surprised at how active the seniors were. Winter snows don’t keep them in because there is no snow.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 15 May 2018 13:53:05 +0000

Why in Flordia? I realize that they are probably the state with the largest retirement population, but many of them moved to Florida to retire because they were wealthy enough. So, basically, they are serving a wealthier clientele than if the facility was located in another state.

By: Fr. Johannes Jacobse

Fr. Johannes Jacobse — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:49:49 +0000

Ronda, it won’t be limited only to Orthodox. It will however serve them first if choices have to made.

By: Ronda Wintheiser

Ronda Wintheiser — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:47:52 +0000

I have a question.

This is something we Orthodox should do, no doubt about it. As the Catholics have done.

Having said that, is there a reason we should limit this to elderly who are Orthodox? Aren’t Catholic hospitals and nursing homes available to anyone?