Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: My Second Review of HCR ManorCare of Citrus Heights, California

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

My Second Review of HCR ManorCare of Citrus Heights, California

This is our 3rd time ( for Macrine) to check in at ManorCare for post rehabilitation after hospitalization. We saw familiar faces ( nurses and aides) as well as supervisors. We were welcome just like we were all related. The nursing staff is about 30% Filipino-Americans, 50% Indian-Americans and the rest have Hispanic and Other Asians ancestry. They are caring and compassionate with a few exceptions especially on the supervisory staff who appeared to be overworked and tired most of the time. The Medical doctors are either Indian or Filipino Americans. Most of the nursing staff are part-time employees. I am rating our stay this time as Good.

Once in a while ( especially during Change of Shift), you have to wait for more than 10 minutes to get a response from your HELP BUTTON. I have heard of patients shouting for Help with no one responding for more than 10 minutes. Otherwise I am happy with our care especially the physical therapy we are receiving for 6 days.

Manor Care is a 162 beds nursing skilled and rehabilitation facility located on Upland Way in Citrus Heights, CA. The standard rooms are double occupancy. There are 10 rooms for private patients who pays additional rent of $60 per day because it is not covered by Medicare unless the patient has an infectious decease. The facility is very clean with beautiful landscaping and has a NO SMOKING policy. ManorCare provides individualized post-hospital skilled nursing care in a comfortable environment. Its clinical and therapy teams are experienced in providing specialized care focused on the patient needs, interests and ability. For detailed information on ManorCare of Citrus Heights read the following:

https://www.nursinghomesite.com/MANORCARE_HEALTH_SERVICES_%28CITRUS_HEIGHTS%29_CITRUS_HEIGHTS_CA

For the latest financial news on HCR ManorCare read the following:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hcrmanorcare-bankruptcy-quality-care/hcr-manorcare-files-for-bankruptcy-with-7-1-billion-in-debt-idUSKBN1GH2BU

Personal Note: David III and I are sending our gratitude and thanks to the following: Jean Maeda Jambalos for her hospital visit and flowers, Dinah and Ditas for their telephone calls, Sister Guia, Merlet Perlas, Genny Mendosa-Nieva, John Ocampo, Mark Richards, Eleanor Sabalbaro, Alma Sosa and Antonio Marques Sans for their FB messages of concern and hopes for a rapid recovery. Last but not least to Mele Tonga our compassionate and caring care giver.

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree