MASONIC VILLAGES
“It’s a wonderful feeling knowing someone is taking care of me.”
Resident Carolyn McCampbell has found a place which allows her to spend her years doing things that bring her joy and purpose: Masonic Villages. “It’s a wonderful feeling knowing someone is taking care of me. It’s like they can read my mind here sometimes,” she said. “I love it every day and every hour. There hasn’t been a day where I wished I wasn’t here.” Carolyn and her late husband, Roy (a devoted Mason), lived in their home for nearly 60 years. 10
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After Carolyn suffered a fall, and her husband’s dementia and other medical problems worsened, the couple decided to briefly move in with one of their daughters before moving to a long-term care facility.
time], and we had a very nice life,” Carolyn said. “I knew I was coming to a lovely place. All of the people here are so kind to me.”
Carolyn, a member of The Order of the Eastern Star, knew she wanted to go to Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Unfortunately, her husband passed away nine days before they arrived at their new home.
Carolyn enjoys having access to a “wonderful” library at Masonic Village because she loves to read. “I like a lot of books,” she said. “They [the staff] bring me library books. If I’m getting low on books, the next thing I know there are books here. I like a nice, good book that has a happy ending.”
“I’m 94, and he was 90 [at the
When she’s not reading, Carolyn likes