Indianapolis, United States
8140 Township Line Rd
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+1 3178759700
I have lived at Marquette for almost seven years. For the first five years my wife shared the experience until her death. Marquette was an ideal place for us. We appreciated the Catholic Chapel with Mass offered six days a week, the many opportunities for exercise in the MAC, the wide range of activities and events scheduled, and the fine dining service. We especially enjoyed hosting our friends and family in the Legacy Dining room for special occasions. After my wife's death, I received much support from the residents. I'm active as a volunteer in many activities here at Marquette and know that we made a great decision when we chose Marquette as our home.
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Our move to Marquette over 3 years ago was the best decision we could have made. The adaptation was both difficult and easy. On the one hand it was difficult because it was a very big change in our lifestyle, almost radical. Although we retained full autonomy of decision making, movement and action, we had moved into a closed community of about 300 to 350 people in an environment that is prepared for every contingency and where all imaginable activities are planned: lectures, fitness classes, indoor swimming pool, blood pressure monitoring, board and card games, billiards, gift shop, bank branch, health care facility, library, restaurants and a very long etcetera. One is free to choose whether to participate or not. With all residents walking around the halls and gardens, the opportunities to socialize are almost endless, but not mandatory.On the other hand, the transition was easy because the residents who walk all over the place are for the most part empathetic. They are truly interested in getting to know us, not just as a courtesy, and they genuinely worry about us being okay. They invite us to meetings and to eat together; they stop in the hallway to chat; they remember what trips we have made, what children and grandchildren we have. It is an affectionate, close knit, and generally optimistic community despite the fact that the median age is about 80 years, or maybe that is why. That constant and enthusiastic welcome made it much easier for us to adapt. And now, during the pandemic we feel truly protected and we are the recipients of extraordinary and friendly care from all the members of the staff who have gone out of their way to make us safe and comfortable and busy/entertained. We are in the best imaginable bubble.
I think I can fairly say that at Marquette, new residents are considered “friends” even before formally meeting their new neighbors. One morning when I first came to Marquette and was waiting to see someone from Marketing, a man, Tom, greeted me and invited me to have a cup of coffee with him. We had a friendly conversation and I was left with what I would thereafter recall as the inimitable Marquette atmosphere of friendliness. That spontaneous greeting from Tom served as an important factor in my decision to move to Marquette.
Marquette is such a wonderful and welcoming environment! The residents there really make it such a vibrant and joyful place. And the staff goes above and beyond - especially during the pandemic - to keep the residents engaged and happy. I’m so glad my parents made the decision to make Marquette their home!
We moved into Marquette in April of 2016. After coming home from two consecutive vacations and finding two large parts of two trees down in the yard in 2015, Rosemary, (my wife) suggested that we needed to reduce our stress. So we increased our search for a senior living community. Lynne O'Day had been Rosemary's boss at St. Vincent Hospital. So Marquette was on our list. At seventy-five years of age, we felt that a buy-in choice (versus monthly rent) made the most sense for us. Thirdly, we wanted a cottage and lastly, the promise of a continuum of care was a closer. We moved in to Marquette in April. Perhaps we should mention that the movers and downsizing recommendations by Sara Green, in Marketing was also important. Once here, we discovered the Programs and Activities duo are unbeatable. We spent seventeen months in the Manor apartment before moving to our cottage. The staff that supports the cottages are excellent. It's not just one thing that we like about Marquette, it is all of it. Thanks. Bruce and Rosemary Hume
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