By Kelly Ullman Of the News-Herald One family, with the help of the Clark County Health Care Center, was able to preserve their daughters memory at a place she felt most at home. Life Ventures, a facility for developmentally disabled adults at the Center, recently opened a new room for its residents called the Sensations Room. The equipment for the Sensations Room was donated by Gail Basseuners family, a woman who lived at Life Ventures before she passed away. The Sensations Room was an ideal way to remember Basseuner, whose health was so precarious that much of her involvement with the world centered around watching and listening, said Louise Olszewski, Withee. Interacting with people was important to Basseuner, even when her health deteriorated, said Donna DeBoer, Basseuners sister.
Families often look for ways to keep the memory of a loved one alive after death.
The Sensations Room seemed like an ideal way to preserve Basseuners memory at the center. She lived at Life Ventures for three years. She had lived with her mother, but eventually needed more physical help, DeBoer said. Basseuners family visited weekly to check her progress at the center. The staff was always positive and concerned about the people who lived there, DeBoer said.