Testimonials
“Tamara was kind, knowledgeable, and true to her company's name, she was very compassionate”
“We are so grateful for the assistance of Tamara from Compassionate Care Referral Services. Our dad needed to go to an assisted living facility and has an extremely tight budget. We didn't know where to start or how to navigate a process that was unfamiliar to us. Tamara met with us and asked some questions so she could get a good understanding of my dad's needs and desires. She then explained his options, what to expect in the facilities, and the course of action we needed to take with regards to paperwork and state assistance. Finally, she set up tours to facilities. Tamara was kind, knowledgeable, and true to her company's name, she was very compassionate. She was also straight-forward so my dad knew exactly what to expect. Thank you, Tamara. Your assistance was invaluable and very much appreciated.
— A&D
Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho
“With Tamara's help, understanding and compassion we found my dad a "home" not an asst. living facility.”
“My dad is 91 years old and he was unable to live by himself any longer. My wife and I moved him in with us thinking we could take care of him. It became apparent that it was more than we could handle. Not having any experience with asst. living or anything about it we were at a total loss of where to start, the cost, how to approach him about it or how asst. living works. Thankfully I was reading the CDA press and saw an ad from Compassionate Care Referral Services. I called and Tamara ask me some questions about my dad and our situation.Tamara understood how hard it was for us and what a huge change it was going to be for my dad. With in a couple of hours she had arranged for me to tour some facilities with her to try and find the right one. She ask questions at each facility that I would have never thought of asking. With Tamara's help, understanding and compassion we found my dad a "home" not an asst. living facility.”
— D
Dalton Gardens, Idaho
“Thank you, Tamara, for helping make this difficult job doable.”
“I would highly recommend Compassionate Care Referral Services. Tamara has been so very helpful as we were looking for a place for my mom to live. I was definitely overwhelmed at the long list of possibilities. She spent the needed time with me to recommend the best places that would fit my mom's needs. She listened well and had expert advice. Thank you, Tamara, for making this difficult job doable.”
— Alice P.
Post Falls, Idaho
“My dad is so happy where he is!”
“My father was in a assisted living and was severely neglected. I was referred to Tamara to help find a place for my father. She was so kind and helped me find the perfect place for him!! She showed so much compassionate for our family and our situation. My dad is so happy where he is!”
-Jamie E
“That meeting was so therapeutic if only for Tamara's deep listening and empathy. ”
“It was truly a blessed day when my sister and I met with Tamara Jacobson, owner of Compassionate Care Referral Service. My sister had been caring for our mother and father in her home for the past 2 years. The burden was tremendous, and it had advanced to the point where everyone concerned, my parents, my sister and her husband, was miserable. My parents grieved their former independence, acting out with rebellious ingratitude. My sister increasingly gave in to their unreasonable demands. The assistance I offered did little to change the worsening dynamics. There seemed to be no way out, given my parent's financial limitations and the high cost of assisted living care homes.
And then a friend told me about Tamara Jacobson. During our first meeting with Tamara, we told the story of the wonderful people our parents used to be, and the sad story of the bitter, ungrateful people they had become. My sister cried as she unburdened her grief and guilt for not wanting her own mother and father in her home. That meeting was so therapeutic if only for Tamara's deep listening and empathy. The best was yet to come because Tamara contacted several agencies on that very day and my sister and I began to believe there was hope. Fast forward to today: It has been nearly a year now since our parents moved into a quality care facility they can afford—due mainly to a little give-and-take on the care facility's part, arranged by Tamara. My sister and I visit often. Instead of the bitter people they had become; we find them happy to see us and happy about their living situation. The care home fits their specific needs in every way, including good meals; medical assistance, activities, and weekly visits with a priest or lay person from their faith church. Tamara was an answer to our prayers. I can not imagine what we would have done without her expert assistance. There was no charge for any of her services, so I urge you to contact her to see if she might also be the answer to your prayers.”
—Christine S.
Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho