Family pay tribute to “exceptional care” John Hume received at Owen Mor these past two years
Earlier this week, the Hume family described his care as “exceptional”.
They regarded the staff as part of the Hume family.
Mr Hume had resided in owen Mor for the past number of years over his failing health.
In his funeral reflection, John Hume Jr paid a warm tribute to nursing staff and carers who looked after his father in the years before his death.
“In the last two years, when he lost his mobility and his sight, he moved to Owen Mor nursing home,” Mr Hume’s son said.
“In this, his last home – and it was a home, a home for all of us – all of us as a family were made very welcome and became part of a new community of families and carers.”
Like many other residents’ families, they were unable to visit Mr Hume for several weeks during the Covid-19 lockdown because of infection control measures.
However, John Hume Jr said the family knew that “the care and nursing staff in Unit One were doing all their absolute best to care deeply for him and for all his fellow residents”.
“We know that he continued to sing songs every day; to teach them all a wee bit of French; to tell jokes; to demand more buns and to question everyone daily about where they came from, their origins and their families.
“Although he remembered nothing, Dad remained deeply interested in every individual he met, right down to the end of his days.”
Tags: