We are a Home, not a facility.
We are a home, not a facility. Yet it’s a home where there is ample support. The social environment is one of caring, and offers emotional support for the families. The volunteers of the Toni and Trish House provide personal, selfless, compassionate care to each guest in a home-like environment.
A physical environment that is bright, clean, and not “institutional” is also very important. The home has space for six guests, a spacious kitchen, a common living room, a chapel, and a laundry.
End of Life Care
As the end of life approaches, each family’s story is different. A person can linger, gradually fading away or death can be sudden. End-of-life care describes the support and medical care given during the time surrounding one’s death. Such care does not happen in the moments before death. Care can be needed for days, weeks, and sometimes even months.
Grief Support Groups
Support groups are a method of help for people struggling with all sorts of difficulties. Many individuals wonder if they will benefit from a support group, but groups are not magic, there are no words that can be spoken within a group that can make grief disappear. For many a support group can be a break from the loneliness and the boredom that often comes with grief.
Children's Grief Center
Children experience fewer deaths due to modern medicine that has helped in reducing child mortality and prolong the life expectancy for the elderly. More and more people die in nursing homes and hospitals that are outside the home environment. The exclusion of death from children’s lives requires us to teach them about death and grief.
Care of Your Loved Ones
Our caregivers show love, care, and comfort to those who stay with us throughout the dying process.
Providing our guests and their families with home cooked meals, companionship, and a special place to spend quality time with their loved ones.
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Thanks everyone for all of the recently donated supplies! Here is our Wednesday Wants list for this week. Please don't forget about our Amazon list as well.
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Food and Kitchen Items:
Coffee Cup Sleeves
Eggs
Beef and Chicken bouillon
Cookie/Cake/Brownie/Muffin mixes
Breakfast sausage and bacon
Hamburger
Beverages:
Coke
Sprite
Verners and Diet Verners
A&W Root beer (regular and diet)
Juice - individual bottles - all varieties
Other Supplies:
1ml and 3ml syringes (We have some but will need more)
Toothette oral moisturizers
Chapstick
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The Toni and Trish House Announces Enhancements to Improve
Guest and Family Support
Auburn, MI, March 25, 2025 — The Toni and Trish House is pleased to announce several upcoming enhancements aimed at improving the care and support provided to its guests. The central focus of these improvements will be the replacement of one of the original guest suites. Currently located adjacent to the kitchen and laundry areas, the suite is situated in spaces that are essential to the House’s daily operations. However, these areas are also filled with the sounds of laughter and life, which can disrupt the peaceful environment that is essential. To address this, the House will be expanding to relocate this guest suite to a quieter, more serene setting. This project will also include the creation of a new gathering space for families, caregivers, and community partners. The space will provide a comfortable area for larger families to gather, share meals, and connect, fostering a sense of community for both the guests and their loved ones.
This important initiative is supported in part by a generous $60,000 grant from the Midland Area Community Foundation (MACF). The grant is part of MACF's "Caring for Our People" focus area, which aligns with the mission of the Toni and Trish House to provide compassionate and dignified end-of-life care. The Midland Area Community Foundation exists to cultivate the power of giving within our community, support long-term transformation, and help ensure all residents thrive.
The mission of The Toni and Trish House is to provide compassionate, end-of-life care in a peaceful, home-like setting. The organization is dedicated to not only serving its guests but also offering support to their families and loved ones. Operating entirely on the generosity of the community, the House does not charge for its services. Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting the Toni and Trish House staff to ensure that each guest receives the care and attention they need.
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I’m so excited for this expansion. The thoughtfulness of the staff and board for recognizing how to serve your patients and families better. Proud to serve your facility.
Great News! ❤️
Wonderful idea & fantastic contribution from Midland Area Community Foundation.
Forever grateful for the service you provide & compassion shown to my family during my Dad's passing, you are Angels doing God's works! Can never say thank you enough!! ❤️
Great news!
How wonderful! Can’t wait to see it! Thank you to MACF for choosing such a wonderful project to give to!
Congratulations!!
I am forever grateful for your Service when my Mom was in her last few days. You guys were there for our family and our needs. Thank you so very much 🫶
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Thanks again for everyone that helps us out!!! Please see below this week's Wednesday Wants list:
Food and Kitchen Items:
Butter
Sour Cream
Eggs
Milk
Cake/Brownie/Muffin mixes
Breakfast sausage and bacon
Hamburger
Gift Certificate to Roger's Food, Auburn
Beverages:
Juice - individual bottles - all varieties
Bottles of Iced Tea
Other Supplies:
1ml and 3ml syringes (We have some but will need more)
Toothette oral moisturizers
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Thank you Denise for the Tortellini Soup dinner and the delicious Lemon Bundt Cake!!! The families and loved ones here at the house really appreciate it!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Looks amazing
With warmer weather comes the construction season and we are thrilled this week to begin clearing the way for our upcoming building project. As many of you know, we are planning to further enhance The Toni and Trish House to better support our guests and their families. In addition to moving and upgrading one of our guest suites, we'll also be building a new gathering area where families and care givers can support one another.
Thank you for all your support, donations and prayers. And thanks in advance for your patience as we build for the future! ... See MoreSee Less
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Your place is so wonderful, prayers everything goes as planned.
Exciting news!
Love it!
You are the best and very appreciated!!!!!
Love that you are expanding!
Love it, all the people who volunteer and or work there are top of the line.
Nice
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Many thanks for all the donations that continue to help support us! Here's this week's Wednesday Wants List:
Food and Kitchen Items:
Breakfast sausage and bacon
Paper bowls (both small and "normal" sized)
Beverages:
Juice - individual bottles - all varieties
Decaf Keurig Pods
Bottles of Iced Tea
Other Supplies:
Scotch tape
1ml and 3ml syringes (We have some but will need more)
Emesis bags
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When someone passes at the Toni and Trish House we ask their families to light a candle in their honor. The candles burn for several days and we place them in our kitchen so our volunteers and staff can see them and remember the people we’ve been honored to serve. On this cold February morning our hearts are warmed by these six candles. Please join us in praying for comfort and peace for these six families. ... See MoreSee Less
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Praying, my daddy past away at Ton and Trish house. The love and care and attention he received was exceptional. They also extended their care to the family. I can't say enough good about the staff that serve there❤️
The Toni and Trish house is a wonderful place. My husband past away there a year ago and we all were so thankful for the love and care that was given to him, and to all of us. Lighting a candle as we left made us all feel so good, he would not be forgotten!
You are all Angels doing God's work, my Dad passed away there & I will never forget the kindness and care shown to him & our family. God bless you all♥️♥️♥️
Such a precious way of remembrance and honor of those who have gone before us. ❤️
Sending prayers . Our Dad passed away at Toni and Trish House on Thanksgiving of 2023.The love and care and attention our Dad received was exceptional. I also have to say the entire staff/volunteers were exceptional and the care and accomodations they gave to our large family was beyond exceptional, considering how large our family was. ( And that wasn't even 1/4 of us). Thank you for all you do and for being a blessing to all in time of need. God Bless, Sylvia (Garibay) Hernandez (daughter of the late Romulo (Ray) Garibay)❤️
Prayers for the families 🙏🏻
🙏 pray
Many prayers 🙏🏻
This is such a kind and thoughtful thing to do 🥰
Thinking of all who lost a loved one
🙏🫶 Love and Peace to the families and Heartfelt Thanks to all the staff for their caring support ❤️🙏
Prayers for all the families that lost 🙏 a loved one.
When it’s my time I hope I can stay here it’s a wonderful place with beautiful people.
What a beautiful place, they were so great with my aunt , RIP aunt Kathleen
May the perpetual light shine upon their souls. My condolences to the families.
Thank you for the caring ways you help ease the transition from this world. What a difference you made to our family!
Lovely gesture for those families dealing with loss. Prayers for these families who have lost loved ones. ❤️🙏🏻
My dear brother passed away at Toni and Trish 12 years ago yesterday. So many kind people took care of him ❤ It was an honor to visit him there daily and see the love he received
Prayers for all the loved ones! 🙏
🙏🏼❤️ My dad passed away there. It will be 3 years this April.
Prayers!
Prayers
prayers for their families
You are the best!
The work that you do is beyond measure. I tell people all the time that there should be a place like yours everywhere.
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Thanks to all for the wonderful donations!!! They are much appreciated. Here's our Wednesday Wants list for this week:
Kitchen Items:
Dishwasher pods
Breakfast sausage and bacon
Paper Plates
Paper bowls (both small and "normal" sized)
Beverages:
Juice - individual bottles - all varieties
Bottles of Iced Tea
Cleaning Supplies
Toilet bowl cleaner
Lysol disinfecting spray
Microban sanitizing spray
Swiffer WetJet refill
Other Supplies:
1ml and 3ml syringes (We have some but will need more)
Dryer Sheets
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We want to thank everyone for all u do. You made my mom's stay abaolutley wonderful until she passed. She was never alone when we couldn't be there. The care she received was wonderful. You made our whole family feel welcome. You all are very amazing people and greatly appreciated... ❤️
ATTENTION! Due to impending storm, the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner will be postponed until Tuesday, February 25th at 5:30. It will still be held at the Memorial Presbyterian Church. Be safe. ... See MoreSee Less
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