Disclaimer: This post is based on an October 2017 report. There has been no more word about the duo since the first story.
A lady who was 98 years old made the decision to go into a care facility, but not because she could no longer take care of herself. This selfless and feisty nonagenarian did it so that she could care for her elderly son, who at the age of 80 required assistance with daily living activities.
Tom Keating moved to the Moss View care facility in Huyton in 2016. Less than a year after he moved in, his mother, Ada Keating, followed suit and took up residence there as well. She was unable to give up her role as a mother to her eldest child, even though she was 98 years old.
According to a story that was published by Liverpool Echo in 2017, the two of them were referred to as being “inseparable.” Both of them were born and raised in Wavertree. Tom, who never tied the knot, spent his whole life living under the same roof with his mother, and he was relieved to have her near by now that he was residing in a care facility.
The mom was aware that her kid needed special attention at the time. As a result, she made sure he was secure and comfortable throughout the day. “Every night, I say goodnight to Tom in his room, and in the morning, I’ll go say good morning to him,” Ada said at the time. “I’ll inform him that I’ll be down for breakfast.”
“They’re extremely excellent here,” Tom remarked of the care facility, “and I’m pleased to see my mother more now that she resides here.”
Your mother’s loving care and attention may benefit you no matter how old you are. Tom is a perfect illustration of what I’m talking about.
Ada also ensures that she divides her attention between her own and her son’s demands. “When I go to the hairdresser, he’ll keep an eye out for me to see when I’ll be returning,” Ada said. “He’ll walk up to me with his arms wide and give me a big hug when I return. You never stop being a mother!”
The two also depicted classic mother-son scenarios. Tom was still being punished by his mother at the age of 80. “She does a fantastic job of caring after me,” Tom stated. “She’ll sometimes say, ‘Behave yourself!'”
He is one of Ada’s four children, all of whom she shares with her late spouse. Sadly, one of her children, Janet, passed away when she was just thirteen years old. Barbara and Margi Keating, Tom’s sisters, are frequent visitors to the care facility. They are often accompanied by other members of the Keating family when they make their trips there. Even the other residents of the care facility can see how happy the two of them are to having each other there.
The employees of the care facility also find it uplifting to see the pair’s friendship with one another. Philip Daniels, the manager of the care home, stated that it was “very touching to see the close relationship that both Tom and Ada share,” and that they were “so pleased” that they were able to accommodate both of their needs. “It’s very touching to see the close relationship that both Tom and Ada share,” “We want to make their time together as memorable and meaningful as we possibly can since it is quite unusual to see both moms and their children living in the same nursing home at the same time. Only death can separate them.”
