"The Meyerhofer Family of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio"

Chapter 7

JANET MARIE MEYERHOFER

AUGUST 13, 1945 - LIVING

March 28, 1978 Janet Meyerhofer was transferred and received by Mt. Vernon State Institute, Columbus, Ohio. She lived there until 1991. Janet Meyerhofer was transferred in 1991 to the Tiffin Develop Center in Tiffin, Ohio until December 2000, when she was placed at Parkside Family Care Center in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.

Janet is profoundly retarded. Her mental capacity is of a 2-½ year old child. She is able to dress herself with some assistance. Janet is non-verbal, but makes her wants known with gestures. She seems to love her new home and the care givers there. The care givers are very caring and loving to the residents. There are six resident at the center and they each have their own room. Janet goes to a sheltered workshop daily, which she enjoys. Her attention span is extremely short and she is easily distracted. Janet does not realize she has a family. She is in good health. She loves to eat. Lynne Leu is the only person who visits Janet. Lynne periodically takes Janet out to eat or to her house for short visits.66

66 Per Lynne Leu