Her physical therapists, RN, social workers, CNAs, and other caretakers worked well as a team. They got her up and out of her room every day so she wouldn’t be completely isolated, and encouraged her to walk down the hall to “visit” the nurses’ station every shift in addition to her formal physical therapy. I came by every day and her room was always clean, she had fresh water/ice, snacks, and was happy about the day’s special activities and her personal care. She doesn’t want to ask for help and forgets to use her walker, so someone was always close by whenever she left her room (and they let me know when she WAS using her walker and cane as required). ![]() She’s a picky eater, so they brought her special treats and extra things she liked throughout the day. They made sure she had everything she needed, all was working and correct in her room, and that she was comfortable. Any healthcare worker stays busy these days, but the staff always took time to check that Mom’s medications were correct not only with the hospital records, but also sat with me to ensure I understood and approved the complete list to ensure there were no mistakes. I watched and evaluated their adherence to COVID and disease prevention protocols, the cleanliness of all parts of the facility, inspected the common spaces and any open storage or “staff only” rooms for fire and safety code compliance, checked for odors, and even observed how they were interacting with several “difficult” residents, who they were all treating with dignity and care. I’m not easily impressed with “pretty lobbies” I want to see professional and effective medical facilities and care. Her intake and care team was wonderful I’m very demanding when it comes to my Mom and I will say they excel at their work. I wouldn’t say anything bad about it, it wasn’t just right for him.ĬookiesAndCream My mother recently spent ~10 days in Care & Rehab after heart surgery, so this review is only about the skilled nursing wing. None of that is really appropriate for him. You sit at the table and cut papers and do puzzles and listen to the people. I just didn’t think it was anything special. They just have one big dining room where they had to sit all the wheelchairs and move tables to get everybody in. It used to be a situation where four or five rooms are clustered. One long hall, rooms on every side, with twelve rooms down one side and twelve rooms down another, and the last room at least a hundred feet from any of the things that you do (the food, the entertainment). The location of the rooms needs to be improved. It has one small bed, one dresser, one TV and one bathroom, which he can’t use (can’t get the wheelchair in it and probably wouldn’t use it anyway because he has dementia, so it’s not good as to where he is). I know they don’t answer the lights very quickly, and if you are in the last room, which they were offering me, I would pick your chances of getting much service. So like that, he has difficulty getting around. And if you are in the last room you’re out of luck. They have a long hallway rooms all the way down to the sides. My husband has dementia, so he had to be in an area that has special care, and I didn’t think they were any better located where he was. I visited this facilityĬaring94348850 Parkway has independent living, assisted living, and dementia care, but they call themselves assisted living. Immediately when you walk in a place, you could tell it's clean and they care, that it's sanitized and everything. It was an open-arms type, "Please, if you come live here, we'll make sure you'll enjoy it." It seemed very clean. They were all extremely nice, polite and very professional and obviously knew their job well and were ready to answer any questions. I don't remember specifics about the staff, but there wasn't anyone that I was put off by or felt was rude in any way at all. We'd have a meal for them." They had a separate room, too, that was a little quiet if you had a family that you wanted to celebrate something, so that was nice. Some of them had a formal dining room that was more upscale, and they said, "This is a place where you could invite your family to come and we'll be happy if you'd let us know. ![]() It's been several months, so I'm trying to remember specifics. I told everyone I don't want a big place, and I'd like a very small microwave and a refrigerator, that's all. I'm sure I saw a 1-bedroom, probably one of the smaller ones since it's just me. They had several different sized apartments, either a 1 or 2-bedroom apartment. They offered activities, scheduled transportation, exercise and wellness program, woodworking shop, and a lot of different things.
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