My step-mom was in Bridgecreek in Dec of 2022. We rescued her on 12/30/22 after less than a month in their care. We came to visit, after not being able to contact her via her cell phone (which she could easily use to call/receive calls) for several days and staff not accomdating a call from us. When we arrived on 12/30/22, my step-mom was in a wheelchair, in an open area- wearing an adult diaper and a shirt, no socks. She was disoriented, cold and had several plates of uneaten, cold food in her room. Her cell phone was locked in the office. Her dentures were missing, most of her clothes were gone. When she arrived at Bridgecreek, she could walk with a walker, eat on her own, use a cell phone and still do basic arts/crafts and such. The neglect she suffered was traumatic to my step-mom, me and my family. We had the facility call an ambulance. The medics found bruises from falls and a laceration on her arm that was infected. Once at the hospital she was diagnosed with dehydration, aUTI and weakness on one side of her body. She spent 3 or 4 days in the hospital and then was placed in an amazing facility in McMinville. When I went to retrieve her belongings at Bridge creek, I was handed a garbage bag full of clothes (mostly not hers) a few sets of dentures (none were my step-moms) and other personal items that weren't hers. We filed an abuse report, it was substantiated. There are several reports from around the time she was there, and some as recent as last summer. My stepmom died less than a month after we rescued her, she had a stroke. I am sad she had to suffer, alone, at Bridgecreek but am glad her last few weeks were spent in a place that respected her dignity, personhood and worth. Please do your research before placing a loved one.
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