Don't be fooled by the pretty facility. It lacks compassion and accountability.
My family chose this facility for my mothers rehab based on previous reviews and could not have been more disappointed for the following reasons:
1. Lack of compassion - the staff is cold and don't appear to really care about the people in their charge. In most cases the staff interactions were transactional at best. My mother would spend hours with no interaction beyond food delivery and help with daily needs.
- When the staff was there, they rarely spoke with her - sometimes just dropping food even without a hello. I spent hours with her and would not see anyone and when I did, again, the conversations were short and rarely warm. People are there to heal - compassion and human interaction are important aspects of healing.
- On one occasion a family member witnessed an aid making visible and loud gagging noises while changing her. This is a hard job, we know, but imagine the embarrassment and loss of dignity for the person on the receiving end of this behavior.
2. Lack of accountability
- my mother was there for rehab after breaking a femur and was really struggling due to pain. When a family member raised this issue it was discovered that she was ordered pain medication that was never filled. This was one week in to her supposed rehab. No one took responsibility for allowing her to suffer. As a result she spent almost 2 weeks in bed - which led to more time needed to improve.
- if my mother (who was in a lot of pain) declined therapy, they did nothing to encourage or figure out what could be the issue. Instead they would tell us she was not working hard enough at her therapy. Then, not surprisingly she was dropped from therapy.
- I found a pile of dirty diapers and bed pads balled up on top of a chair. When I pointed this out the only comment was "thanks for telling me" - no apology. Instead, it was blamed on student nurses.
- Concordia attempted to discharge my mother to a facility that had not been officially approved by the family without anyone's knowledge. It was only by chance we learned what was happening and were able to stop it. The plan was in place for a week before we learned - again by chance - that it was to happen. No communication at all. When I pressed for answers on how in the world this could happen the response was lackluster at best to just changing the subject. read more