No stars here! Do not put your loved one here! Once you've inked the contract you will be unable to talk to anyone on the administration staff. False statements made by this team just to get you to sign the contract.
Sr. Clinical caregiver has a false sense of her medical assessment abilities. I was told my loved one was doing well. I took her to the ER against their wishes. Yes, they gave me a hard time about taking her to the hospital. There she was diagnosed with a UTI, heart condition, Parkinson's, Dementia and Alzheimers! I had only been advised (by Brookdale) of her Dementia!
In the Memory unit area they just park your loved one in a central area as they are under staffed and can not care for them if they are in their rooms.
Hygiene is a concern for both staff and residents.
My loved one had a closet full of clothes and shoes upon move in. Every time I visited she had someone else's clothes on. Her bedspread and sheets disappeared as well. This was important to me to make her surroundings as familiar as possible. Could not get in touch with admin team to address my concerns. Her shoes disappeared as well. She wore a size 9, and every time I visited she was wearing someone else's shoes in a much smaller size.
Could not get them to have a doctor trim her toenails. Some of the staff is very rude, mostly in administration. Caregivers are as kind as they can be with the under staffed situation.
Overall the place smells of urine.
I witnessed a dining room staff member being very rude to a resident who requested pudding. He told her no! What?
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