I preface this by saying there are some great people working here. But they are far outweighed by the bad and by what appears to be awful management and carelessness when it comes to attending to resident needs.
My relative has recently passed away during an extended stay at this facility, and I am glad that he no longer has to endure staying here. Many of the nurses are lackadaisical in their duties, and frequently do not pass information to the next nurses coming on for their shifts meaning that residents such as my relative frequently received the WRONG medication or missed doses of medications he needed. When these concerns were pointed out, nurses would lie, pass blame to other people for making decisions during meetings which they could not recall the details of, or flat out lie. Then, when my family members left for the evening, or when I visited without my parents and they weren't clear of my familial relation, they would talk about my parents behind their backs, IN FRONT OF ME, complaining about them and blaming THEM for the wrong decisions and moved the staff themselves made. Once they knew who I was, I got the same fake treatment my parents did.
This culminated in experiences that put my relative through physical trauma and made his last days incredibly disrespectful and distressing. For days, they were left to sit in their own filth and in pain, as the staff would frequently forget to change his dressings or even try to lift him to where he needed to be in his room. And on the occasions where they tried and failed to move him, they blamed HIM, the patient. As if that weren't bad enough, nurses administered UNNECESSARY, extra doses of medication HE DID NOT ASK FOR, that were not approved by the family (who had medical power of attorney) which left him in a delirious state up to the end.
Even the simple requests, such as asking for new sheets, tissues, or water cups were met by sarcastic remarks, condescending attitudes, and general standoffishness by a (mostly) unprofessional staff who seemed genuinely annoyed they were being asked to do the bare minimum to keep a resident comfortable.
Again, there are a few good people working here and I am forever grateful for them and what they did to help. But nothing sums up our experience more than watching these few good people turn and RIP INTO THE STAFF for the condition of the patient because the people working under them are lazy, uncaring, indifferent, or all three combined. If you care AT ALL about the well-being of your loved ones, DO NOT send them to Hackett Hill. read more