As other reviewers have noted, this place has abysmal ratings, including a 1-star rating from…read moreMedicare. I also found out that Medicare has cut off funding to this place, not once, not twice, but thrice! How bad do you have to be for Medicare to say they're not going to pay you anymore? And what happened to "Three Strikes and You're Out"? I would think they should have closed this place down by now. I don't know how bad you have to be before the government shuts you down, but I would think getting cut off by Medicare 3(!!) times would be enough.
Everything I have seen personally at this dump certainly confirms the low ratings. I have absolutely nothing good to say about this place.
The Facility:
The place itself is a dump: dirty carpets, dirty floors, dirty windows. Broken down equipment too, including room furniture and wheelchairs. The place stinks too - literally and metaphorically. Wear a mask, even though they aren't required anymore. Just to help block out the smell.
The Care:
I don't even know where to begin here. Patients are left out in the hallways unattended for long periods of time, as if they're just bags of yesterday's trash. Call lights left on for hours without response. I'm not sure some call lights ever get answered. Heaven forbid, you have any kind of emergency. Employees are more concerned about getting their own meals rather than making sure patients are fed and properly nourished and hydrated. Medication delivery to patients is spotty. I heard some patients complain that it took forever to get their meds or they weren't exactly the meds they were supposed to get.
The Staff:
First of all, I know when you are rated 1-star by Medicare and are rated in the bottom 20% of facilities nationwide, you're not going to get the "cream of the crop" or "best and brightest" for employees. You are going to get the dregs, people who can't get a job at better facilities. And that's what we have here. Staff are generally rude, unprofessional, unhelpful and defensive. Better not to deal with them unless you absolutely have to.
But the real problem here isn't the line staff. It's the management, although I hate to use the term "management" for these people as they clearly don't have a clue how to manage. The head honcho is so useless, it's not even worth time commenting. If you want to find nursing "management", and I use that term very loosely, just look on the patio. They spend a lot of time there feeding their faces with junk food and smoking. Nothing gives me less confidence in so-called "health care professionals" as when I see them routinely engaging in such slovenly habits. Quite frankly, their Backwater Rube-i-tude is written all over them. I would guess there isn't more than a sixth-grade education level in the bunch. How they got nursing licenses is beyond me. From a Cracker Jack box would be my guess. I have, however, asked the State Board of Nursing to look into the licensing situation at this place, just in case. Quite frankly, I wouldn't trust these people to clean up after my dog, let alone be handling healthcare for some of the most vulnerable populations.
I would also recommend that you document everything. In any way you can. There is a problem with truth at this place, so it's best to have documentation to counteract it. You will probably want to get a lawyer too as the level of health care knowledge, and especially health care law, is very low here. Have an expert in your corner. But really, it's probably best to save yourself all the bother, and just avoid this place in the first place, if you can.
Also, as I was doing research on this place, beyond all the stuff I mention above, if you read some of the stuff on the State's website, this place has been assessed thousands of dollars in fines, slapped with numerous enforcement actions, and the record is littered with alleged patient neglect, alleged medication errors, and even alleged wrongful deaths. Pretty much anything you can think of, and just another reason this god-awful hell hole needs to be shut down.
Summary:
This is a trashy place, run and staffed by trashy people, providing trashy "care". This shoddy little sh-thole should have been closed down a long time ago. I can only hope for the sake of the patients that it is shut down. And soon! If I could, I would give it Minus 10 Stars. There is absolutely nothing good about this place. Stay away from it if you can.