Meadow Creek (A Summary of RESIDENT RONALDO'S EXPERIENCE)
I am rating this Meadow Creek facility as a five-star nursing home based on my husband's experience as a resident and my experience as a family member.
In doing this task, I can't help but reminisce about the experiences my husband, Rolando, and I had with a nursing home, as his wife. That is, Meadow Creek (MC) is the third one. My husband was discharged from this facility on Easter Wednesday, April 5th of this year
after his six-month stay.
I will limit myself to a description of Rolando's experience solely here at MC, but I would say it is the most satisfying of the three. What makes it so, FIRSTLY, is the sense of united purpose I observed at MC. I have seen this through the orchestration of the performance of duties by the various departments, under the able leadership_ in particular, of the Director of Social Services. The staff, in general, desire to care, and this desire was evident in their care for the residents. Iwas stunned by the management s respectrul approacn BS reminding the staff, residents, and their families of the facility's protocols and each person's duties and responsibilities. And likewise, by the cooperation of everyone, including myself as a resident's family,
SECONDLY, I noticed that, because of the staff's desire to care/serve, a meaningful patient connection was evident. For me, this weighed more than the technical training the nursing staff had undertaken. Working one-on-one with residents, as with my husband, I could feel the nurse/nurse aide was learning to build trust while providing care. And building trust was not easy. But they were able to accomplish this with my husband while
providing care.
THIRDLY, I was astounded by the staff's ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, and understand the fast-paced workflow of the nursing home setting. They prioritized helping others in moments of urgency. This was easily seen when my husband was brought to a hospital for pneumonia. It was early morning. I was happy for such a quick move. The second time, the nursing home sent Rolando to a hospital because it was unsure about the reddish stool. He was sent back to the nursing home on the same day with a diagnosis of nothing to cause alarm. To me, those were gestures that they truly care!
FOURTHLY, I can say that there are greater opportunities for growth towards excellence that are certain to take place in this facility. A high sense of professionalism, confidence rooted in spiritual strength and grace, and a strong work ethic, which characterized the administrators and staff, were all positive factors in the facility's performance. With a bit more clinical training and patient-based learning experience among the nursing staff and ancillary facility aides, the facility can achieve more than expected.
To conclude, my husband's stay at Meadow Creek was a memorable part of his journey from illness to the restoration of his health. His experiences molded him into someone who aspired to a normal life. He has developed a deeper gratitude to God and is very thankful for those present with him in those times; I, as his wife, could not be.
Meadow Creek, THANKS and PEACE to you!
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