One star is far too generous for this establishment. This is a long overdue review, from an experience we had December of 2018. After a fall with a broken hip, my elderly father who has dementia was transferred here from the hospital. When something like this happens, it's a whirlwind of activity. The hospital is working to get him out, the hospice company was working to find something, and The Bradley Gardens was the first place that had a bed available. So, he was transferred there site unseen.
When my mother and I arrived, I took a deep breath as I pulled into the parking lot, and thought.... okay, this is only temporary. We can move him somewhere else. We walked in, and in the front lobby they had a bunch of patients sitting comatose in wheelchairs watching TV. I guess they have the TV close to the nurse's station so they can keep an eye on them. I'll get to the nurses in a bit.
I went into the manager's office to sign all the paperwork and was surprised how dirty and broken down even her office was. I signed the paperwork reminding myself this was only going to be temporary until I could find another place.
We then took the long hallway, all the way to the end where they had my dad.
The entire place was old, broken down, in dis-repair and dirty.
As we walked past the nurses station, they were all engaged in chit-chat that did not sound like anything to do with taking care of the patients. The nurses were dirty too, one of them looked like she hadn't washed her hair in at least a week. Ugh... if those are your personal hygiene standards, how do I trust you are going to keep my father clean?
We walked past rooms that reeked of urine.
And then the final kicker.... we walk into my father's room. It has 5 beds in it. A room no larger than a 2-car garage. The beds and other furniture looked like something that had come from a war time infirmary 50 years ago. But what really sealed the deal for me was the fly paper! FLY PAPER! Hanging from the ceiling, above the beds, with DEAD FLIES ON IT!
I immediately called the hospice company and told them under no circumstances would I leave my father here. We got him out that night, and he came to my home temporarily until we found a decent place for him to spend his last days on earth.
The Bradley Gardens is a place where poor people are dumped to die. It's disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves, and the County of Riverside should revoke their licence. read more
