Prior to moving my brother (a stoke victim with memory loss) into The Lodge, I specifically asked about the activities and dining arrangements. I was concerned to learn that Memory Care Patients could not interact with other residents and had to be separated.
I told them that my fear was that many memory care residents are non-verbal and that I did not want him to be "stuck" in a place with only non-verbal residents. They assured me that there are many active, verbal residents on the memory care side. This has NOT been the case.
In less than a month, I am seeing a rapid decline in my brother's mental health. He is depressed and lonely.
I am angry that I was lied to. He sits in his room alone most of the day and the activity calendar posted on their website is for the assisted living residents only; not the memory care residents.
At mealtime he has no one to talk to because no one is verbal. He has also mentioned to me how uncomfortable he is when the staff yells at the residents to stay in their seats at the tables.
I have gotten the runaround trying to get answers from the administrators and have decided that I need to move him out of The Lodge as soon as possible before he declines even more.
I do not recommend this facility at all. I was deceived by the sales representative and now they are making it difficult to settle his expenses as I move him out. read more