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| - My father in-law just spent seven weeks at Sante of Chandler and it was a wonderful experience! He went in on a stretcher with a feeding tube and left without needing the tube and just days away from no longer needing the wheelchair!
We were skeptical about going into skilled nursing but I toured places in the area and read the health department reports and determined that Sante of Chandler was going to be the best option for him. Sante of Chandler has not had any bad marks (discrepancies) in years from the health department, NOT ONE! The health department can ding them for the smallest thing (I read one from another company that they were given a bad mark because they had a social event with ice cream and the server walked away from the ice cream and the lid was off!) so this is quite an accomplishment.
We did not run into one person at Sante of Chandler that we felt shouldn't be serving the guests. I saw a lot of professional people working really hard at getting folks back on their feet. My father in-law was treated with respect, dignity and allowed to make choices when he could. We did have a couple of little bumps while there but I went to the case manager, Pam, and she handled them with a smile. I felt comfortable leaving my loved one with them and knew they would take care of him like I would.
We had several meals in the restaurant and the food was really very good. I don't know why but I wasn't expecting that! I was happy that we had a set menu (strawberry chicken salad is so good!) but also offered daily specials. My father in-law started out with food restrictions, which the restaurant handled with ease.
I want to mention also that we had a day when his feeding tube clogged, only twice in 7 weeks, so hats off to Sante of Chandler! The first time it was simple for them to fix but the second time they thought maybe we should have it replaced. One of the nurse, Jennifer, asked if she could take a look at it and was able to unclog it herself and thus saving my father in-law from, what could have been, a painful procedure! We thought that was just amazing! She was just one of the caring and dedicated nurses at Sante of Chandler.
There are so many people there that are fantastic and we really do miss them. We were there for 7 weeks so we formed bonds. I would suggest, if you are looking for a place for a loved one and if you are on here you are, call them, go on a tour and look at the health department reports. They are only human so, if there is a problem, talk to them and let them know what you would like for your family member and then just stand back and watch it happen.
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