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| - The staff is lovely. The exterior of the building looks nice. There is an activity room, a hair salon, a busy PT room. I saw a caged rabbit, two birds in one cage, and a sweet, friendly, chattering bird who seemed lonely in a solo cage. It's nice there are animals around but I certainly hope that bunny gets out of that cage from time to time and is given attention. It's not much of a life to be cooped up in a small cage, unable to move.
I visited someone in the skilled nursing facility area. The shared rooms are tiny, with ancient pressed board dressers and a tiny (20"?) tv atop. There are a few communal tv rooms with large screen tv's that get a limited amount of channels that I noticed residents watching. There is a pretty outdoor gazebo to sit in, daily activities such as games and exercise. There is meal service in a dining room with tables reserved for the residents. I was not impressed with the food but that's sadly not unusual for hospitals and nursing homes, etc. I don't see much in the way of fresh produce and healthy food in hospitals and nursing facilities. It would be nice if these facilities grew their own fresh organic herbs to flavor the food with and make it more healthy, but that is another story. The nurses I saw were capable, caring and kind and the front desk staff accommodating and helpful.
However, the biggest drawback is as soon as you walk in the door the smell of this place hits you in the face with surprising force. The others I spoke to who visited those in the facility said the same thing. I can only guess the staff is immune to the smell at this point. The smell seems to be a combination of mustiness/urine/whatever else. This should be addressed because it's noticeable and awful. I left for a short period of time and came back a while later and it seemed even worse after having been out of the place.
If it were me as a patient, I would be more comfortable if the place was updated, the awful smell gone and perhaps more television choices. I did not hear music playing anywhere in the facility, just the tv on in the background in common rooms, usually turned on to a volume so low you could barely hear it. These may seem like trivial matters but when you are spending your days in a facility and seeing little else, these things tend to matter. I would prefer in the future to spend my time in a place not so dingy. This is a Medicare approved facility and I can't speak to the rooms in any area other than skilled nursing but this place is in need of serious updating and a thorough cleaning. I don't understand why the ownership of this place can't bring this facility up to date. The impression I got from this place is the ownership allows for the bare minimum in furnishings, amenities and food. I appreciate the hard work of the caring staff but I would not want to stay here in the current state of this facility. It is depressing.
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