So the time has come to find a place for Dad.
I've had 3 attempts in the past at finding post hospital rehab centers (all part of nursing homes) in the past, 2 for mom and 1 this spring for Dad.
As an engineer, I did all the research/homework I could.
1st place we put mom in 5 years ago was an absolute dud (it's a 4star average google review!). We moved her to PlaceB... it was OK... then.
So I got dad into PlaceB for rehab this past spring and it was a disaster! (it currently has a 2.7star google average review).
Both facilities had been highly recommended by friends who had personally put their parents in both of them.
Google reviews are a joke. Reading the reviews you can spot where the facility directed employees to place 5star reviews - 10 reviews back to back of "the grounds are nice and the food is great".
Any place will have a glowing report next to somebody else's horror story.
I know of the typical "does the place smell bad?" tests when visiting a facility. Seems like every place "shows well" when I visit but its the lowest paid/highest turn over CNA/patient tech/housekeeping staff that determines the quality of care, not the pretty dining room.
You don't find out about staffing shortages and double shifts until you sit with the inmate and listen to the excuses of why it took an hour to respond to a call button.
So... how did YOU research/investigate/chose an eldercare facility??
I've had 3 attempts in the past at finding post hospital rehab centers (all part of nursing homes) in the past, 2 for mom and 1 this spring for Dad.
As an engineer, I did all the research/homework I could.
1st place we put mom in 5 years ago was an absolute dud (it's a 4star average google review!). We moved her to PlaceB... it was OK... then.
So I got dad into PlaceB for rehab this past spring and it was a disaster! (it currently has a 2.7star google average review).
Both facilities had been highly recommended by friends who had personally put their parents in both of them.
Google reviews are a joke. Reading the reviews you can spot where the facility directed employees to place 5star reviews - 10 reviews back to back of "the grounds are nice and the food is great".
Any place will have a glowing report next to somebody else's horror story.
I know of the typical "does the place smell bad?" tests when visiting a facility. Seems like every place "shows well" when I visit but its the lowest paid/highest turn over CNA/patient tech/housekeeping staff that determines the quality of care, not the pretty dining room.
You don't find out about staffing shortages and double shifts until you sit with the inmate and listen to the excuses of why it took an hour to respond to a call button.
So... how did YOU research/investigate/chose an eldercare facility??
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