Brookdale Willowbrook Place

Do not consider this facility if you care about your loved one. My mother was at this facility. They neglected and failed her. She fell twice. They did not report this fall to myself, hospice, or management. Nor was an incident report filed, which is their policy. When I went to visit her, I noticed she was in pain and distress. When I looked over her body, I noticed a contusion to her leg. I went to ask a caregiver if she knew what happened, that is when she proceeded to tell she found my mother on the floor in her room screaming. She simply put her back in bed and told no one. I requested mobile xrays to be done and that is when we found the fractured hip. My mother lay there for 17 HOURS with no help, pain medication, or medical treatment of any kind. I had to place her on crisis care and I lost her 5 days later. I reported this to the Department of State Health Services and the complaint was substantiated and the facility was cited. This exact thing happened to another resident just prior to this happening to my mother. This was not an isolated incident. Check the Department of Health and Human Services and D.A.D.S website for citations they have received. Please consider a different facility for your loved one.

My Mother and I met with [name removed] last night to tour the facility and gather information. I will have to say that I've been in some denial about my Moms need to more from an Independent Senior Community to Assisted Care but after listening to [name removed] and my Mother talk about the assistance she would receive, I no longer have a doubt that it is time. I appreciate how down to earth [name removed] was to talk to. It emotional to say the least, for me to walk through all of this with my Mom and [name removed] made us feel like family. I am looking forward to hearing from her with more information that I can share with my Brother. I hope Brookdale knows what a treasure they have in [name removed]. Since my Mom is living across the street at a community that was owned bu Brookdale when my Mom moved there it just feels like the right way to go.

My MIL was at this facility since December 2013 and recently past away after having a stroke at the facility March, 2018. The entire time she was there the phone system was/is a joke. The person answering the phone doesn't know who the staff members are and what extension to transfer you to. The mid-level and executive staff do not return phone calls and/or e-mails. After having a meeting with the new staff members, as turn over occurs regularly, we were assured we would get responses. Nope. The caregivers do their best to help with the residents. The BIGGEST issue by far was the constant problem of medication. My MIL paid for medication management and it was mishandled time after time. We would perform audits and medicine would be "misplaced." Medication would be changed by my MIL's doctor and the facility would order the old medication. They would order medication months before it was due to be re-ordered. The frustration was so overwhelming we constantly debated moving her elsewhere. We did not because it would be more difficult for her to adjust since she had Alzheimer's. All in all, I will never place another family member in a Brookdale facility.