Landing of Poughkeepsie

The Landings seems to be an ideal place. Clean, friendly, lots of activities, good dining options. BEWARE! This assisted living home operates on a social model not a clinical model, please do your research if you are not absolutely clear about what that means. The Life Guidance unit is advertised as special care for Alzheimer’s or dementia patients. That could not be farther from the truth. You will find inadequate staff, untrained to handle this population. Your loved one will be sent out by ambulance instead of managing or redirecting unwanted behaviors. Their inability to help these patients with special needs ultimately leads to a large turn over in patient population. Their egregious behavior will leave your loved one no continuity of care and will exacerbate and interfere with their daily functioning. It is my opinion and my experience that The Landings management does not care about the residents they are charged with caring for. Please, please do not place your loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia here.

We toured the Landing of Poughkeepsie. Beautiful facility. Residents looked happy. Food is amazing. It was clean. However, it was clearly stated this is a social model facility, which means that if my father needs extra care in toileting, he would not be able to stay here. The reality is that with dementia, sometimes they forget how to unbuckle their pants or to wipe. I am just discouraged at how many facilities I have toured where help with toileting is considered more of a medical higher level of care situation - yet he is not appropriate for a skilled nursing facility at this time. To be fair, this is the case with most private assisted living that does not have step down options. I am lucky my father doesn't have agitation, however, they made it clear that this would also not be handled in their memory unit. So, I will save you a trip, if your loved one gets agitated easily, this will not work for you.

I spoke with the staff at The Landing while looking at options for my father-in-law, and it was actually my first choice. The staff were wonderful, kind, and great at following up with us. However, it was too pricy, so I ultimately chose a different community