The Meadows

7 Reviews

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We only used it for a short respite stay, but it was very good. He was very comfortable with it. They were very good. I was very impressed with the cleanliness, they didn't have that smell that some have. They are exceedingly friendly. They offered a lot of things to do. I just really liked the whole atmosphere there, the overall ambiance, the cafeteria looked like a nice place you would go to downtown.

My father was on the "b" wing for memory care. We were not able to receive an official tour on the weekend but friendly staff showed us around. We were able to move my father in from a hospital while I took care of paperwork. We were all taken care of professionally. Staff was awesome and if they could not help, would find someone who could. Everything was clean and no urine smells were noted. My father needed hospice and both staff worked together so that we were all one team. Nurse Debbie and hospice nurse Charlie worked so well with each other. Because of their comfortable relationship, it is noticed by the family which reduces their anxiety level knowing their was professional respect that was apparent. On the day my father's breathing was changing signaling upcoming death, nurse Debbie alerted dietary which brought us a cart of fruits, breads, and drinks for the family in the room. His passing was peaceful surrounded by his immediate family and very good for all of us to be present to let our Dad know we were all with him and ok to go onto heaven. Alive Hospice also brought a social worker to help with FMLA and a chaplain. Both offered their services for months after the realization of our loss has set in to impact our daily lives. Can not say enough good about them and nothing negative except lack of admin staff on weekend. My father was not able to participate in activities so not much feedback on that except their seemed to be several ongoing frequently. He was just bedridden when admitted.

My dad is overall a very good experience, he just got out of skilled care and I give them a 4 because they've changed his rehab to just 3 days a week. The cleanliness in my dad's room in long term care seems to be much cleaner than in the memory care. I chose it because of Lakeshore's reputation and it is one of the few places with skilled nursing facilities in the location that was relatively convinient to my house. It seems like they have a little bit better quality care in assisted living and it could just be the personality of the tech and it could also be the fact that he's cognizant and doesn't really need as much care as my mom does. I think he would like more activities because he gets bored but some of that is his fault, I don't completely fault them. I know they have activities for them and he doesn't like the music or he doesn't like this, he doesn't like bingo and it's not their fault that they have a different opinion on the music than he does.