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I wanted to express my appreciation and recognition for [name removed]. He is truly caring and accommodating for family and my father. He is always attentive and listening which is a lost art today but so needed in human services. [names removed] have done a great jog coordinating these visits. What I like about [name removed] despite his busy schedule he gets back to you promptly. Also [name removed] that works with [name removed] is Great Too! Both are so patient. [name removed] is so positive and caring. My father. Loves the Ravens. She makes sure and reminds him about the games. She has been so flexible helping with video chats which has been our lifeline. [name removed] has a heart of Gold. Before the virus his activities and organization are superb!! He does the best Happy Hour. My father does not like activities but thanks to [name removed] the Happy Hour is a hit. They both are good team and what they do makes a difference. It is so important to have stable staff, I hope they will be here for a quite awhile #livefullylovefully

Staff The administration continually changes. In the 6 months that I had my dad there the facility has had 3 different directors. This signals internal turmoil management wise or a facility that is impossible to run. It is clear that the greater organization that Woodholme is a part of is for profits and not it's residents. You pay top dollar, but get the bare bones. The nursing staff is quite good, but once again it changes often, however the aides and other support staff is another story. I will first say that there are some aides that are pretty amazing and they want to be there and want to help. However many are down right nasty. When my mother wasn't moving fast enough with their requests, they would talk to her as if she were stupid or just be downright snappy. This happened with more than several aides and the nurse tech is just awful. All she does is dispense medication. If you ask her something as simple as "Who is responsible for cleaning the bathroom", She will be quick to say that she isn't house keeping. My point is that the nurses tech will do nothing outside of her job, not even point you in the direction of something and then she acts as if she doesn't even want to be there. This isn't a one time instance, this happened on 2 or more occasions. The rude staff behavior is constant. They act as if you are bothering them, when help is requested. I have had staff roll their eyes at me when asked to drop something off in a room during a pandemic. Again this is not all staff, but several of the staff members have these qualities and it happens often enough to point out. Answering the call light. It does not happen in a timely manner. They claim someone comes within 7 minutes, but this simply is not true. My mother fell many times trying to get to the bathroom, because she was waiting for over 30 minutes for them to come and assist her. This tells me the facility does not have the personnel to meet the demands of the residents. Medication Doses were missed of crucial medicine under the guise of "the pharmacy didn't send it." I actually called behind to check and the pharmacy assured me their courier dropped the meds off producing actual documentation of such. Their medication management is quite poor. No resident should ever be without their medication. Cleanliness The common areas are quite clean and bright. The dining area is lovely and the common bathrooms are very clean and without odor. When it comes to keeping the residents rooms clean, it is horrible. My parents bathroom stayed filthy and so did the floor, countertops, and their refrigerator. These are tasks that they can not do, and the facility knew this. As a family, we didn't even bother to fight that fight with this facility as we were so busy advocating for other things for our parents. I had to hire an outside service to come and clean their room. Transportation The transport is in bad need of repair and it is quite a rough ride. It would be OK for a healthy person, but not the elderly with fragile systems. Pricing You are basically paying for an overpriced apartment for your loved one. If you are going to pay a high price such as this, then really do your due diligence or even see if you can upgrade into another tier of assisted living facilities. We kept our parents home many years before placing them here. We didn't just dump them there. The only reason they got half way decent, and I stress half way...is because we were there and present all of the time. Look elsewhere. This company does not deserve your money.

The rooms are cleaned on a regular basis. They have had a lot of change in management and weren't good about communicating the changes to the families. Communication with the families is something they need to work on. A lot of the staff show a lot of compassion with the residents and they try to do their jobs the best they can with what they've got.