McGregor Nursing Home

My family member was a long term resident of McGregor, having been on two floors and experienced the nursing home going from higher quality to low quality when the opened up the assisted living component and expanded to other properties, including McGregor Overlook. The staff ratio is in need of addressing as often there are not enough staff to take care or residents' needs and, often, they are working short. The newest STNAs are not well trained and are often rude, unprofessional, and stand around talking too much about their personal lives, to the neglect of residents. We have personally experienced staff who are problematic and who commit acts for which they should be fired per the agency's own policies, reassigned to another floor. Once known as a stellar facility, this nursing home has seriously declined, not worthy of the five star rating. However, as one look at other nursing homes, this one still is one of the best. Family and friends, regardless of where your loved one is placed, you must stay involved and attempt to partner in the care of your loved one as my family did.

My mother stayed in this facility for one month. All of the nurses and staff were completely professional, and attentive. I did notice there was some segregation in the dining hall, but otherwise the staff was quite gracious. The grounds and the amenities of the facility were outstanding. Including, the gardens, the art spaces, and the community recreational room. I would definitely recommend this facility to others and in fact, a friend of mine's aunt experienced something quite similar. She too, had positive thing s to say.

This assisted living provider was great. The facility is on a huge estate, and the buildings offer a wide variety of services. This facility offers short and long term assisted living, senior housing, and various rehabilitation services. The staff were very friendly. The food was pretty terrible, but this is to be expected in a place like this as the food nutrition for the patients must be tightly monitored and controlled. There are many activities, including movie nights, games, and even live music. There are gardens on site where patients can help with planting flowers and vegetables. The rehabilitation room has a lot of equipment and the rehab staff is friendly and helpful. There were some annoying alarms that would go off frequently, and sometimes it seemed that it would take a long while for staff to tend to the patients when the alarms were sounded, but it did not seem to cause many problems in the long run. This would be a very nice place to have to choose for those looking into assisted living facilities.

McGregor overlooks University Circle and the Case campus. I volunteered there. The staff was mostly friendly. The security is pretty rigid. You have to ring in in order to enter. The nursing home residents were all sitting in front of a lounge area watching TV when I entered. There was a piano at the end of the hallway. Most of them were asleep or watching TV. It didn't seem like the staff provided them with invigorating activities. The residents looked sad and lonely. They were always happy to have visitors. The rooms were nice. They were large and spacious. The bathrooms were nice as well. I think a big downside to the facility would probably have to do with the lack of invigorating activities for the men and women. They were also not allowed outside very often. The food was terrible, but that could just be because old people have poor taste buds. The place was quite small and everyone had private rooms and bathrooms. Overall, it was pretty nice but like all nursing homes kind of sad.