Asbury Place

I am a friend or relative of resident

My mother has been a resident at Asbury place for about seven years. The staff is very caring and know each resident very well. I know that my mother receives excellent care. She had lost a lot of weight prior to her admission and was looking pale and unwell. Within a couple of months, she had regained her color and was putting on weight. I credit the nurses there for saving her life. a few years ago, on Mother's day, she aspirated food. We didn't realize it, though. On the following Tuesday, the nurse called and said that she would like to have a chest x-ray, as she thought that there was something wrong - the nurse checks vitals of each resident daily. I agreed and we found that my mother had aspiration pneumonia. What would have happened if the nurse had waited until she showed signs of pneumonia, instead of playing it safe and having her checked out? As it was, she became very ill and spent a few days in the hospital.