Amara Health Care & Rehab

I visited this facility

Over the past few years, I have visited this facility at least five times. While the facility has improved over the years, it is still what I would consider, not up to par. The facility is made up of four brick buildings, with the main building housing the receptionist area, a main nurses station and other administrative offices. You have to sign in before visiting a loved one and staff has to let you in, as the door for entrance into the patient's area, has a code.

The facility has a home feeling to it and the staff appear to be knowledgeable and professional at what they do. They also appear, for the most part, to know many of the clients by name and show that they care.

There is not enough parking for visitors, however, as the majority of the parking is on the side of the building and is for employees only. The pavement outside in the parking lot, on the side of the building, has some large holes and although are avoidable, can be difficult for an employee, if you happen to drive your car over them.

The building itself is older, however, it is clean as you enter the receptionist area, and the staff does make you feel welcome. The one drawback when visiting the patient's area, is that there tends to be an odor, around the entire facility, in the patient's area, which may come from not sterilizing while cleaning.

There are some rooms which are tidy and some which are not so well kept, as per the patient in the room.

Some of the patients, which have access and authorization from staff, can be seen sitting outside of their rooms, near the nurses station in the main building or outside on the porch, chatting with others.

The facility has improved, however, as at one time, the building was structurally unsound and dirty. However, due to medicaid surveys which were less than attractive, the hiring of new management and employees, a major overhaul has been done to the facility.