Laurelbrook Nursing Home

Sharon

I thought my tour at Laurelbrook Nursing Home was nice. The staff brought me into several parts of the nursing home. They have activity rooms. It's very large. They have lots of space so people can be in different spaces. Also, they have the eating space centrally located as you walk in. Down the hall, I noticed there were some game rooms and art rooms. They had a nice deck out back that overlooks the woods, which was nice. They were way in the country. There was no danger of residents walking in the road because a driveway went pretty far into the nursing home. I thought that was good for people because residents could sit outside on the deck but not feel like they would get wandering anywhere. It was kind of a locked-down facility. The other thing I noticed was, it wasn't updated. I think they needed quite a few repairs in the facility. I'm sure the older people don't care, but when you come to visit, it seems like the furniture was a little bit grungy to me. I felt like it was a little not super clean, not dirty, but I would say grungy or old. The lady was nice and told me she could put me on the waiting list, too. But she said somebody has to leave or die. They were full. They have several people on the list and the rate is $9,000, but they do take government aid. My dad would have to go on government aid to go there. The administrator was quite friendly and nice and took a lot of time. They had several little rooms; they weren't big, but several little areas. They showed me an art room where they do crafts and art. It seemed like they had a lot going for the residents, but it didn't seem like all the residents participated because it seemed like a small area.