Handmaker Home For the Aging

Myrna H.

This place is the worst place you can have a loved one in. The staff there does not care about the residents . Mom was there for 2 1/2 months and fell 19 times and caused her death . They never did anything about it or would give us a referral to take her to a neurologist. There is alot of negligence in this place.

Gaylene

My sister-in-law was a resident of Handmaker Home For the Aging. The facilities were wonderful, but the room was average but clean. They had a very nice dining room where families could join, which I thought that was very nice. They did a good job with physical therapy. The staff members were fine and very good at keeping us informed.

1concerned-daughter

Do yourself a favor and don't send your loved ones to Handmaker. That place may look nice, but the nursing care is awful. My dad was ignored when he asked for help, they don't give the pain meds on time, they seem to forget that he can't stand and ask him to do things that are not possible. The list goes on and I am disgusted that nurses would treat a patient this way.

85747Sunizona

There are not many good places in Tucson for Medicare Adv or Altec places but this has a decent rating - unfortunately if you look at all of the complaints in most nursing homes in Tucson they all have the same problems. Handmaker is one of them. They outsource staffing and all therapies so there is no accountability!! Be careful and monitor everything if you choose this facility!!!

Nikki461448

My mom went to Handmaker. Overall, it was good. I actually was able to stay with my mom there the whole time. They provided a cot for me. Initially, we had some issues with the staff just providing my mom pain medications. I felt like they were short-handed. At first, I would tell them my mom needed medication and they were telling me, “Oh, we have reports to get done.” But after that, they were very good. Everything about them was great. The food and the service were good. They were very helpful in getting my mom on hospice. The living facility part was great, also.

Mark582877

My parents are in Handmaker. It has the three levels of care that we are looking for: assisted living; on-site, full-time assistance with nurses; and psychiatric care, which is important to us. The place is very nice and very new at less than five years old. The staff is extremely professional and very attentive. They have medical people that drop in. It is a great facility with several activities planned throughout the day, like crafts, painting, some sports, and a shuttle service that drives the residents to where they need to go. They have a full kitchen staff, so all of the meals are provided. Each apartment has a little kitchenette if they want to do their own cooking.

Bonnie120292450

Mom is in Handmaker Home for the Aging right now. She’s been there about 5 days. It’s a Jewish facility; it’s very nice and very clean. It has good care and they do rehab which is why she is there. The staff is excellent and very responsive. It’s a single room and they share a bathroom with one other individual who’s nearby. They have a small dining room for the residents. It’s off a courtyard so it’s very pretty. They have religious services if people are inclined. It has bingo and a book cart; they do field trips for the long term residents.

SS5

Handmaker Home For the Aging is very well-organized. They have a lot of amenities for the residents. They are very attentive to their patients’ needs. It has a very comforting and homey atmosphere. It doesn’t feel cold or institutional at all. The facility is very nice and the rooms are very nice, too. There are no unpleasant odors whatsoever. It smelled very clean and fresh. Overall, it’s a very pleasant facility. Their calendar is full of activities. They have field trips, all sorts of crafts, games, and a lot of on-site activities.

sammygaz

My wife was placed there from an Assisted Living facility and we Myself, and 2 daughters living in Tucson) were initially happy that she was able to get into a Nursing Home with such a good reputation, but after a while I came to realize they were unfriendly, uncooperative with my wife's needs and preferances...then after 2 weeks of my wife's suffering through an apparent head cold/sinus infection and weezing we demanded she go to the ER across the street to TMC, where she underwent testing and immediately admitted with their diagnosis of "Pneumonia"!!! How could this happen in such a supposedly great Nursing Home???

RGaun

The nursing staff was OK, but the administration and the social worker flat out lied to my mother in law telling her she was coming to Phoenix and live with my wife and I. Nancy knew 2 days before that my mother in law was going to a skilled facility until we were able to find a new home to accommodate her needs. My mother in law has dementia and was completely confused and very upset when we did not show up to pick her up like the social worker had told her. This was a not only a lie but in my eyes criminal to play with a patients feelings like this. The rest of the administrative personnel there you could never get a hold of and when we showed up to meet with then it was like herding feral cats to get someone to sit down and talk. And once we did no one knew a thing about their jobs or could answer anything that was helpful. Once they found out that my mother in law was an Altec Patient things got worse. Calls were never returned and they totally screwed up my mother in laws transfer to her new location. This place is a joke and I was in charge the entire lot of them would be filing for unemployment!

Caring74837250

There are a few things I didn't care for at Handmaker Home for the Aging. That place is busy, like going into a busy hospital. They could be understaffed. I had to put it on the real low scale. The staff was OK. They had plenty of activities. They have different groups there. There are games going on. There is a reading session. It's set up really nice. It looks all sanitary and clean. It's an older place. The Tuczon Medical Center is close by. It's so close to everything there for patients.

caring09161

My in-laws are going to Handmaker Jewish Services for about six hours a day. This is the most affordable day care center in the area. They provide a snack and a lunch for my in-laws. They also have activities that they could enjoy. They have arts, games, and others that help with whatever level of dementia their clients have. I also don't have to worry about them wandering off because Handmaker has a center that is controlled and secured. Their staff is excellent. They know exactly what they're doing. My mom stayed there in 1993 and since then, they made a lot of advancement. It is even better now. A lot better now! They have other levels of care. They have daycare, assisted living, Alzheimer's unit, and hospice care.

tucson59

I thought Handmakers was better than this. My brother has been going here for yrs & not until I recently moved here, I know have 1st hand knowledge of what they are or aren't doing to help their Day Care Elderly Persons. Sometimes my brother brings home some of the cutest things they made that day but most of the time it's useless or no thinking projects like coloring. I've seen exercise equipment there but not one of the day care persons can use them so all day long they sit maybe 6 to a table & craft, color or talk. When the weather is cooler why can't a few go on a walk instead of sitting all day. When they come home that's all they want to do. Come on these Day Care persons can use better activities for some of the day care persons that aren't in a wheelchair or don't want to participate. Remember use it or you'll lose it. Muscle mass is part of that because the more they sit around their legs are getting weaker & weaker. I've been to Handmakers during different times of the day & same all the time-boring. That's what my brother tells me everyday. So no 5 stars here & I'm being nice giving it 2 stars.

nursingcarereview

Don't be fooled by tv ads for this facility. The state of Arizona found many deficiencies. Poorly run, cold atmosphere, unfriendly staff.