Merritt Manor Convalescent Hospital

LyndeeG

At first we were not sure if this was the place my Grandmother needed. After meeting the staff and visiting so many times I have feel in love with the place. They staff are friendly and talk freely with the residents, play games with them and take them for walks. They just built a playground so that when the grandkids come over they have a place to play while those who cant leave just sit and watch. They also have a great garden area that some of the residents help take care of, many of the foods they use for daily meals. The rooms are small but its nice that you only have one resident per room this was a huge reason we picked this place. You can paint and decorate any way you want. The one thing that I dont understand is the hospital is next door, and even those who can walk when they have a appointment they call for a ambuliance to pick them up, well thats about a 600.00 dollar trip to drive out one drive way and into the other. I wish they could work something out so that residents could use private transportation. But all in all this is a great place for a love one, they take the time to know each person and their families.

AmiR4663

This is a busy facility with about 100 beds; semi-private rooms. All of the doors are locked for security and the interior doors all have murals on them so that the patients are not confused. There were a lot of patients sitting in wheelchairs throughout the hallways and I did detect a slight odor throughout. There was a lot of activity, the employees didn't reach out to say hello. Some of the patients were being entertained in the activity room with a sing-a-long video. They've included an outdoor patio for smokers and for enjoying the outdoors; the picnic tables had peeling paint. It looks to me like the corporation that owns this facility has paid more attention to its other facilities and put this one on hold.