NuVista Living

This is a review of communications with the facility - in the end I decided against going there. I was given very conflicting information about coming there - my insurance covered me, then it didn't. They would take me on a wound vac and on IV antibiotics, then they wouldn't. They would not cover my pain medication or blood thinning medication, it was too expensive. This is a FOR PROFIT rehab center. It is about making money for them. If your care requires too much cost and they will not make money off of you, they will refuse to accept admission. Be forewarned. The bottom line for them is money, care is secondary to what they can collect financially for your stay.

My husband was at NuVista Living. I think the staff answered life pretty well. They were polite and nice, but it was not a good place for somebody with a stroke. They did the physical therapy, and they did the speech therapy, but when there was no therapy, he would just lay flat in the bed. It was very new, and the rooms were very nice and convenient. The bathrooms were excellent and were fixed very well for wheelchairs. It was pleasant and bright, and they had nice common rooms and a nice little place for the patients to go outside. It has a good smell.   My husband had some trouble eating. He would not eat. In my opinion, they did not make a big effort. They had a wonderful dining room. Supposedly, the food was very good, but he would not eat. Nobody made an effort to try to get something for him to eat. He lost 40 pounds.

NuVista Living was focused on rehabilitation. It was very clean, organized and I liked it a lot. It was great for short term, it was not a place where your grandma could stay for a long time. The rooms had nice, wide doors where you could move wheelchairs back and forth. It was set-up like a hospital. The food was good. The only problem we had was that they did not communicate well with the family.