Aperion Care Oak Lawn

Please people check places before placing a family member there. The place smells of urine when you walk in, they have bugs flying around in the room, they do not change the sheets on the bed, they put something over it, very unacceptable. I am the health care field, and I was totally taken back, I could not believe the conditions in there. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS FACILITY.

My dad was at Aperion Care Oak Lawn, and it was pretty good. The people are very, very nice and treated my father very well. The staff was very good. We have absolutely no complaints about this nursing, just a little under staffed. The physical department was really amazing. Their food was fine.

I would not recommend this nursing home. Soon after passing the lobby into the hallway I was greeted by bad odors. In the large multi-purpose room that serves as an activity room, the bad smells continued and seemed to be enhanced by the heat and lack of ventilation. As if the bad odors were n't enough to turn me off, I was appalled by the residents' grooming. I know that this is an issue in many nursing homes, but still it was pretty bad. Many of the residents seemed to be wearing their breakfast on their faces, their clothes, their arms -- you get the idea. Many residents looked very disheveled, needing their hair combed. A couple of patients were asking to go home. It was not a happy sight. As for the facility itself, little thought seems to have been given to making this a cheery place. The floors and walls were clean, but mostly barren and the furniture old. The nicest area that I saw was an extension of the activity room which had modern windows and looked like an enclosed porch area. There was also a little patio for residents to go out. By and large, the staff seemed to be kind, caring people so I don't understand about the grooming. There is free parking outside the building. This is not a place where I would leave my parent or loved one.

I had gone to visit Concord Manor Health Care because of a family friend who had recently been placed into the home for future assistance. I was immediately surprised by how many residents were in the home and the conditions therefor were lacking. I had felt the space to be crowded, and in turn, a bit cluttered and dirty. It just goes to show that sometimes you do actually get what you pay for.