Oak Lawn Respiratory & Rehab

Anna1

My son is in Oak Lawn Respiratory & Rehab. I chose it because he's self-pay and it was in the budget he could afford. The people are very helpful. They know all of their patients by first name, what they can do, and everything. I just love the interaction they have with their patients. They do not let them lay in bed. He was bedbound, but the day after I put him there, they had him up fully dressed in a wheelchair. They take the footrest off and make them walk in the wheelchair. He's in a room by himself. It's a large room. The only thing is that the facility is not modern. They have old floors and everything, but the care is excellent. The food is excellent because they invited me to have dinner with him one time. He's there for rehab, but he will be released before Thanksgiving. What I want him to do now is to be able to get in and out of bed by himself and to get around easily. The staff is excellent. It's clean. They have all kinds of activities for them. They can go through the whole nursing home while they're there. They're not confined to their room. They can go wherever they want to. When I asked him what time he had to go to bed, he said they don't have a bedtime. They can go to bed when they want to. I know they brought in a movie last week. They have different daily activities. They have ice cream day. They might order out from a restaurant one day. They may have religious people come by and talk to them. They have a calendar, and each day they tell you what the activity for that day is. I think the value is good. They got him some kind of stuff that helps pay some of his bills. The financial department is excellent. As she explained, anything that the patient was entitled to, she would get for him.