ManorCare Health Services - Prestwick

Brenda99218650

My nurse friend said if you want your father to do rehab, this is the place to take him. Manorcare Health Services got him better in no time flat. They really worked with him one on one. Some of the other rehab might have three or more other people while here they worked with him one on one. They really pushed his physical therapy. It was 45 minutes of really hard and strong therapy. They took wonderful care of him. The staff was very accommodating. It is a nursing home, but he was there basically for rehab. It is the only facility that serves veterans in the area. They also do the Veterans Benefits which is rare. This is another reason I picked the place since if he had to stay, at least the VA could help out as well. The sanitation here is very clean as well.

Caring101556350

I live in ManorCare Health Services. Maintenance is excellent; some housekeepers are good, and some aren’t. Sanitation is a little above average. I do a lot to make sure that if I drop something on the floor, that I clean it up. We have a council as residents, and today is the day we link together once a month. Anybody that has a problem, they bring it up there. Usually it’s either the laundry or the kitchen and sometimes the nursing staff because they don’t have enough people here. They’re currently under a remodeling phase on one of the hallways on the north end of the building. It’s like 3 hallways so they had extra patients from this wing and from the south wing. We are packed, and I think they need more aides. Depending on their outlook on their jobs, some staff are just here for paycheck; you can tell by their attitude about things. On the rehab side, half the hallway is private rooms and on the other side are semi-private rooms. The rooms are big enough even in the semi-private rooms. We have a good manager in the kitchen, and she does her best to take care of things. I’m on a mechanical soft diet because I have no ridges for the dentures to cling to. The evening cooking staff is not as good as the ones in the morning and at lunch time. Most of the time, I get cold food and sometimes the vegetables are not cooked or steamed enough so I cannot bite into them. Activities are well scheduled and are pleasing. If you want to play games or if you need an educational thing for the older staff, it works out pretty well. They’re very diligent to do the best they can with the activities.

weakstay

As far as outward physical appearance (landscaping, sidewalks, ramp, etc.) the hearth at Prestwick is beautiful and hopefully somewhat comforting to those who reside there. I used to go to the same nursing home when i was in grade school (kingsway christian school/church) on field trips. we would play music for the resident and visit with them for a day. The only reason i bring this up is that I have seen how the facilities used to be (about 14 years ago). Nursing home are generally considered a sterile and somewhat "scary" place for kids but I always felt at ease there (because I have always loved talking with people) again I am only bringing this up to allow for comparison with the passage of time. The facility now compared to then has improved. They have hired enough staff which always seemed to be an issue (my grandmother also stayed there while i was in college) and the rooms are now much cleaner and in better repair than they were at any point I had visited in the past. They have also started more activities for the residents which I can neither say is goo or bad as i have never been there for them. My friends father seemed very pleased two of the different staff members who throughout our day visit (about 3 hours) came to check on him at least 5 times just to to see if he needed anything. The food seemed like it could be better but was better than what I would consider "hospital" food. Overall I would say that this is a good clean and friendly facility.