Wanaque Convalescent Center

My Uncle has been at The Wanaque Center for a while and the care is so great. This is my uncles 2nd facility and this facility is way better than the first one. The nurses and the aids are always ready to help when I needed them to help me with my uncle. When you walk through the halls or when I visit in the day room the other residents are all happy, During holidays and events the building has home cooked meals so my husband and I can eat with my uncle. Last thanksgiving they even carved a big turkey in the dayroom. This spring its been nice to see that they take my uncle and his roommate on their new outdoor patio area that has bright, colorful plants, and new canopy. I am happy knowing hes in a safe place like this where people really seem to care. I recommend this facility to anyone who needs to place their loved ones.

I found Wanaque Convalescent Center from the Medicare website and compared them and it had a high rating. But obviously, I did not know how to evaluate the rating. Apparently, they received a high rating because of their patient to staff ratio. But they could have had fewer people and still not have a good rating. My mother fell out of her bed on six occasions. They didn't tell me each time, but I had to go to the hospital with her a couple of different times because of injury. I had to become very stern about them giving her a one-on-one so that she would not continue to fall. She has pelvic fracture, so she couldn't walk. But she also has dementia, so she couldn't realize that, and she is going to try and get up. She was in a 2-person room. The furniture is old. And she already lost 25 lbs. because the food was so bad.