Medicenter Rehabilitation And Nursing

CeeCee1

My relative chose the Medicenter Nursing Home in Neptune City, New Jersey, because it was close to family and friends. I visited with her several times a week there and it was a facility that I could not recommend to anyone. She was an active patient, but could not walk well. An alarm was placed on her to alert the staff if she tried to get out of her chair. When the alarm sounded, no one would respond. She fell on the floor so many times while in this nursing home that I stopped counting. She was bruised from head to toe. The home bragged that they were a "no restraint" facility, but they failed to add that their residents were often the victims of injuries due to falls. Medicenter was also not up to par on cleanliness. I witnessed nursing aides leaving patient's rooms still wearing the gloves that they had used in handling the patient. The staff didn't seem to understand basic rules of hygiene. I felt positive when my relative entered this home, because it was a small facility with a fairly good reputation. Afterwards, I regretted not helping to get her into another home. I arrived there one day to find my relative unable to speak intelligibly. I had to almost beg the nurse to call her doctor. She was taken to the hospital where she died a week later. She was in kidney failure, and the staff didn't notice how ill she seemed. If another family member wanted to reside in this nursing home, I would do everything possible to talk them out of it.