Aristacare At Whiting

I was a resident of Aristacare Whiting for several weeks and was very satisfied with the care. Of course one always encounters a few bad apples but the few were outweighed by the many who gave smiles and daily encouragement. Therapies were consistently good. I would not hesitate to recommend this facility to anyone needing care.

I could not be happier with the care my father received. The staff was extremely attentive and within 24 hours the Executive Director introduced himself to us and even gave us his cellphone number in case there were any issues that needed to be addressed. In addition to the great care, they even offered take in food every week, which gave my dad something to look forward to. Therapy was beyond amazing! The entire staff helped my Dad get back on his feet! I couldn't recommend AristaCare at Whiting more!

My wife spent 35 days here for stroke rehab. PT and OT therapists were great. Speech therapist was pretty useless. Therapy wise a very good. Staffing at the facility was poor. Always waiting when we rang the call bell. Staffers complaining all the time. They tried but failed to accommodate my wife's dietary needs. I did not feel good about this part of her stay.

My father was here for over 2 years. He was a diabetic, and was given 2 desserts each at lunch and dinner-ice cream, cake, sherbet and cookies. They were not sugar free. I would beg them to not give him desserts, but they wouldn't stop. When they moved him upstairs, his blood sugar doubled to 400,..He loved to eat, so would eat whatever they gave him, and was able to eat and drink on his own. He was getting physical therapy at my request about 2 times a week, and was a great checker player, too. But when he was upstairs, he was left in his bed 21 hours a day! He was a voracious eater, and greatly enjoyed visits from family, eating and going outside. Suddenly he was recommended to be denied all water, food and medication. Hospice stepped in to make this happen, and as he lay there with lips parched and bloody with thirst, he was administered morphine so he was unable to beg for water! He died of thirst after 6 long days and nights of unimaginable, slow torment. I would not recommend this place, for man or beast. Thank God we have laws protecting animals, wish we had laws protecting the elderly.

After reading the reviews online specifically this site I was a little hesitant when my mom decided to go there. My mom went there because of their cardiac program and her doctor went there but before she left the hospital, not the best experience, I toured with the current lighting I was very happy with what I saw. The rules are tastefully decorated and they had clean carpet in the hallway's. I expected to bring a 4 x 4 after I read about the potholes but I did not see one during my whole moms stay there. Clearly they just read on the parking lot because they have a gorgeous pond with beautiful flowers that my mom truly enjoyed, even a few docs to add to the scenery. The CNA's and nurses jumped her every need and therapy was through the roof awesome. I could not ask for more I rate this place five out of five

This place is awful. carpet in the halls, who knows what germs are growing there. My mom had to sit in feces for over an hour because they are short staffed all the time. She can go to the bathroom, problem is when she calls for assistance they take way too long to attend to her simple needs. Do not put your loved one there

Terrible place, the road leading into the home is filled with huge potholes and they won't fix them. The downstairs is kept better then upstairs. Downstairs ( short term) has more nurses and aids. Upstairs ( long term) is horrible. Patients are sitting alone in wheelchairs in the hallways unattended for hours. They are always saying they are short staffed. The call buttons in the entire place was broken for almost 2 months. I have seen patients sitting in dirty wet diapers, the aids don't care all they care about is going out to smoke cigarettes. The food is horrible, the only positive is the therapists. They are kind and caring. On a scale of one to ten this place is a ONE.

We chose Aristacare in Whiting for my parents because we liked it. We like the people there. We like the environment in general. Their rooms are gorgeous. They're newly redone and they're very nice. So far I don't see anything that needs to be improved on.