Wingate at Dutchess

My Mother is at the facility in FIshkill now. It's very clean. The food is horrible. i find it ridiculous that there is not a direct telephone # to the nurses station on the rehab floors ,24/7. My mother has dementia and called me confused about her medicines. I could not reach anyone to ask a questions in the early evening. I can not reach the nurse practitioner to find out what blood theists are being ordered and why. There hasn't been hot water in 3 days. I'm sure that this is not typical but I can't understand how this can happen. As a result, there weren't hot meals for 2 days. I visit 2x/day. I had to remind staff about the showering schedule. (2x/wk only) After one week in the facility, and at my urging, there will be a team meeting to discuss my Mother's care. This is my 1st experience at a skilled nursing facility. And I pray it's my Mother's last.

My 88 year old mother was admitted to Wingate for what was expected to be short-term in-patient physical therapy. Physical therapy was six days a week. My mother's health declined rapidly from a serious pre-diagnosed heart condition and Wingate's care changed to that of hospice care. I found the nurses' care during approximately three weeks of hospice to be excellent and caring. The staff meets with family to decide upon care plans. Medicines were administered when necessary. A physician monitors patients' medical issues. My mother was happy with the food. Rooms were nicely heated. Every time we visited my mother, which was every day during the hospice period, we noticed that Wingate did not have the odor associated with many assisted living facilities. We got to know many members of the staff. Wingate organizes some activities for the residents to occupy at least part of their days, and singers from a local school came to the facility in mid-December to sing Christmas songs. The building is clean, functional, and bright, Outdoor parking is never a problem. The facility is well located, not far from I-84 and Route 9. I think the facility is well run. We are glad my mother had Wingate's 24-hour care during her final days.

Wingate at Dutchess is gorgeous. It felt like you were walking into a resort. It's not what you expect a nursing home to look like at all. But they didn't have a bed available.

It is like a 5-star hotel, the place was gorgeous. Wingate Nursing Home doesn't look like a home. They're very good and it's better than down here. They have white tablecloths and crystals on the tables when they eat, the rooms were very airy, the staff is very, very polite. They make my mom feel good. All in all it's a great place.