Blakey Hall

As one of the co-Executive Directors of Blakey Hall, I was both thankful and sorry to read Ellderly’s review from April 2, 2015 on their experience at Blakey Hall. Thankful in that we can all benefit from constructive criticism, but sorry that they had such a poor experience. Our mission statement reads that we strive “to provide the best quality of life possible for our residents in a safe, caring and home like setting.” During our 16 years of operation, we have continued to promote the dignity, independence and privacy of our residents who are entrusted to our care. Our med techs are instructed to either sanitize their hands or use new gloves after dispensing medications to each resident. Although our food has always been good (several of the leadership team and staff members eat with the residents daily, some even paying for that opportunity), we have recently hired a new dietary director and an experienced full-time cook who are working to bring the quality of the meals even higher. Although our residential care staff members do wear nursing uniforms, we don’t require this of either our housekeeping or maintenance staffs as we want to create a more home-like setting and welcoming and friendly environment.

I don’t know why Ellderly had the poor experience s/he did, but I would like to invite her/him back to Blakey Hall. I hope another experience will help change their opinion of our facility and our staff.

Jimmy Gudaitis