Nursing Home Communities in Fremont, CA

"The nurses at Park Central Care & Rehabilitation Center are all very wonderful, but it was very noisy. There was so many people with three people to each room. When I was there, the food looked really great. The room size was about 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. If they were taking the third bed out, they had to move the first and second beds out of the way and had to move all of the chairs and tables out. It was crowded. The nurses and staff were really great. Other than being a little crowded and noisy all of the time, everything else was OK. "

"My father was in Windsor Park Care Center of Fremont in 2015. Some staff was super good and others not as good. It was always cold. They had bingo, church services, games, and special days when somebody came in and played music, and he took part in quite a few."

"My mom was admitted in what we would call a massive crisis. She walked into the hospital for a brain tumor biopsy early one Friday morning and she was delivered to Hillside the following day via ambulance under Hospice care with a life expectancy of fewer than 12 weeks. I did not have time to do comprehensive research before I entrusted them with the responsibility of my mother's end of life. I visited my mom every day (sometimes 2x a day) for the last 5 weeks of her life. I don't know where to begin complimenting Hillside. Let's start with first impressions, the facility is clean and smells fresh all the time. The residents milling about the halls all seems happy and comfortable. Every staff member, even the cleaning ladies were genuinely kind. I even got a tour of the laundry room and it was clean, organized and run by a proud sweetheart! Malu, Lola, Eva and the rest of the team took great care of my mom. They took the time to get to know her and really made an extra effort to make her as comfortable as possible. They made special meals for her and always made sure she had her ice water. They gave her an extra shower and always treated her with dignity during the most difficult time of our lives. As my mom declined the team kept her pain under control. They worked hand in hand with Hospice right to the very end. The ladies at Hillside were like a bunch of loving Aunties taking care of everything so that I was able to just be my mom's daughter and focus on my mom's end of life, not her actual care. It was the worst 5 weeks of my life and these ladies held me up and supported me in ways I did not know possible. I can not recommend Hillside enough. "

"I am a long time resident at Acacia Creek. I have watched it grow over the years to a very activity community. Acacia Creek has something to do evey day, from up to 3 meals a day, shopping trips, other types of trips, or in house activies. For me, I have gotten a lot of value for the cost. Living here I have been able to age in place. My family is so please that I can live at Acacia Creeek independently, but have a socal, active, and very safe place to live. Come visit us and see how great we are. "

"My husband was at Eden Healthcare Center for rehab. The staff and the care were fine. They were limited in the amounts that they had, and as a result, limited in what they could do, but they were good. My husband's room was a shared one. Aside from therapy they also took him for a walk outside the building almost daily, so that was good. The location was kind of far from me, but it was OK because I chose that one. It was easy to get to once you knew where it was, but it wasn't close."

"My husband has been in Gateway for around a week. It is pleasant, I like it and he has no complaints with the food. The staff seems good. They have a schedule of activities. They have religious service, physical therapy, Bingo, movies and there seems to be something going on in the community room all the time. "

"Pleasanton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is understaffed. They had a situation just a couple of days ago. They called me saying they were rushing my husband to the hospital because the blood test came back, and his kidney is failing. When they got to the hospital, there was nothing wrong. I don't know whose blood test they had, but it wasn't my husband's. He is in a two-bedroom. It has a shower but it's kind of crowded. There's a wheelchair in there and you don't have a lot of room. My view of the staff depends on which staff. It's the way that they're handling the medication. We've had problems giving him his medication. The food is a typical meal, cafeteria-type meal. Some days it is good and some days it isn't. When you cook for a hundred people and they all have different diets, that is kind of hard. The place is clean. They have activities but we have not been involved in them yet. They have a walking thing down the hall. They also have movies going on."

"I like Valley House Care Center. It's very close to my house. The staff is really friendly and very accommodating. It's pretty fair and OK, and they have physical therapy. They have Bingo, someone plays the piano, and someone sings and dances."

"My mother was in Hayward Hills for physical therapy. She was hospitalized twice. She was supposed to be there for exercise, but it took them three days to start exercising her. Right after they started, she was having chest pains. We called 911, and they said her heart had been strained. The second time, nobody was watching her, and she was eating while lying down so she was choking. I had to call 911 again. Once when I visited her, I noticed something wrong and found out she was aspirating because her oxygen was only 71, and she would have been dead if I had not come. I asked them for my mother's medical records, and it has been a month since she was there but I still haven't received them."

"Care at this facility was poor. Call bells went unanswered for up to 20 minutes. Only canned fruits and vegetables were providedand on one weekend my dinner consisted only of a chicken salad sandwich. Meals were either cold or lukewarm. The best department in the facility was physical therapy/occupational therapy. The PT/OT staff worked hard to help clients to improve their physical and occupational skills.The housekeeping staff were friendly but did not do a thorough job when it came to keeping the facility clean. "

"We're still on the waiting list in Lytton Gardens. My mom chose this facility because she can afford it. They have plenty of activities for her. They have someone help her with her medication on a daily basis. Also she will get three meals a day. "

"I like the facility's individualized care plan for their residents meaning everyone has different cases, different situations which they have their own needs that requires specific care. "

"DO NOT EVER SEND ANYONE YOU CARE ABOUT TO THIS DIVE! Talk about neglect. These people are incompetent, rude, uncaring, and change the hospital doctor's plans in order to keep the patients there longer. We pulled my Mom out of there after 4 days. They lost her clothing, left her sitting on the side of her bed with a diaper around her ankles, took away her walker when she was supposed to have physical therapy specifically to walk more. When her or roommate would ring the bell to go to the restroom, they would yell at them and say they were busy so quit ringing the bell. They would rather have them in diapers than do their job. My Mom arrived being able to communicate and left there with severe signs of a stroke. She could not feed herself or talk coherently. They had not even noticed and said she was "fine" and doing "better". They had no idea. It was a filthy, loud facility and they took her nice bed and gave her a mattress about 2 inches thick. This place should be shut down. "