Nursing Home Communities in Moorhead, MN

"Do not put anyone in this place. The staff is under par in all levels of care and supervision. It's like walking into a twilight zone episode on nightmare nursing facilities. This is where people with no families are placed or persons hard to place are sent. My son's roommate had died and the bed hadn't been changed afterwards for almost two weeks. They should be shut down. "

"My father is a resident of The Meadows on University. They're more of a rehab facility, so it's nursing home rehab. They're not really long term, and they don't do much with memory care. He has a neurologic deficit, so he can get agitated, violent, and all that stuff. We're looking for more appropriate care for him. He's able to bathe himself, and he's able to do a lot of stuff for himself, but he's fallen a couple of times. When this happens they put him into rehab status, and they charge another three grand a month for the rehab. My sister takes care of the finances, and she said, "I told them not to do that." Custodial care is what he should get, because he's not able to take his own pills by himself. He can't cook for himself, and he can't clean. He can't do all his bathing or ADLs. He can't set up his medications for himself; he won't have a clue what medications to take. This was a nursing home because he had fallen. My mom had fallen also, and she ended up there; we needed a place for him, so this is where he ended up. His mother had been at this nursing home also. It's not appropriate for him. We've had some issues with them because he's left the facility, and he's also fashioned a weapon out of some of their silverware. So we haven't been too impressed lately with them. That's why we're looking to move him. I think they've also undergone a management change. I haven't seen the room he's in now, but he was in a semi-private room. Two people were in the room, and it was it was adequate. When we went, my dad was in therapy at the time: physical therapy and occupational therapy. They seemed to be OK, but they tell him they're doing well, and he says, "Oh, I'm doing really well." But a lot more goes into it. They need to communicate better. My sister has spoken to two different social workers, and each one of them has a different take on my dad and his condition. One thinks he's doing wonderfully and says he would do well in an assisted living place. The other one says he does not do well with the program most of the time. It's very conflicting in what they say. He has care planning, and I guess they call her once a month for care review. I told my sister, "I don't know why you're not telling them." They didn't have a clue that he had left, so their security is definitely lax. I know the staff have been there for quite some time, and I know they've gone through a lot of changes. It's an older facility; it's been there for quite some time. My father is a private payer. He has long-term care insurance, but the bill has gone anywhere from $7,000 a month to $15,000 a month. It's very inconsistent. They need to be much more consistent in their communication and their billing practices. It's a terrible place."

"Bethany is a very nice facility. Extremely nice rooms, well kept, and an even better staff. You can tell that they really care about their residents and they have all levels of care."

"My mother went to Rosewood on Broadway. The hospital sent her there to recover. The staff was very helpful, attentive, and knowledgeable. The rooms were just like any another facility. There was nothing special, but it was adequate. The dining room seemed perfectly fine. I was impressed with their responsiveness to her needs. "

"SMP Health has three different physical therapies a day walking, cognitive, and speech. When my mom got in there, she couldn't get up much at all and needed help all the time. And now she is able to get around and dress herself pretty good. The facility is very clean. In fact, every time I go in there, somebody is either shampooing or vacuuming. And my mom is in an area that was remodeled and it's a private room and it's very nice. It's more like an apartment. My mom is eating supper right now. It's Tater Tot hotdish, and she seems to like it. I think it's probably a couple of meals a week that she doesn't really care for the food. Sometimes she has to have something for her to microwave. You got two options, but you don't always get the option you might have wanted. But when she likes it, she likes it a lot. Overall, it's pretty good. For activities, my mother doesn't always get involved, but she doesn't really know about it a lot of times. It is on a chart, so it's kind of up to my sister, my brother, or myself to let her know about some of that stuff. On Fridays, somebody comes in and plays live music, and so my brother brought her down for that."

"We placed my mom at Eventide on Eighth Care Center. It is an excellent place. The staff is good at answering the phone, you don't get a machine, they return my calls, and they are very pleasant and very welcoming. They seem to care about my mother and they seem experienced, and they are very helpful with what we need. My mom's room is small but we had it decorated nicely, so it's just perfect for her. The food is fine. There's a movie theater, a library, a little grill if visitors want something to eat, and there's an outdoor space."