Nursing Home Communities in Boonville, MO

"My sister was in Rusk for rehab, the atmosphere was wonderful, and they treated her with respect. The food was good, and they had activities they could participate in. Her room was shared, but it had adequate space. They had activities where people were throwing balloons, and they had an atrium where they had things going."

"My grandma was in this place and they took very good care of her and treated her like she was their own family. Through the trying times of Covid the staff are still the same. I cannot express the level of care and professionalism they showed us. "

"My son is staying at Columbia Manor Care Center. The location is wonderful because it's less than two miles from where I live. They've been very responsive to some of his medical needs, which has pleased me. At this point, the biggest problem is that the people who are there, on the whole, are considerably older than he is and considerably more limited in what they can do. So, he doesn't have much of a social life because there are so few people who are still sharp enough that they can visit with him and form friendships and so on. I'm hoping in time that will change. It is clean and nicely kept. I remember years ago, reading about evaluating when you visit nursing homes, they said the first thing you should do when you walk in is, notice the smell, the odor; and it is very pleasant. The staff is very helpful, friendly, and responsive to Brian's needs. It's clean and the folks are friendly. It's pretty plain, but I'd much rather have it plain and clean, than fancy and not well-kept."

"This is a lovely facility. The rooms are very nice and cheery. The facility has a homey feeling to it. However, the care level is not what it should be. There are not enough staff/aides for the number of residents there. It also appears that the staff is not motivated. Delivery of services is quite disorganized and many mistakes are being made. Many services are not delivered as promised. As in any facility, there are some staff members that are outstanding, and others who can't be bothered to do their job. Cleaning is somewhat haphazard in many areas. The quality of the food fluctuates, from good to adequate to poor. Overall, this may be a good place for someone who is quite independent and doesn't need a lot of attention. For those that need more assistance, the care is uneven. "

"My friend was at The Bluffs and then she passed away there. She was just in this place because she couldn't live on her own anymore, and so she lived there. It was very attractive. It was really very beautiful on the outside, and really attractive on the inside. In the main area, it was very homey. The private rooms were more hospital-like, so people could bring their own things to make the room personal. I didn't have a lot of interaction with the staff, except when I checked in they were very friendly, and helpful, and when looking for her room, I got lost, and they were very helpful. The condition of the place was very nice. It's newer so it was in very good shape. Cleanliness was very good. They had a recreation room with some fish tanks. They had a piano in the lobby area."

"Thank you for everything you did for my mom and family. Especially Sirheta, who worked non-stop to make a very difficult time manageable for us. She helped us navigate a system and challenges we were not prepared for. Simple things like getting coordinating WiFi, responding to transportation needs, but also complex things like finding a different style of wheelchair, switching rooms and helping us manage through staffing shortfalls. We were incredibly impressed with her ability to admit my mom on July 4th weekend with only 3 hours notice. This told us we were in the right place. Over 45 different care givers worked with our family during our 106 day stay. The facility has some fantastic talent - people who are both competent and compassionate: JJ, G, Nanique, & Bridget. We felt lucky to have them at our side."

"We went over Lenoir Woods, and it was pretty good. They're excellent. Everything we looked at was very nice. They've been in the business for a long time, and they seem to know what they're doing. The people seemed to be happy with it. Everything is spotless. It looks like it's brand new. They did complete the renovation in 2017, and it looked beautiful. It's close to the doctors. My daughter lives in Columbia, and my sons when they come to visit me have a place to stay. They provide provisions for visitors and everything."

"I'm in Columbia Post Acute right now recovering from a fall that I had. The therapy is really good. I have occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy, and they do a really good job here. It's very nice. All the aides and nurses are very good, too. The food is very good; however, it depends on where you are in the hall. Right now, I'm at the end of the hall, so my food is not hot when I get it, but they do the best they can. There are so many people they got here. It just takes a while to get the food delivered to everybody. It's all good food and you can pick out what you want to eat. They are cleaning the facilities all the time. They're going to start activities this week. They haven't had it for a few weeks but that could be because of Covid in here. That's all cleared now, so they're going to start activities tomorrow. We have painted some rocks and I play cards. There are a couple of aides who know how to play cards, and so I play that with them. There are different things that they do. They have very good activities. Medicare is paying for me, so I don't know how much it is right now."

"My husband was in The Living Center Marshall, and he was very happy to come home. We were not the happiest with his care, especially with the virus going on, because the family was not allowed to see him to see how he was being cared for. So because I was able to visit with him at a glass door, I could see things that possibly needed addressing. I had various conversations with the administration during his stay there, mainly because of the lack of regular bathing and helping him with his toileting, both big items. Just like many places, there were some very supportive, and very caring, and very compassionate staff, and then there were others that weren't so much. I'm not going to say that they're all the way one or the other, because we met very caring staff who were interested, helpful, concerned, and tried to do the best that they could. The one nurse was very good about taking care of my husband's wound. I did have to ask to be kept updated on his medical condition, that was not something they volunteered until I requested it. But after I requested it, they were good about doing that. There were some of the aide duties that were lacking, like regular showering. When he went there they said that he could shower whenever he wanted, and you could have it twice a week, but after three weeks when he still had not showered, I requested that he be given one, and I had to go to the director of nursing to get it pursued. Then, later on, he would only have one shower a week, until he wouldn't have a shower for a couple of weeks. I think they're a facility that was short-staffed as far as aides are concerned, that's why the response time for toileting was slow. There are parts of the facility that were very good, while others seemed to be lacking. My husband said that the food was good. The presence of COVID restrictions impacted his outlook there, and it also made extra duties for the staff. They allowed me to do his laundry, so they had to be at the door to give it to me and receive the clean ones. So there are extra duties for the staff just to help accommodate the COVID restrictions that are in place."

"Just wanted to know the Staffing and from what I experienced and through Covid was hard times with loving & caring hardworking individuals who stayed dedicated to giving back to those in need. This warms my heart to know that my family was being genuinely taking care of while staying in this facility. "