Nursing Home Communities in Fargo,

"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."

"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."

"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 dad moved into Eventide Fargo two weeks ago. I have nothing but good things to say about them. It's nice because they offer weekly housekeeping for him, so he's got that service, and not all places do that. He gets 30 meals a month, which is very nice as well. The community is friendly. The staff looks out for him. One of the selling points for us was the fact that he could transition to assisted living without having to move. They would just increase his services where he is, and it's also attached to a nursing home. So if he needed at some point a higher level of care, they do work together with the nursing home staff to help with that transition. So those are just real assets, I felt. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I only ate here once, which is the day we moved in. They gave us free meals. The family got a free meal there, too, cause we were helping him move in, which was a nice touch. So I've only eaten once, but my dad tells me that the food is good. It's clean. At that time the person was very friendly and explained to us because we didn't know how to manage at all, or what to do. And the person didn't get impatient with us because we misunderstood some things and we ended up going like 10 minutes before we were supposed to before it ended because we thought you could come any time during that time. You're supposed to be there in the beginning and then it ends. So we had like 10 minutes, but we didn't understand that. They were just so nice to us about that and explained how it worked. But they made sure we got food anyway. My dad says people are always there to help him because he has a power wheelchair. The breakfast is a continental one, so he has to carry the food to the table for breakfast and they help him do that. He does cards, every day they have a card group and game cards, and games, and he had a great time playing with them the other day. I know they have a chapel here as well. So they have religious services, and they have free transportation to medical appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But, there are other community options for other days and other kinds of appointments, but you have to pay for those. They have a pub, they have happy hour, you know, dad doesn't do that. Dad went to a Bible study he enjoyed."

"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. "

"I toured Sheyenne Crossings. I have nothing bad to say about it. You walk in, it's very, very inviting. The staff was very accommodating. The facility was extremely clean and amenable to seniors. It was a very nice building. You could tell it's newer than some of the other ones. The dining area looked very nice. The studio rooms were kind of small, but the one-bedrooms were perfect. The courtyard was big and open. They had a fire pit. They had seating outside all over the place. It was very nice."