Pataskala Oaks Care Center

Renee

I went to visit Pataskala Oaks Care Center. It was a newer facility in a brand-new subdivision area. It was pretty upbeat. When I walked in, there was an office to the left and an office to the right, and when I looked straight ahead, there were probably 10 patients sitting in wheelchairs all around, and I couldn't find the receptionist. There was a definite odor when I walked in, so that was kind of a turnoff for me. Finally, I found someone and I said, 'I'm here to see Candy. She's giving me a tour.' And so Candy did come out and we kind of waded through these people that were all sitting in this lobby. To get to the skilled care portion of that facility, you had to walk through the whole facility. You had to walk everywhere to get back to where it was, and that was a real turnoff to me. It was not a good feeling for me. The staff was nice. I talked to the head nurse for the skilled care section, and she was nice. They did not have a therapist 24/7. Their therapists were on contract, and they only came in so many hours a day. And so that wasn't even an option for me because my husband needs a respiratory therapist there 24/7. However, even if they had it, I would have not gone there because of the location of the skilled care, the odor and the people just hanging out. I saw the room and it wasn't as large as the one over the other place. They had the blinds closed, and so it seemed like it was very dark. As soon as I walked in, as soon as I got the smell and as soon as I saw the people just hanging out, I closed down.