Vincentian Home

My mom is in Vincentian Home. It's very good, and the services are pretty good. They have cards, games, Bingo, and entertainment. The food is very good, and there's a good variety on the menu.

The facility is clean and homey (but not dated); patients are encouraged to eat meals together, and visitors are encouraged to be with them. I think their goal is to get rehab patients up and about-- and I think it works well. The therapy group is attentive and are considerate to do things like provide a schedule for the next day, so the patient knows what to expect. The staff (nurses/aides) are also attentive and communicate well with the patient and family. The aides and evening nurse on the floor had been working there for a while, so you get the feeling that they want to be there, and they have knowledge of the place. My family member who was a patient wasn't very fond of the scheduled activities (i.e., fashion shows, ice cream bars, etc.), but I think those kinds of events were nice and another indication that patients were encouraged to be out-and-about when not in therapy. If there is room available to rehab at this facility, I would suggest placement here.For rehab in the Norths Hills, Vincentian Home cannot be beat.

Mother had been in Vicentian Home for rehab. It was absolutely number 1. I wouldn't have to think to go there in a minute. The staff had always been pleasant. The food had always been excellent. When you went there, they had entertainments. They had schedules when they do things. They even had a little bird sanctuary. It was beautifully done inside. The carpeting and the draperies were all just number 1. The people could come out to eat when they had their breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or you could have it in your room. The aides could take you outside. There was a place to go outside where there were bushes, seats, and porches. My mother was used to being waited on, and the only thing that mother complained about was that they were not fast enough. However, that was typical for a hospital or anywhere because you were not the only person. When she was with us and she had to go to the bathroom, we just got her up and go. There, she had to ring, and she might have to wait because somebody was busy, and that was understandable.

I was very impressed with Vicentian Home. Everything was clean. The rooms looked like an apartment, very clean, very organized. For health care, it probably is something that I would like to have my mother there as well. What stood out to me was that the senior people there were very calm and they seem to be very happy with the place.