Vincentian Home

My mother is in Vincentian Home for rehab. Except for them being a little bit understaffed, which I understand is everywhere, I've been happy. And it seems to me that she is too. She has a couple of little issues, but it's her mental capability that gives her the issues, it's not the actual facility. She's eating the food there and they have a lot of options. I know that she's getting rehab daily. She doesn't realize she's getting rehab because sometimes it's just a walk down the hallway, or they observe how she feeds herself kind of a thing. She is getting it at least six days a week. It's a nice place, and the insurance is covering for her rehab. The good thing that they have is continuing care, if she would start in their personal care, she is guaranteed a spot through the home as their needs change. But it's way out of our price range. They weren't encouraging people to get out of their rooms or out of bed or anything like that. They don't do that, they just kind of leave them in their room all day. But they're also there for rehab and they're not very mobile. So I guess there's a difference with the level of what they do with them.

Vincentian Home is wonderful. It's like the Taj Mahal. I took my mother's sister there. It was just amazingly wonderful. For a while, there were a lot of nuns there, and one little nun had a multiple sclerosis, and she would come around in her wheelchair and she'd say to my aunt, "Anna, would you like to have a little party today? Would you like a little ice cream?" This is like off the wall in the afternoons at times there. She would do the sweetest things and she herself was handicapped, but it was lovely there. It was so nice and very clean, and meals were amazing.

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.