St Francis Home Fond Du Lac, WI

St Francis is the best nursing home in Fond du Lac! We toured many area nursing homes before deciding on St Francis, which was our first and only choice for our elderly mother. She was a resident of St Francis Home for 6 weeks in the medical rehab unit (following a serious hospitalization) and again later for 18 months, before passing on. The care she received at St Francis was outstanding! Communications to family from staff (supervisors and care givers) were continual throughout her stay, and they were readily available for questions. The grounds and buildings are beautiful and well maintained, always clean & well kept. Meals were nutritious and offered a wide variety. There are many activities available daily, games and many things to be involved in. The chapel offers church services for those wanting to attend, and there are frequent planned outings, movie nights, and also musical entertainment & performances on site. As St Francis is linked via a hallway to St Agnes Hospital and Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, it was especially easy to take her to doctor appointments without going out into bad weather! And the Clinic and Hospital facilities offer a coffee shop and cafe, gift shop, pharmacy, and other amenities.

I was absolutely disappointed with how they treated my grandmother. She was not showered for days on end, she was not brought down to meals on time, and they left her in the same outfit for quite a few days. She would have stains all over her and nobody had bothered to even clean her up. My grandmother's coin purse was also stolen out of one of her drawers, and she frequently missed sunday service because the care providers did not want to "wake her", even though she requested to be brought down every Sunday. The staff all seemed to have negative attitudes whenever I would bring up my concerns with them, and my grandmother would still be in the same outfit the day after I talked with the staff.