St Paul Elder Services

Karen101480450

I was at St Paul in Kaukauna. I visited a friend who was in rehab. I think I walked in the assisted living part to get to the nursing home part. It was all very nice. The rooms are very large, and the facility has a good reputation.

Mark35

St. Paul Villa was Mom's first choice because she had been at their rehab facility for a rehab after a hip surgery a few years ago. She really liked this facility. She knew a lot of people who were already there; however, the place was way over our price range. It was a beautiful facility with great people. The rooms were very large and very comfortable. They were really nice, clean, and big. The staff was very nice and very professional. They had all kind of activities going on. They have different exercise classes, movies, bingo, little cooking seminars, and knitting seminars. What I liked best about this was that it was the most well kept and most modern place. If you can afford it, I would recommend this place.

michaelgeorge

The place is wonderful. Mom was rehabbing from a fall and planning for assisted living when she became ill. She went to the hospital for a few days, got her treatment options and chose non-aggressive, palliative care and to return to St. Paul for what was the last week of her life. I quote from her obituary to express the whole family's feelings: "Special heartfelt thanks go out from the family of (mom) to ... and the amazing wonderful people of St. Paul Elder Services Nursing Home, where (mom) spent her last days sleeping in peace and comfort with her family at her side. Everyone involved in her care showed such love and respect for (mom) the family is overwhelmed with gratitude for their kindness."

FOX4714

My father (I am his oldest son) resided at St. Paul during the last few years of his life. The facility and the staff provided excellent care. I, as his legal "personal representative," found the facility to be extremely helpful and diligent in taking care of the financial arrangements and details which can be so difficult and stressful. The only reason I rate this facility at 4 stars is because of the staffing situation - but I would rate all other local facilities at 3 stars in this category. Staffing shortages are endemic in our area but the St. Paul Home is doing better than the rest of the facilities in our area. While I wish I could give them five stars, they are better than all the others but in this area, every long-term care facility needs to improve.

maddigan2001

My Mother-in-Law was a resident of the new swing bed unit in order to rehabilitate after her knee replacement surgery. The facility was fairly odor free in comparison to other facilities in the area that I have visited. The room appeared clean and comfortable. The real reason for the lower score was due to the actual care provided to her. She was having difficulty getting to the bathroom on her own. My wife was of the impression that her care was only adequate if my wife was present. My Mother-in-Law was continuously wetting the bed due to lack of staff attention. The answer the facility came up with, without consultation with resident or family, was to put her in a diaper. This was very disturbing to the resident. We demanded they allow her to continue to get up and go to the bathroom with appropriate staff attention. The staff switched the walker while the resident was sleeping and unknown to resident. When the resident woke and attempted to go to the bathroom on her own the walker had wheels and she fell on her back. She ended up with a stress fracture in her back. The facility Director acted quickly and appropriately transferred the resident to a different facility with adequate staffing levels to meet the needs.