Specialty Health and Rehabilitation Center

Both my friend and his wife had been in at Specialty Health and Rehabilitation Center (though not at the same time). She was in there about one time and another time and then one time for about three years, and then he was in there for just about three months for rehab. They seemed good, but they didn't come when the patient asked to go to the bathroom. They're not as prompt as they ought to be. They had some nice nurses there. The facility needs some repairs outside and that's something I noticed just going into the facility. They might do a little bit more maintenance out. They got a lock-in system, which is good. The doors lock when you go in and it's right on the road, so that keeps anybody from the memory unit (if they got out of their mind) going out without somebody knowing. Most of the time, the facility looked clean, but a few times I went in there, they had people that had vomited and the people were just standing around. They had not cleaned it up, and they weren't doing anything. I didn't like that. They helped my lady friend pretty well. My male friend did not stay as a nursing home patient, he stayed as a rehab patient, getting over surgery to try to help him learn to walk, which they did a good job of. The physical therapy was good for both clients. They had some good staff. There were just a few that didn't come when they were called. They seemed to like the facility alright. The location is good and it seemed like they had activities for them, so that was good. The rooms looked clean.

My friend is a quadriplegic and is very dependent on his electric wheelchair. That is his way to be somewhat independent. They accused him of running over a staff persons foot as he was backing up. They punished him by taking his personally owned chair away. He cannot get up and get in the chair without help so why take it out of his room. I rated one star because the kitchen staff has tried to provide food he can eat. Some staff are nice and helpful while others need to find a different job. Some staff are very rude.

I have a friend who is in this facility currently. He is a quadriplegic and cannot get up or move around without the help of a wheelchair. They are not taking good care of him at all. They have taken his wheelchair and moved it in a room where it’s locked up. He has had to ask several times for different things and it’s not right. There has been other things that are screwed up. Don’t ever put your loved one there.

My mother is in the Specialty Health and Rehabilitation Center. She needed nursing home care. She's been there now for maybe two months. It was the only one that had a bed at that time. We needed to apply for Medicaid because she needed that extra financial assistance. They helped us with Medicaid. They just seem to be very nice people. The layout of the building seems to be nice, and it seems to be clean. They have a beauty salon. They have a dining hall, and they have activities there. They were playing bingo the other day, and they had a preacher come in and speak. My mom says the food is awful.

My father in law was a long term patient at this facility. The care of the staff as he was passing, there are not words to thank them for all they did. Everyone from the dietary department to the Nurse Practitioner. He was in this facility approximately for 4 years. He was first admitted as a short term rehab patient and when he was at the point where he no longer could be home by himself we looked at Specialty for Long Term Care. While there if we had any questions or concerns they were always addressed. Again, my family and I thank the facility for all their kindness and care they showed.