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    Ascend Hospice

    3.0 (2 reviews)
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    Alvita Care - "I believe that recovery at home is less stressful."

    Alvita Care

    4.0(4 reviews)
    10.4 mi

    I waited a month after my mother's passing to write this review so I could have some distance and…read moreperspective from the events. I contracted with Alvita to care for my mother during the last two months of her life after she was injured in a fall. I paid for 24 hour home care seven days a week. Other than Fabienne, I found the caregivers sorely lacking in the most basic of qualities such as companionship and emotional support. Also, other than Fabienne, the one on one care for which they were hired (toileting, hygiene assistance, dressing, grooming, feeding, etc) was mostly delegated by them to the staff at the assisted living facility where my mother resided, which negated the whole point of hiring them in the first place. Chronic lateness was also the norm. Most arrived 10-20 minutes late for the start of the night shift The night shift crew was especially problematic. In addition to generally not performing the basic tasks for which they were hired ("it's not my job" was the common refrain, even though it literally was their job), they often did not even stay in the same room as my mother who was a fall risk. Some slept on the sofa in the living room during the night shift, some spent the night shift doing schoolwork in a separate room, and some spent hours of the night shift on their phone in the hallway outside of the apartment. The complaints became so numerous from the staff at the assisted living facility and from the hospice nurses that I eventually had to change agencies for the night shift. Three of the low points during the Alvita night shift require special mention. (1) There was the night that my mother sat in her own feces for the entirety of the night. When Hospice arrived in the morning, the waste was dry and hard and had been there all night, despite a 12 hour Alvita shift. (2) Many nights, my mother was put to bed at 7 PM for convenience sake without any social interaction or kindness on the part of the aide. (3) My mother suffered a skin tear on her arm the night after I complained about the aides sleeping on the job. I was told that she injured herself, but there are no witnesses other than the Alvita aide involved. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Fabienne. She was the primary Alvita daytime aide for my mother. Fabienne went above and beyond the call of duty. She exuded kindness and compassion. She took the utmost care of my mother and treated her with dignity and respect. When Fabienne was on the job, the staff at the assisted living facility and the hospice staff took a break because everyone knew that she had everything under control. This is the level of care advertised by Alvita and the level of care that I paid for, but only Fabienne met the mark. Not only did she meet expectations, but she blew everyone away with her level of care.

    My grandfather received such amazing care from Alvita. From the very start, everyone from Alvita…read morewas so compassionate during this difficult time for my family. From the liaison to our home health aide, the care was outstanding. The communication between my family and Alvita was top notch and we knew everything happening every step of the way. The staff at Alvita is what truly makes this company so special. I highly recommend!

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    "I believe a diagnosis of Alzheimer's does not have to be a burden to my family."

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    We offer senior companionship.

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    On Time Transport

    On Time Transport

    2.3(12 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    Horrible!!! Most reviews on this site refer to them being…read morelate. They were loading my 91 year old mother at Clara Maass Emergency room entrance to take her back to the nursing home on June 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM. THEY DROPPED HER ON THE STRETCHER. She banged up her elbow good. Unbelievable! Contacting them brings no results...

    #1: The Drivers are NOT the problem: Once they finally arrived, the Driving team transferred the…read morehuman being with gentle respect and performed their duties with professional kindness, empathy, and care. The preventable harm appears to be a reflection of (GREEDY $$$ AF) OWNERSHIP that likely requires the Dispatch staff to overbook, shuffle between scheduled transportation clients and "emergency" calls, and reroute Drivers to make as much $ as they can grab. All of this clever maneuvering on their business side while a scheduled patient waits. Hopefully, On Time Transportation passed all this additional revenue to pay the good employees doing ethical and responsible work and hire enough personnel to meet their strategic choice to take on more and more calls. The Company name "on time" transportation is a complete oxymoron. This Company accepts a transport time from one facility to another. The patient gets emotionally ready and staff at the receiving location prepare in anticipation for the appointed time. The patient is now anxious and staff at receiving facility continue to wait, as the scheduled time passes with zero communication. Hours pass as the patient or their advocate is left with no communication until they ask the now "gone for the day" staff to call, only for "On Time Transportation" to respond with another non apology excuse and pushes to next hour. The patient and staff at receiving facility wait. The cycle repeats itself while the medically and emotionally vulnerable patient feels abandoned by the not funny anymore joke known as On Time Transportation. 4:00 no show, advocate/family member called and told 5:00, no show, advocate/family member called and told 6:10, (by now the patient's family member is left to do the calling) no show, called and told 6:30. The exhausted and traumatized patient was transported around 7:30pm. Consider the human being nearing the end of their earthly life and how they feel left waiting for their scheduled Hospice transfer to die with dignity: The OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT of "On Time Transportation" should spend a few 1:1 hours with a waiting patient, who by now, is upset and crying by the fact no one cared to provide one final ride "On Time" to a facility for what is supposed to be their own peaceful death with dignity. NOT at all peaceful and ONLY because of the GREEDY priorities to take on more and more "emergency" calls as the scheduled patients are left waiting in despair for "On Time Transportation"

    RWJ University Hospital Rahway - A team of doctors being photographed at the hospital.

    RWJ University Hospital Rahway

    2.9(36 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    excellent staff caring and very much upgraded hospital ! new cardiac labs , new machines ,beds and…read morestate of the art stuff ! excellent choice in emergency ! They need to add more beds and add to the hospital with continued growth! go rwj rahway because you will be at jfk for days!

    My experience was very bad here. Came here several times for trouble breathing, feeling like throat…read moreis closing up and irregular heartbeat. Was seemingly lied to and belittled by every ER doctor here. Was told by a Dr Kelly " oh you feel like you can't breathe, What do you expect me to do there's nothing, what what" As also told by a Dr Kelley that four broken and possibly infected teeth would not cause breathing problems because respiratory is not connected to mouth at all (lie?). Dr. Womack and Dr Grayson repeated this. Dr Grayson also snapped and said heck if your teeth are bothering you see a damn dentist. We don't care about that here. Was told by a Dr. Silacci " your trouble breathing and heart problems are not the concern of this hospital." Was told by Dr. Davis "why are you expecting us to help you, how dare you expect us to fix your engine when this place is for tune ups. (Doctor likened patients to worthless pieces of scrap metal.) A nurse one time even put the pulse oximeter on my middle finger, showed me my own middle finger, laughed and then exited the room. Very bad. Hospital says that they will help you regardless of who you are or your ability to pay. They will not. I've had trouble doing things all my life. No one is really going to care what is really going or why something happened. Just shut up or TS. Things never really do get better as they say. Don't come here expecting them to save your life because they probably will not. Only worse. Don't know a place that is good to go as the healthcare I experienced in the area has only been bad. If you can't go elsewhere or fight for yourself....thats all she wrote. Even though you try to do what they day, you never really do get what you need. So keep that in mind as well folks. Whispers of gay conversion therapy also reared its ugly head. Didn't know that was still a thing. Yikes!

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    RWJ University Hospital Rahway - Female physician providing a check up.

    Female physician providing a check up.

    RWJ University Hospital Rahway - ER entrance from my car in their parking lot

    ER entrance from my car in their parking lot

    RWJ University Hospital Rahway - Exterior of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway.

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    Exterior of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway.

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