If I could leave less than 1 star I would. Absolutely do not place your loved one here.
1. Communication: NONE. Each Executive Director either resigned or were let go. Regional Ops Directors are not approachable or accessible either by voice mail messages, emails and texts. Wellness Director resigned and was walked out that day. No one to communicate with regarding loved one's care plan.
2. Shortage of staff in EVERY department including CNA's and Caregivers. Agency staff were brought in and many noted that they did not have access to care plans and were advised to "do the best they can". My mother was scheduled, per her care plan, for showers on Wednesday's and Saturdays at around 3. I would say in the 6 1/2 months she lived there she may have had 10 showers that someone actually came in her apartment on their own and "watched" her shower. The remaining times I had to have her press her pendant and await someone to respond to request her shower. Most every time we were met with "we are short-staffed" so not sure we can get your shower in today. I paid out of pocket a few times to have some give her a shower. Her care plan noted she was to be assisted in the shower with bathing and washing her hair. Never happened. Staff would sit on the closet toilet and "watch" her shower. Fecal matter was present on the shower seat. Never offered her deodorant, lotion or q-tips as noted in care plan. Came in once and she was sitting on her walker with a towel over her, they just left her alone. Thank goodness we came at that time. Her pendant was hanging up outside the restroom.
3. Call response time. Upon her arrival call times were about 5-10 minutes. Shortly thereafter the call times would range anywhere from 20 - to an hour.
4. My mother fell in her apartment on July 13th. She called me at 5:45pm to advise she was going to bed and headed to her restroom. At 6:40 I received a call from Carestaff that my mother had fell. After my mother was transported to the hospital and I spoke to Cardiologist, I notified the then Regional Exectutive Director of what transpired and that my mother would not be returning. NO ONE from Astoria called me to inquire what transpired or offer their well wishes. Sadly my mother ended up on Hospice and transitioned to her Heavenly Home a few days later. I notified Astoria and again , no one offered their condolences. I asked the Regional Director of Ops to advise what the call response time was at the time my mother fell and pressed her pendant and if the fall was reported to the state since she broke her elbow and heel. NO response other than "can we set up a time to meet or call you"? I was not in a position to engage with them at this time and again sent an email requesting information. NO response other than can we set up a time to talk.
Please, read all the reviews. Do your due diligence and think long and hard before placing your loved one or yourself here. Clearly senior communities will have turnover, but when every department head is let go or resigns, that's a major red flag. Promises are made and never kept. They hold town hall meetings addressing concerns from residents, but nothing changes. read more
