Cedarhurst Living LLC

Select staff/nurses are great. [names removed] (corporate) are wonderful. They make this place go round. [name removed](corporate) Most condescending, unprofessional, and insensitive person I’ve met. [name removed] wanted to immediately evict my mother-in-law with 24 hours against a psychiatrist’s recommendation. We chose Cedarhurst based on their policy they are knowledgeable and trained in Alzheimer’s/Dementia care and can handle multiple situations. My mother in law is prone to UTIs (makes her crazy), she had some aggravated behaviors (normal for this disease) Had a bad UTI in Nov 2023 and once clear was normal. No behavior for 5 months and then evicted out of the blue in Mar 2024. No conversation that was a possibility or in the works. Raised rent 10% even then this is a cheaper facility than most, but classic “you get what you pay for” nice walls and decor don’t know how to handle these residents. Also use agency who don’t care about residents

I normally visit my 103yr old dad every day and do general housekeeping for him. I was gone 3 days due to illness and came back to find his apartment smelled like an outhouse! His bedroom commode which needs to be emptied every day was full. His bathroom toilet was full. I had called "caregiver" staff twice yesterday to remind them to empty his commode, but they hadn't. It took a lot out of my dad to move here and I can't move him again. High turnover of staff here. If I didn't come here every day, they'd ignore him. Some of the nurses are rude, a couple are caring. Mixed bag.

I took my Mom here for a 2 week respite stay but only lasted 6 days. The best way to describe this place is unorganized and incompetent. They were given all the information needed to provide outstanding care for Mom including the Med list which was provided, twice. Daily drama from this facility; rather it be inaccurate distribution of meds or clear violation of Resident rights, its a disaster. Mom's meds were clearly off as she started hallucinating and falling... After abruptly removing her from this facility it took me over a week to get her back to "normal". They are short staffed and it shows. This place should not be trusted to care for your loved ones.

This facility started out great but recent changes in admin and other areas have me very concerned. No regular administrator, no head RN, money being pulled from my fathers bank account for no reason and no one able to get it back. Also the quality of food has sunk to new lows. My father informed me of a possible food poisoning outbreak. I was told that there was a Christmas lunch for family but they sent the invites out without stamps so they all came back. Someone needs to take charge at this facility now!

My mom was given the option of a hot dog or a grilled cheese for dinner on Christmas. She pays $[removed]dollars a month to live here. Then the manager on duty wouldn't even comment if she thought that was a proper level of care for what she pays. The manager on [name removed] and frankly I would be embarrassed to have her manage anything. Zero help and doesn't even know who to contact or there numbers. Do something if you are actually a manager.

Oh it’s a pretty place alright and the meals look good but beware. My Mother started at assisted living. Then she had repeated falls and they moved her to memory care and paid over [amount removed] a month for 3 level of care and they were to look in on her every 2 hours. Well she continued to fall. She had over 10 falls in 3 months. You pay [amount removed] for a call pendent but they take their time to answer the resident, they are too busy with taking breaks. As a fall risk resident they don’t invest in fall detection pendent which is needed should a resident fall and is unconscious. Not a place for fall risk family members. For my mom’s safety we removed her from Cedarhurst Ft Wayne.

That lasted about 4 months. The amount of turnover has been unbelievable. I understand this is not an easy job. From the Director and Assistant Director being forced out or fired to Assistant Nursing Director leaving. Everyone we had a relationship with is gone. They are severely understaffed in Memory Care. The attention to detail, care and communication have been terrible the last three months. The final straw was getting a call that my mother has declined and that she needs enhanced care. There would be a [amount removed] fee increase for that. We were told when we moved her in that it was the same price no matter her level of care and she can stay until end of life. I said that was not the agreement and there is nothing in the contract stating that. I told the new director I would like to talk to her boss. I never heard from them. Then it was relayed to me that the directors boss simply emailed her back and said no exceptions. We are now moving my mother to another facility. Bait and Switch.

My loved one was previously a resident at Cedarhurst of Oakwood and the whole experience at this facility was terrible. The communication between the top staff to the bottom staff is terrible. Communication between staff members and the families is also terrible. We had a bad experience. I would not recommend Cedarhurst of Oakwood to family and friends.

We transfered my loved one, out of the place after a month since it was soo bad. The experience was not good. I would tell a friend, to put there family member somewhere else.

There is no nurse at night, no transportation to the hospital at night, the bus only ran on certain days to go shopping or to doctors appointments, infrequent or no checking on residents at evenings or night either. Based off of our experience, I do not recommend Cedarhurst of Springfield to others.

We told them we needed memory care. They must have price assisted living. At signing time it went from [removed] thousand. We were out of time. Told them we would go month to month and look elsewhere. We never moved in. Another place where we were on a waiting list called. Cedarhurst kept all of our money. A partial month, a full month, and a deposit. About [removed] thousand!

Be wary this place is very understaffed and my parent fell 3 times in 1 week ..we pulled her out and reported to IDPH.. they did find violations.. just because it looks nice means nothing. They just want to fill the place for revenue

Overall seems like a nice facility until you go into the memory care unit. Be aware most staff don't actually work at the facility they are from a staffing agency. So every day it's new face who operates differently. In a memory care unit this can make a loved one even more confused/stressed. The folks that do actually work at the facility are very nice. The corporate office stated they don't have any staffing agency on site anymore( which most of them are).!!You get what you pay for cheap for a reason, In my opinion pay the extra money to go to a well staffed facility. They try and price an all inclusive pricing but all the do is lack in care. So your charged the same amount of money as another resident who needs more assistance. I would consider this almost more of an independent facility who serves medication. Also another FYI the 60 day guarantee only applies to certain facilities so be sure to ask or make the smart decision for your loved one and simply chose another facility.

Cedarhurst was an absolutely awful place, my parents were miserable there! My dad passed, and no one told his wife, so she went to his room to find him dead. Was coroner contacted? No routine-night meds, meals late many times for over an hour, very small portions, left hungry several times. Turnover rate - cooks, servers/care helpers. People playing on phones in hallway, or just chatting while people need help-including a resident who fell, was on the floor struggling to get up- finally after me asking them to help her they said Oh, she falls all the time, and laughed. In armchairs - shoes off. Food cart being taken to secondary dining room during new floor construction in main dining room-stood in hallway on phone for several minutes while people were waiting for their dinner. Being given other peoples medicine. Evening medication given anywhere from 4:30-10:00 at night-have asked repeatedly for it to be given between 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening. Keep giving food to my father he can't have, despite several conversations, being given renal failure restriction charts, including getting grilled cheese sandwiches despite not supposed to have dairy. Potatoes almost every day, tomato soup (again, not good for him!) Running out of food-my dad didn't get any chicken soup because they ran out! POOR phone skills-been on hold for over an hour!!!!! from approximately 4:10-5:40 (I gave up). Slow staff attending medical issues- Dad's eye took 2 1/2 weeks to be addressed by [name removed]. Mom's injured back- I called, spoke with nurse, and it took almost 3 hours after I called to get anyone to check her out. It took [name removed] coming in to get my mother any help around 10:30 in the morning and she fell in the middle of the night. Needed help to get up-yet no one checked on her to make sure she was ok until I called.

After 14 months of medication dispensing disasters, lack of communication with nursing and management, and overall poor and unattended care, we moved our mother to a new facility. Cedarhurst of Dyer is a business, not an assisted living facility.

Absolutely disgusted that this place has not been shut down. There is no one at the front desk. If you bring up concerns to “management” they ignore you, or do nothing about it, or the put you on a no visit list. They have agency out of the building, but it seems like it was better when they had them in because the agency workers actually took care of my loved one. They got rid of the only nurse who cares, [name removed] which my entire family loved her. My loved one is left to sit in the lobby for hours after she’s eaten and not to her bed so she can sleep. The turnover is tremendous. As soon as we all have hope it is turning around the people who are good are gone and all that is left is terrible Managment. Numerous complaints to corporate, the building and state and it is still getting worse. If my loved one didn’t have dementia and she has already decLined we would have moved her. I hope this reaches you before you move a loved one into this terrible place.

This was a nightmare with my Mother here. They messed up her meds. The worst was when the director of wellness Lisa came into my Mothers room & threatened her. She had Covid, couldn’t swallow & told her she couldn’t stay there. I was with her the Second time this bully came in & threatened her. They give you the CEDARHUST promise, if they can’t resolve an issue & you move out within 60 days, you will receive your rent back. They DO NOT HONOR THEIR PROMISE. We were not the only ones complaining about this bullying behavior.. we are in the process of writing the Better Business Bureau & speaking to an Attorney. No one should be allowed to treat people, especially vulnerable Seniors with such mean hostile behavior. They claim they’ve addressed this, but in reality they have NOT! The expense of moving her in and out was worth my Mothers mental & physical health. This is not the place to put an elderly relative. Shame on Cedarhust for the treatment & outright lies!

Extremely dissatisfied with the level of competency of this facility, customer service up to the corporate level, and follow through of their own business practices or “claims”. My grandmother became a resident of this facility and after falling 4 times, needed hospitalization and outside therapy services. She is no longer welcome back at Cedarhurst. To me, this means that either in 10.5 days time, my grandmother has significantly regressed past the maximum level of care, or her evaluation should have never allowed her to be accepted as a resident in the first place. The latter of which is more likely true. This company claims to have a 60 day money back guarantee. After 10 days in this facility and just over a month past her move in date, local offices have FINALLY returned calls and DENIED our refund request. It has been less than 60 days since she moved in and now she is not allowed back. We’re STILL waiting on a returned call from corporate.

The nursing staff is great,and I have nothing negative to say about the medical staff. The food is good, and I have tried the breakfast and lunch before. The dining room is nice. The chef/cook is very pleasant. The wait staff is extremly helpful. I don't feel lik, my loved one received proper attention, that was needed. Overall, they don't have the proper protocols for safety of the residents.

There are no nurses at night in the memory care unit. They are understaffed with CNAs at night. My loved one was on the floor for hours at one time and I had to take him to the ER - he had a stroke. We did use cameras in the room and that was the only way I knew what was happening. They would bring him in after supper set him on the side of the bed and leave for a few hours. We were very dissatisfied with them and would not recommend to others looking for memory care for their loved ones.