Chapters Living

My Mother has only been there seven weeks. She is getting use to it. She has a very nice room with all of her own things. The activies she has not participated in, she is having trouble with balance and walks with a walker. she has maculate degeneration on the eyes. We moved her here so she would have 24/7 care and she does have that some of it better than others. The nights are the worst for her.

I felt that the continuous turn over with workers, showed that they either weren't getting the quality of workers they needed because they didnt pay them enough, or they didn't have sufficient training to get them to stay. The care from the workers that had been there a while was good, they really cared. The bathing, feeding, and extra areas of attention were not so good.

I felt the Gladstone facility was too dark as my Mother and Aunt have low vision. I was also looking for a place where they could have their own living room and that did not seem to be available. I was very concerned that all of the rooms had Bath Tubs and my Mother or Aunt cannot manuever in and out of a bathtub. My Mom couldn't even with assistance. I felt the outside area was not inviting. However the Platte City facility outside area was very nice and only one level. If there had been rooms with private living rooms, and a walk in shower, I may have considered it. It was very nice. Even saw an old friend there who likes living there. I like the fact that they check up on the person if they don't make it to meals.

Compared to other communities, the cost was okay. You have to stay on top of them to make sure your loved one gets what they need. The food looks okay. The laundry has been a bit of an issue. My loved one has worn other people’s clothes. They don’t seem to have their stuff together with the meds.

Facility was OK. Office and staff area did not look organized. Don't think it is what we want.

Facility was OK. Office and staff area did not look organized.

We were extremely happy in the beginning and now we are suspecting things are not up to par. The facility is beautiful but starting to question the care. Laundry is piled up, room smells like urine and old feces. It appears to me they want to medicate the ones that have their minds and wants everyone completely sedated.

Wiltshire looked good to me but once we got in the care is very below average. If somebody needs a lot of care this is not the place to go. The food is uneditable. But it's mostly the care is lacking if someone needs help with diabetes or other serious ailments.

There was a lot of employee turnover. We felt that our loved one wasn’t getting the care she needed. Part of that was her - when they asked if she needed anything, she would say no, and then they would just leave. So she needed more attention, and employee turnover prevented that.

The director of marketing was brand new, it was only her second day on the job when she met with us. We told her that my loved one had dementia and that her Alzheimer's had gotten to the point where I could not take care of her. She assured us that they would take of her and that there were activities to do. On day 5, she called us and said that we needed to find mom a different place to live and that they could not deal with Alzheimer's. They gave us the impression that they were more than willing to care for her but we were very disappointed in the whole experience. It may work for some, but not for others.

It was a terrible experience. My loved one was not well taken care of at all. He was only there for eight days, and four of those days he did not receive his medications. They had lots of good activities that went on, but they didn't make sure that my loved one was included. The cost was the most reasonable of any place that I looked at; however, you get what you pay for.

Look at the reviews and watch the decline over time. My Mom was there for almost 4 years. We had a good experience at first, but staff turnover was depressing. I don’t think I would choose this place today, although COVID impairs my objectivity. My experience with the director was not positive, in contrast to earlier directors. Families should be aware that the contract requires payment for 15 days beyond death. This policy is exploitative IMO. If they require more money, raise the rate, don’t charge room and board to dead people.

my dad was there for 3 months and was ready to go. there are better places you can go for the money spent. They promised things when he moved in and they did no follow-through. I would not recommend this community

There was one nurse that was really good to my grandma. Other than that, I feel like the staff [removed] her and she left with dehydration and pneumonia. It was assisted living, but I don't see how she could have come in and then leave a month later with dehydration and pneumonia. I really don't have any good things to say about them. It was clean on the first floor, but the rest of place is filthy. My overall experience was awful and I would never suggest anyone to go there.

Mama wasn't there two weeks. When we originally toured the facility it was in better shape than when we were finally able to move mama to assisted care. The memory unit was much worse than when we first visited. When I went to see her one time she was hanging half out of the bed and half in and her pants were twisted tightly around her knee and the lower part of her leg was swollen. The following time I visited they were having 'prom' for the assisted patients. My mom said she hadn't eaten and was hungry and hadn't gone to the party. My family took her to the party and she was definitely hungry. Very disappointed with the care and the reaction of the admin when we spoke to them about things.

We were not pleased with Wickshire. We feel that the staff here kept our loved one over-medicated so that they would be sedated and less of a problem. When we said something was wrong to them - they blew us off all the way up until the time that they called the ambulance. We went to see our loved one and all of us knew something was clearly wrong. The hospital found that the medications had built up in our loved ones system. Then they would not take our loved ones back. When we expressed concerns about our loves ones health, the staff said they checked, but in truth ignored our concerns and did not listen to us.

My mother was here for just over 3 years. The first 18 months was mostly good. The staff was consistent and when you had an issue it would be addressed. But the last 18 months the turn over among ALL the staff was constant. There have been 3 directors, 4 nurses, 3-4 activity directors and all the CNA's have changed and often. They went months without a nurse at all. The latest director has been the worst director so far. We attempted to get help from corporate many times to no avail. The care was so bad we decided to put in the 30 notice and move mom to a different facility. Prior to the 30 days being up, she had a bed sore so bad we took her to the hospital where she stayed 3 days. She was in such bad shape, we did not feel we could take her back to Autumn Leaves. She passed away 7 days later. Per the contract, since she passed, we should be reimbursed for 2 days of care. But they refuse to reimburse us now. After 39 months they want to refuse 2 days.

My wife had been at Autumn Leaves for over 2 years. I recently moved her. On the positive, the office, marketing, and activities staff have been at Autumn Leaves for a long time and are good. The health director is new but in my limited experience is excellent and cares. I hope she stays. The caregivers and nursing staff as a whole care and really try. Management is taking new residents with significant behavioral / health issues and that with the normal deteriation of mental / health of long-term residents, in my opinion, combines to seriously overburden the caregivers which are staffed at the minimum levels required by the State of Oklahoma for an assisted living facility. The problem is that many of the residents need a lot more help that is normally required in a regular assisted living facility. The result is very high turnover and 'call ins / no shows' of caregivers and nursing staff in an industry known for its high turnover to begin with. This result in the community is turmoil, confusion, inconsistent care, and sometimes inadequate care especially where personalized care is needed. I lbelieve the problem is not enough staff to adequately care for the number of residents with their behavioral / health issues that are present at Autumn Leaves. Management will tell you Autumn Leaves is adequately staffed. I would recommend they take the place of a caregiver for a week and then tell me Autumn Leaves is adequately staffed. At first Autumn Leaves was good. In January 2014 it was told to us that [removed]. Management handled the situation poorly and in my opinion Autumn Leaves has been in a state of turmoil and decline since. [removed]. I left as soon as I could make other arrangements for my wife. I had been unhappy with the care and had concern for the safety of my wife and should have left a long time ago. Autumn Leaves might be a facility to consider if: 1) Your loved one has significant behavoral / health problems in addition to dementia. 2) You don't mind paying a good price for at best fair care. Autumn Leaves uses the slogan; "Our family taking care of your family." It may have started as a family endeavor but it is now a corporation with many facilities across the country. Based on my experience with Autumn Leaves in Tulsa, I would change the slogan to say; "Our corporation making sure we and management are taken care of." Be aware.

I would not recommend this facility. They never really engage the residents in activities. Residents are just put in a tv room. I'm unsure if they are actually really checked on during the day or night.

"Awful"