Juniper Communities

My mother was in there for a week. She was miserable and crying all the time. My niece said her ankles were swollen [removed]. We took her out of the facility and have a caregiver now. [removed]. They keep sending bills. She was only there for a week and they overcharged us. I would not recommend the Emeritus at Paramus. [removed] I did not have a good experience here.

My Father is not satisfied with this community and will be leaving. Therapies have not met his expectations. Meals ave not been satisfactory. Room rug stained.doorway has tripping hazard.

THE STAFF [AIDS] WHO DO 95% OF THE CARING FOR RESIDENTS ALSO INCLUDING [MED AIDS] HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN QUANTITY WHICH REFLECTS POOR SERVICE AND MOST INPORTANT EMERGENSIES PROBLEM..WE RESIDENTS ARE HERE 7 DAYS A WEEK WE EXPECT 7 DAYS A WEEK SERVICE..ON WEEKENDS THE STAFF IS REDUCED FURTHER THAN THE WEEK DAYS WHAT COMPANY GOES INTO THIS BUSNESS WITH 5 DAYS A WEEK MENTALITY THIS PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE WITH SUDDEN INCREASE IN POPULATION WITHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS THE INCREASE IN RESIDENTS IS ABOUT 15 AND THEY ARE IN POOR HEALTH NEEDING SPECIAL CARE WHICH THEY CANNOT RECEIVE.. THE STAFF HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED ALSO NOT QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THE HELP.... ]A FEW BELONG IN A NURSING HOME AND SOME IN MEMORY CARE..I AM GOING TO SEND THIS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE ALSO...WE ARE HERE 7 DAYS A WEEEK NOT 5 DAYS AS A HONEST BUSINESS MAN I WOULD NOT OPERATE THIS BUSINESS WHICH EMERITUS THINKS DIFFERENTLY..THATS WHY THEY LOST THE CALIF. CASE AND THEY DIDN;T LEARN ...WHEN I CAME HERE 17 MONTHS AGO IT WAS DIFFERENT 5 OF THE TOP MANAGERS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED REPLACED BY.LESSER QUALIFIED PEOPLE THE BOOKKEEPER IS NOW THE DIRECTOR OF THIS SITE .THE MEMORY CARE NURSEIN CHARGE REPLACED BY AAST.SALES PERSON...

We didn't have a great experience here. They didn't like the food here, they have so much chicken it's ridiculous. They didn't get the care that they thought they should be getting.

We looked at this place when we were searching for independent living. There is a large buy-in fee when you move in that will allow you to move on to the assisted living portion when necessary, but assisted living portion looked very bad. The independent living portion looked beautiful, but the assisted living is NOT somewhere I would want my loved ones to live.

Did not like this facility - too spread out over multiple floors.. small hallways.. very small rooms. Did not see any/many residents in the common areas. Dark - no real flow to it.

This place has gone down hill since new manangment took over about 3 years ago. All they care about is money . It’s a shame because you would really enjoy coming to this place and now it’s makes you sick to your stomach how people really are. The aides are horrible. You always see them sitting around more than working and asking anyone questions nobody has answers . The activities is horrible over in the dementia building . I never see the person working with the elderly and they looked desperately bored and it’s a shame . Not a good place to take your loved one .

My Mother was in Juniper Village from August 2014 to February 23rd 2016. She had dementia and had become some verbal. Some of the help knew how to redirect Mom and others did not. Juniper, needs to have more training for their help when it comes to dementia patients. Some of the help is very caring, others are there just for the paycheck. The week of February15th the children received a letter stating that we need to get our Mother out of Juniper Village in 30 days and find another place for her, and that we would need to provide 24 hour surveillance of Mother while she remained there. The director called both my brother and I while in church (had to leave) that Sunday morning and told us to hurry up and get the 24 hour going. With all our busy lives we did do this request until we hurried to find another place for Mom. Juniper does have a memory care, but the director did not want to put her in that part of the facility. The Director thought it was better to separate my Step Dad and my Mother instead of trying to work with the family to keep them together. It was heartbreaking the night (February 23, 2016) we had to take Mom to another place. My mother ended up falling at the place we chose to take her. She had bleeding in the brain and ended up in the trama care, then with hospice and she passed away on March 26th, 2016. We know that our Mother could have been with us longer , which hurts all of us deeply. I think this was a personal thing against the family with the Director, because we were very hands on with Mom and they do not seem to like it when we would question things. The in house doctor changed her medication without calling the family and then they wondered why Mother had changes. We questioned this and the director would not listen. Took the Doctor's side. Juniper has failed my Mother and the family. We were told from the beginning that our Mother could stay there until her end of life. They do not try to work through problems. They think it is best to get the resident out of the facility. This is why Juniper's ratings are high. They do not fool around with problem residents. They are cast aside. This has been a very sad journey for the family, but we know that Mom is having a wonderful time in heaven. God is blessing you now, Mom!! To the staff at Juniper that cared, Thank you so much!!

I would never recommend this place to anyone else. The promises they made have not been kept. I don't feel like they are taking proper care of her and some of the people that work there have attitudes when we ask simple questions. I'm so unhappy.

We had enough and moved to a lovely new facility. Between the missed medications doses, violent behavior of residents, screaming at night of residents, and issues with cleanliness and hygine, I had concerns about my mothers safety to the extent I contacted HHs and the ombudsman. In my opinion, until the management team can envision the facility free of these issues, nothing will improve. Im hopeful the new company will review the old grevience complaints and make the appropriate staffing and policy changes necessary to correct these issues.

1) Skilled Nursing unit, dirty, mice, needs a good paint job and it's extremely old. But the worst part is the doctor is a disgrace, he stares at the floor, if he comes in the room to visit the patient and family is in there he walks out, a lot of the clients call him [Name Removed] cuz he doesn't talk to them. The nurse manager rolls her eyes at you, doesn't dress professionally as a nurse manager, and the care is very neglectful. Here's a few good nurses AIDES and that's it. The first day my family member was admitted there, the AIDES started talking to us about the nurse manager how fake she is. I thought oh that's terrible that they do that, but boy they hit the nail on the head. They're never allow a family member to go to the skilled Nursing facility there you will hate yourself for it as I hate myself for letting my family member go there. And you try to talk to the administration, and all it is to them is a business. Be smart and look elsewhere.

My relative signed up- Never Told [Amount Removed] Community fee until after he moved in. after 10 days said he needed more help finding things - where to go eat, how things are done- COST [Amount Removed] extra per Month. WHAT- you have to pay cause your in. Yesterday after 3 months said dad got off walking Path 1 block he is now considered "abandonment of village" WE are being charged [Amount Removed] per hour for someone to be with him full time- even when he sleeps 24 hours a day [Amount Removed] a day on top of the [Amount Removed] a month. Seriously We are having to move him, but I am on vacation in Aruba & dealing with this threw phone call. Never had so much stress . Find another place- I warned you. THEY WILL BLEED YOU DRY>>>>

I found Juniper Village very welcoming. [name removed] was very friendly and answered all my questions. The grounds were well maintained and the inside was very clean and inviting. The residents seemed very happy and the staff seemed to be well engaged with them.

Food is pathetic, served burnt and late (I have pictures). People go to bed hungry. I have numerous complaints from residents. The maintenance manager has filled in for kitchen staff that doesn't show up. High employee turnover is a direct reflection of incompetent management. They will gouge residents for money at every chance. Just months ago they allowed a dementia patient to walk off the property, gone for hours, helicopter deployed. STAY AWAY!

Totally unsatisfactory. NOT A PLACE FOR A PARENT!!! Not what I expected at all from the facility. Supporting my parent was just horrible and now they have decided that the pricing will go up significantly. I have asked why her medications were changed and what they were with less than a response either via email or calls.

I wouldn't recommend that place to anybody that wants to be able to get up that can't walk. I didn't care for it. I didn't like it at all. It was a very clean place. It was a new addition or they had really picked up that room. Everything was new. I want that, but I wasn't there for the ambience

I was not impressed at all. The building was filthy, residents were unkept, courtyards are not appealing, and the dining rooms are nasty! I spoke with another family member while there and they said the food needs more nutritional value which is so important for those with dementia. They sit the residents in front of empty tables or the TV. This was my second time visiting this year and everyone I met isn’t there anymore. I really liked the sales girl I spoke to and when I called her she said she parted ways with the building after 5 years there. I cannot see my mom living there and being cared for.

Overall experience was not pleasant. Furniture is stained and did not meet any managers. Another family member mentioned a high level of turnover with management. The people I spoke to a few months back are no longer there.

Unfortunately, even the current reviews are no better than a year plus ago or worst. Per other reviews this facility still does not provide Correct care. Employee reviews should not be part of Review category. My loved one did not receive the care necessary, only Low quality care and excuses.

If I could give this dump zero stars, I would. I wouldn’t refer my worst enemy to live here. Do you really want your loved one living at a facility that almost got shut down by the department of health? Not to mention, Juniper cares about your money. Once you’re on Medicaid, forget it, they’re kicking you out because you’re no longer beneficial to them. Just look at half of the reviews, most of them are about pie and one is from the executive director herself to boost ratings because even she knows this place is trash. One word of advice- DON’T. I moved my loved one out of there as soon as I saw how terrible this place is. Most other family members feel the same. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.