Life Care Services LLC

You will be sold a lifestyle in the lap of luxury, with the "assurance" that your continuing needs will be met as you require more help. You must pay MUCH MORE for that and it is not worth it. My loved one was in Harbor Health rehab, on sight at Southport Square. My loved one was misdiagnosed with a swallowing disorder and fed pureed food and lost about 30 lbs.and was finally hospitalized after loosing conciseness for dehydration, which had happened 3 times before in their care. At the hospital we asked that a swallowing evaluation be done on our parent to put to rest what we already knew. Our parent did not have any kind of disorder as it was checked by the hospital over several days. Southport Square, Personalized Living and Harbor Health Care Pay their hardest workers the lowest. I have often heard employees being reprimanded for taking a little extra time with a resident and told,"I hope you are not putting in for overtime", can you imagine! In Assisted living, room, board and activities are included, but everything costs extra or Al la cart. Your loved one or family end up paying upwards from $4,000 a month for basically a studio without a kitchen. Add on CNA or Personalized living and you are looking at Thousands more a month on top of the $ you already spend. Shop wisely.

The room was very small in rehab - if the bathroom door was open you couldn’t use the recliner and vice versa when the recliner was open you couldn’t open the bathroom door. Same with the closet door and the room door. The cooling/heating system was broken and continued to be broken though the service man was called multiple times, the nursing staff was unable to meet medication times and the staff did not bathe the patient as was ordered. The dining room for residents was continually empty when we went to visit the Bistro to purchase a light meal. Inquiries with residents provided reviews that the food is terrible in the beautiful dining room. Therapy and therapists were excellent. Common areas are opulently decorated. Gorgeous property.

Bad and costly experience. They did not keep their promise. I do not recommend Freedom Pointe Memory Care.

WARNING !! to any family member who has a person in the Park Lane side of Bellingham ! I had to get my mother out via 911 for a fractured leg when the nursing staff and administrators did nothing to help her after several requests. I reported them to the Pa Health Department, so they retaliated with the administrator stating " I am sorry HONEY you are no longer a daughter your a trespasser" when mom came back after three days in the hospital. They had threatened me and my mother prior to this to stop reporting them or "We will make sure you two never see each other again" I even gave them a cease and desist letter the harassment got so bad. When I reported what was going on there they retaliated making empty accusations targeting me . They are mandated by law to report unexplained injuries, they are mandated by state and Federal regulatory law to keep up the standard of care and prevent injury and diminishment but failed to do so so they were cited. They are also mandated by law to allow the resident access to family. This corporation instead of admitting the now cited deficiencies, isolated my mom for three years now and then again INJURED her by spiral fracturing her leg and again in the same pattern and practice not EVEN investigating or reporting it, the hospital had to report it. So even with others reporting them they hold their ground fraudulently calling the targeted family member an EMPTY adjective "disruptive" I was told I had to adhere to their "culture" (while they don't adhere to the law) The Pa Health Department cited them stating " Based upon clinical record review, review of documentation provided by the facility to the State Agency and review of facility policies and procedures, it was determined that the facility failed to implement its policies and procedures regarding injuries of unknown origin for two of two residents reviewed" SO IT WAS NOT JUST MY MOM. I would challenge a cognitive response from this corporate giant to why your "culture" attacks people who report you and does not take inventory on the internal patterns and practices that DID FOREVER HARM my mother and me. In addition how do you plan to return three years of our lives? Your nursing staff went out of their way to cover themselves at the expense of your resident and family. I have called your office and was hung up on MULTIPLE times, is this the "culture" your nursing staff refers to?

If I could give this a Negative star I would! They promise you the world. Sure it is very nice and clean and have a lot of activities for seniors. But my in-law were promised they would NEVER be kicked out! That was a lie. Do your research. They paid I believe $260,000 for their apartment plus they had to pay $3500/month. My FIL passed away in [date removed]. My MIL stayed living there. Last yr she started suffering from dementia. Monarch landing had her admitted to 2 different psychiatric hospitals. They finally said she can not return to Monarch unless she had a full time cna. That would cost my mil $1700/week!!! My mil volunteered in their memory care for years. They said she would not be fit to move in to their memory care because it would confuse her. She had NO choice but to leave. Of course after you leave you still have to pay that $3500/month for 3 months!!! They are also trying to charge her $10,000 in repairs! We moved her in with us in May, it is Feb and have yet to see her $260,000! Of course Monarch is still making interest off of her money! Of course she can't get the money until her Unit is sold then we have to wait for the grace period! It is a joke! Please be careful when choosing the right place.

mom fell at 6pm broke her hip and didn't call 911, they waited till 4 am the next day to call a private service .it all about payroll and they seem to think that they can play doctor in stead calling 911 . sad to say mom died, think twice about this place!!!!!

Met with [Name removed] and she was like meeting with a used car sales man. She was pushy and rude, and did not listen to what my mom really needed. She was trying to move my mom into independent living when she needs assisted living! I ended up moving my mom to Highgrove and I know I made the right decision.

DO NOT put your loved one in memory care here. They say they offer it, and they have lovely marketing materials, and you pay for it, but they do not actually provide memory care. My grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, was a memory care resident for a little over a year (we moved him yesterday). We never received the services we contractually paid for (which were based on the assessments Clarendale required). Specifically, but not limited to: -- (Every Morning) Assist him into the shower and standby while he showers, remove his dirty clothes and place them in his hamper, lay out clean clothes and assist with dressing if necessary -- (Days) Incontinence prompting when he is in the TV area or dining area (there is one bathroom with no visual indication of what it is on the door, so your loved one would not know where the bathroom is, my grandfather was OK as long as he was in his room), assistance with going to the bathroom/cleaning up as needed -- (Every Evening) Assist him with his pajamas and place dirty clothes in hamper, remove dentures and soak them next to his bathroom sink, help him put on a clean undergarment My mother or I visited 4-7 times a week over the past year and regularly found him in dirty clothes from the day before (or a soiled undergarment), soiled sheets (or a few times sleeping on a bare mattress even though he had two sets of sheets). They did not remove his dentures nightly or help him into his pajamas (we would find him in bed in his day clothes) or help him clean up after using the toilet (we would). Everyone who regularly visits their loved one(s) has similar complaints (not receiving the services contractually paid for), and every time we voice concerns they go unaddressed. There is an extremely high turnover in the care giving staff, and unfamiliar faces from one day to the next. And to fill these gaps Clarendale of Mokena uses a service, which only makes things worse (these temp workers never know the lay of the land at Clarendale, let alone the residents and their needs). When you visit, your loved one will more often than not will be parked in front of the TV or sitting in the dining area, unengaged and abandoned. It got so bad that we had to go every day. Last week my mom and niece arrived shortly after dinner and were told my grandfather had gone to bed (he goes to bed right after dinner). They encountered him on the commode, helpless and soiled, and in his day clothes. So yet again no one had provided a service we pay for (i.e. assisting him with bedtime activities). He was in distress and they had no idea how long he had been there, but he pitifully said, "Thank God you came." My mom cleaned him up and got him into bed, then went to speak with the nurse on duty (who supervises the caregivers). As she passed a group of caregivers who were sitting together in the dining area, one asked how my grandfather was doing and my mom replied that he was not good and had been in distress. One caregiver (a temp) rudely replied "He is always in distress." The next day my mother called and spoke with the head of nursing, [name removed], on the telephone. [name removed] did not acknowledge that what happened was unacceptable, and went on to make excuses. When I chimed in that the situation was elder abuse and could be grounds for a lawsuit (I spoke calmly and was not yelling nor attacking, nor using profanity), she replied that that was uncalled for and HUNG UP ON US. This is not our first round of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, my grandmother also suffered from it. Fortunately, my grandfather, mom and father were able to rally together and keep her out of a facility (including my grandparents moving in for the last two years). By the time my grandfather was diagnosed my stepfather had battled and passed away from cancer and my grandfather had been ailing for five years under my mother’s care and with a caregiver we brought into the home daily to give my mom a break when I could not. My mom had been a caregiver for almost 20 years at that point, and we finally had to investigate outside resources because his sundowning got really bad. So we know what love looks like in action. And we know what memory care should look like outside of the home. He is now in a new facility ([removed]) and the difference when you enter is palpable. The head of every department has been there 10+ years, as has much of the caregiving staff. They have won multiple JD Power awards for assisted living and memory care. There was energy and the residents have been engaged whenever we did an impromptu site visit before moving him. Clarendale of Mokena had lots of bells and whistles your memory care loved one will never be able to take advantage of, and you will pay for services you will not receive.

DO NOT put your loved one in memory care here. They say they offer it, and they have lovely marketing materials, and you pay for it, but they do not actually provide memory care. My grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, was a memory care resident for a little over a year (we moved him yesterday). We never received the services we contractually paid for (which were based on the assessments Clarendale required). Specifically, but not limited to: -- (Every Morning) Assist him into the shower and standby while he showers, remove his dirty clothes and place them in his hamper, lay out clean clothes and assist with dressing if necessary -- (Days) Incontinence prompting when he is in the TV area or dining area (there is one bathroom with no visual indication of what it is on the door, so your loved one would not know where the bathroom is, my grandfather was OK as long as he was in his room), assistance with going to the bathroom/cleaning up as needed -- (Every Evening) Assist him with his pajamas and place dirty clothes in hamper, remove dentures and soak them next to his bathroom sink, help him put on a clean undergarment My mother or I visited 4-7 times a week over the past year and regularly found him in dirty clothes from the day before (or a soiled undergarment), soiled sheets (or a few times sleeping on a bare mattress even though he had two sets of sheets). They did not remove his dentures nightly or help him into his pajamas (we would find him in bed in his day clothes) or help him clean up after using the toilet (we would). Everyone who regularly visits their loved one(s) has similar complaints (not receiving the services contractually paid for), and every time we voice concerns they go unaddressed. There is an extremely high turnover in the care giving staff, and unfamiliar faces from one day to the next. And to fill these gaps Clarendale of Mokena uses a service, which only makes things worse (these temp workers never know the lay of the land at Clarendale, let alone the residents and their needs). When you visit, your loved one will more often than not will be parked in front of the TV or sitting in the dining area, unengaged and abandoned. It got so bad that we had to go every day. Last week my mom and niece arrived shortly after dinner and were told my grandfather had gone to bed (he goes to bed right after dinner). They encountered him on the commode, helpless and soiled, and in his day clothes. So yet again no one had provided a service we pay for (i.e. assisting him with bedtime activities). He was in distress and they had no idea how long he had been there, but he pitifully said, "Thank God you came." My mom cleaned him up and got him into bed, then went to speak with the nurse on duty (who supervises the caregivers). As she passed a group of caregivers who were sitting together in the dining area, one asked how my grandfather was doing and my mom replied that he was not good and had been in distress. One caregiver (a temp) rudely replied "He is always in distress." The next day my mother called and spoke with the head of nursing, Tiffany, on the telephone. Tiffany did not acknowledge that what happened was unacceptable, and went on to make excuses. When I chimed in that the situation was elder abuse and could be grounds for a lawsuit (I spoke calmly and was not yelling nor attacking, nor using profanity), she replied that that was uncalled for and HUNG UP ON US. This is not our first round of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, my grandmother also suffered from it. Fortunately, my grandfather, mom and father were able to rally together and keep her out of a facility (including my grandparents moving in for the last two years). By the time my grandfather was diagnosed my stepfather had battled and passed away from cancer and my grandfather had been ailing for five years under my mother’s care and with a caregiver we brought into the home daily to give my mom a break when I could not. My mom had been a caregiver for almost 20 years at that point, and we finally had to investigate outside resources because his sundowning got really bad. So we know what love looks like in action. And we know what memory care should look like outside of the home. He is now in a new facility (Sunrise) and the difference when you enter is palpable. The head of every department has been there 10+ years, as has much of the caregiving staff. They have won multiple JD Power awards for assisted living and memory care. There was energy and the residents have been engaged whenever we did an impromptu site visit before moving him. Clarendale of Mokena had lots of bells and whistles your memory care loved one will never be able to take advantage of, and you will pay for services you will not receive.

As lovely as this facility may seem, don't be fooled. Administrators are all about the money. The admissions counselor would not give the time of day for us to explain what type of care was needed or about the issues causing the need for care. She would only go back to her original question of "how will you pay?" This facility is listed on medicare.gov as accepting medicare, and we all know that after medicare pays its portion, the remainder will be paid at an 80/20 split. Admissions would not even discuss payments, or billing, or the like. During our short conversation, she would only repeat the same questions over and over - how will you pay?, how are you planning to pay?, what funds to you have available? Pretty sad for this 'not-for-profit' business. I do not recommend these money-hungry folks to take care of your loved ones. If money is all they care about, the chances of them giving necessary care, meds, foods, etc. are pretty low - because those things might actually cost them a dime.

This facility is not what it seams, if you want to know how this place really operates go after hours , you will get a real taste of this joke of a place , what they are doing is trying to sell u a room so they can keep the place full they are fake and don’t care about the residents from my experience don’t be fooled , we got Mom out!

My husband was in the total nursing care section right across from the Alzheimer's group. This section is for people who need more than a little help. If you really value someone you love, please do not trust this facility with their care. The independent living section is great, everyone loves it, etc..,,,however, if someone you loves depends on them for care, you will be sorry you placed them here. My husband got so many infections including E.coli because they did not change his diapers in a timely manner. He was too infected up to even do his rehabilitation exercises. His doctors did not even know he was in Freedom Square until a week later and Freedom Square made little effort to contact the doctor. If you carry certain types of insurance, their doctor will not see you, even in the case of an emergency. They do not clean the patients as they should. Come in the morning, smell the area, they let patients sleep in their own feces all night and a good part of the morning. See the people with Alzheimer's crying and just left to sit in their chairs in the halls all day every day. I felt so bad, I starting bringing stuffed animals and prayer cards to some, and just that little bit of caring made them feel so much better. If the patient cannot take care of themselves or speak for themselves, please do not leave them here. Medicare and even Medicaid have facilities that may not look that pretty on the outside, but I have found that they have many more caring workers and they do have to comply with the state regulations more than these privately owned profit making ones. Do your homework please.

our family had the worst experience here, very understaffed, rapid staff turnover, not a pleasant place to live or visit

My mother was in senior living and enjoyed her stay there. Once her health regressed it got worse. The assisted living program was to take care of her needs. Far from the truth... So understaffed...no qualified CNA's on staff at all! Staff was a revolving door. So frustrated! They are charging her $7,400.00 a month and no one is there to change her. No bath given ...just sponge baths. I had to wash my moms hair because they said they could not! She gets constant UTI's for lack of changings, bed sores because they are left alone all day, she was sent to the emergency room for a dislocated shoulder, as well as becoming septic! Now that she is gone through her life savings they do not want to care for her. Please take them to a better location...I cry everyday for what I see her going through.

Please do not bring your loved one here. The Administration is severely disorganized with a turn over rate of employees. It is very expensive and not worth the money. Do not believe what management tells you because it isn't true. They are just informing people that they have all of the amenities when they were recently fined for having Legionaires. The Department of Health is always contacted due to the roaches and mice that have been sighted there.

Place needs to step up to the plate if they think they are like any other assisted living facility. The turn over in management is like every other month!!!! The place is very dirty ... They are open almost two years and only 50 residents!!! The marketing team will say anything to reel people in!!!!

Very disappointed in theedocal care at Lexington of Elmhurst. My mother was admitted and waited over 3 weeks to see a doctor upon her admission. Then, despite requesting and being assured that she would receive podiatric care in February, the podiatrist did not see her in February or in April. She developed several pressure sores on one of her feett necessitating an ER visit and her doctor, [Removed] to honor an appointment to see her. He came to the facility, saw two other patients and left. He was contacted by the staff and refused to come to see her for another 3.5 weeks. The ER physician recommended wound care as well as 2 systemic antibiotics after debriding the wounds. My sister went to Lexington to meet the wound care provider from the Lexington system at 8 am who never showed up. She complained to the management after waiting for 1.5 hrs for the wound care provider.. The director finally arranged for another service to provide the wound care. Ridiculous medical care for $6100.00/month.

I was told my first year's rent would be frozen for 2 years, now I find out that the contract was not updated with that agreement... a small fortune. I guess I should have been less trusting of the sales staff.

Don't let the pretty interior and nice location make you think the assisted living or memory care caregiving providers and food will be as good. Caregivers in the AL and Memory Care are poorly trained and spend more time visiting with each other than the residents. Uncertified personnel distributed meds in Memory Care. According to the nurse who only works 9-5, this facility is not licensed to have a defibrillator. Unless you don't really need any personal assistance with bathing or transfers and can distribute your own medicine; and, if you can tolerate the inconsistency of the quality of meals served, this is not a good choice. Oh, and many residents went months without hot water. Hopefully, this problem has been corrected.

They are the most dishonest people We have ever met! They wanted to sell my mother a life care plan even when we said no! Her doctor said she needed assisted living and if she was able to live in independent living, we would have left her in her condo with all her friends. My siblings and I went there and met [Removed] she was over bearing, pushy and extremely rude. The fact that she was the marketing director was a shock. We moved our mother into the assisted living but they continued to keep pushing their life care. The assisted living director[Removed] never returns or takes your calls. She too is dishonest and extremely rude! We finally wised up and moved her!