Sonida Senior Living

This is my first review I have ever written but I'm doing so to try an help other families looking at this facility. Let me start by saying my Grandfather lived here ten years ago. We as a family an my Grandfather could not say enough about his new home. The administration, nursing, activities, an maintenance was top notch. So when the time came to place another family member here I was hoping for the same results. First we were told after two years of private pay they would be eligible for Medicaid benefits. Not true. Two years later no room. They do have some exceptionally great nurses and med techs, but being understaffed an underpaid they do move on. These concerns were addressed to the administration but was always down played. The activity director needs a lot of help to bring this " tomb" feeling facility back to life. Repairs to the building are lacking from water seepage from the ceiling and the walls to strong orders in the hall ways. Was this experience good for our family member. No! It is time for this facility to put back into this assisted living and by starting with a new administrator who is honest, caring and has the residents care foremost.

If I could leave a negative review I would. This place told my grandmother that they would provide her with a safe and comfortable place to live. She had issues with her air conditioning unit for two months and they refused to move her to another room and made her stay in the room that was 81 degrees during the afternoon. They only offered to move her when the manager found out that she was looking to move to a different assisted living facility. I reported the issues at least three times and was told that they were working on it. This place does not care about it’s residents only the money that they pay!!! They also told her that she would have free internet and for six months gave her excuses and told her that they were getting a new contract. This was a bald faced lie and never happened. The administration always had excuses and never followed through with their promises. The food at the facility was bland and they had plenty of complaints from the residents. I also contacted the regional director [name removed] and he blew me off the same as the manager of the facility [name removed]. these people will tell you what they think you want to hear and continue to do what they can to get the residence money. There are plenty of vacancies at this facility and for good reason. Avoid this place like the plague!!!! The [removed] is a much better place!!

It is truly sad to see your caregivers cleaning, doing laundry, vacuuming. I have seen patients needing help & your staff totally distracted doing other duties. Very short staffed & that is a acceptable.

I am surprised at the many positive reviews. When we went there we were confronted by the following: the carpeting throughout the reception area and dining area was FILTHY, there is no other word for it, except maybe disgusting. I went to the rest room off the main area and it reminded me of a gas station on a secondary road. We were shown an apartment where a gentleman was living and I felt sorry for him, the place was not where I would be comfortable living. We were treated to a lunch and the person hosting made a point of being able to order whatever she wanted, extra entrees, desserts and whatever. Is this how they keep the residents placated? By feeding them extra surgery desserts? Is was frightening. We would never consider this facility.

Our Parent was not happy at all. WE ask Management if we could talk to the doctor and review our parents case before we moved in we were told yes and never talked to a doctor. We tried on several occasions to talk to management and they were always out. They even told us they were playing tennis during working hours. I was totally surprised at that. They were short staffed on many occasions. They were told to send our parent to a certain hospital and they refused over and over. I was not happy about them taking control of our family member.

Nothing more than a very expensive hotel with very few, if any, qualified to run it. My family member spent a year here and I would never recommend this place to anyone. The turnover rate of the workers here is very alarming and a sign of how poorly managed this place is. Plus the lack of qualified help was obvious from the start. The director recently left and I assume it was not on good terms as the place is now been run by the head nurse and marketing director. If you don't heed this warning be sure to visit during dining hours to see the shockingly poor food that is served. Or simply ask any resident as they all complain about it. I've heard residents say its worse than dog-food. Plus the serving sizes of the actual food are extremely small. It is slightly cheaper than the better assisted living facilities in the area but its truly not worth the small savings. Learn from my mistake. My loved one moved to another facility and it is no less than a 100% improvement.

Not recommended food is awful

Shame on you Rosemont memory care. I have 2 other reviews on what they did. But just moved my dad out of there, all of pajama bottoms smelled like urine because whomever put them in the drawers never put them in container to be washed. I have been trying to get that smell out of them for 2 days! I was told by 1 nurse there they dont like putting bottoms on people because they have to change them. Bs. That's why my mon is still trying to cling to life from stage 2 pressure sore! How dare you put dads pjs n drawer not being washed. Along with lieing about my mom. DO NOT PUT ANYONE IN ROSEMONT MEMORY CARE! THIS IS ONLY THE START FOR ME, IM NOT THRU WITH ROSEMONT YET!

If you are looking to apply for the Aid and Attendance Benefit through the VA, and live here. Run. Honestly, I'm very disappointed in how things have gone with the Jefferson. We chose the Jefferson for many reasons, one being the community and that she would be able to age in place here thus making that cost minimal over time, now having literally no other choice but to move not even a year after moving in means that was an exorbitent amount per month (she lived here from December to the end of March). We were told by [name removed] that we wouldn't have any issues with the VA getting approved for this specific location for Aid and Attendance because many have gotten it approved. However, when we met with the VA their response was polar opposite of this. That the facility did not meet the requirements and while she would get some funding, that none of the cost of the facility could qualify for being counted towards what she would get ultimately leaving her over $700 short a month for the facility. Added to the fact that this has caused immense amount of mental and emotional stress for both her and I and they are sending us a invoice for the total PLUS additional outstanding balances, which there should be none is frustrating.

My parent lived here for assisted living. The staff is in such turmoil that nothing is getting done, and frontline staff gets no support or direction from management. The top three management positions have each turned over 3-4 times in the last year. Corporate recently laid off staff - housekeeping is half what they used to be. They say they provide daily tidying and weekly deep cleaning, but never explain what that includes. In reality, we were lucky if the bed was made and trash taken out each day. They also brag about training their staff for dementia care. I overheard them giving a new employee orientation. "Here (thud). These papers have some good information in them. Sign this to say that you received them and are taking them home. You can read them if you want. Oh yeah, some of them talk about dementia care and stuff." Great training program, not to mention encouraging employees to work off the clock by telling them to read it at home. We were paying for two showers per week, but only getting one. Director of Nursing promised to follow up personally with my parent and staff, then send family an email to confirm the shower was given. That lasted for one week, then no communication. RUN the other direction - do not place your loved one here.

Do NOT allow family members to live here. My grandparents live here and had a problem with their ac. When they told this place , they claimed to have fixed it and when it still didn’t work told them they had already fixed it. When I tried to get them a fan, the lady named [name removed] said she had a fan at her desk so I went to get it from her and saw her sitting around chatting while my grandparents were suffering in the heat. This place is a joke.

First and foremost The Woodlands of Hamilton has its pros and cons If you have loved ones whom Needs memory care do not take them to The Woodlands of Hamilton! The memory care coordinator is very rude with a bad attitude and doesn’t care for our loved ones. The staff there is over worked with no help. Activities aren’t great either. The Only positive things are the place is clean and The Assistant living wing seems to have more activity’s going on then the memory care! My mother will be moving soon.

I deeply regret ever putting my mother in this place. I never received any paperwork on her care treatment plan even though I asked repeatedly. Communication is horrible. Her shower chair disappeared and was never found. How do you lose a shower chair!?! Found a prescription bottle in my mom's bathroom cabinet that did not belong to her nor are they allowed in residents' room. The director, [Name removed], response when I spoke with her about it was "oh it's expired." I had home healthcare prior to putting her in this facility. I kept them for a couple of months for the transition. Even though Courtyards was being well compensated for the care of my mother they refused to work together thru the transition period with the home healthcare staff. I discussed this in a meeting with the director and it do absolutely no good. Empty promises. I wasted $350+ on cameras for my mom's room because she begin falling. I informed the director of this. Not once did she tell me their internet service is antiquated. Corporate was no help either. So cameras were never used. It's just a numbers game. Fill the rooms. [Name removed], the marketing director paints a pretty picture. The low rating on the Care is not for the nursing staff but the admin. I can't rate since I have no clue what kind of care she was getting. High turnover rate. They hire poor quality no skills people because they are so short staffed all the time. There were additional issues but these were the more serious issues I experienced. My next review will be on [Name removed]which was recommended by [Name removed]. Another regret I have.

Was good place when [name removed] was in charge but has gone downhill ever since. We are thrilled my mother wasn’t accepted from independent living to assisted living. They put up many roadblocks. [Removed] accepted her in one day. It was a blessing. [Removed] is wonderful. So much nicer

My father stayed at the assisted living for approximately 2 months. He was very isolated did not do well! Nurses and med asst were not friendly or careing. We also moved him into memory care unit. He done very poorly there also. Got very sick and had to be moved to another nursing home after 2 months , because memory care unit nurses could not monitors IV medication . Once moved to Providence my dad was very sick and never recovered. The nursing staff informed me my dad had fecal matter under both fingernails which had to be soaked to get out. Do Not Send A Loved One Here!!!

My husband, Don Meade, was in your facility for two weeks in [date removed], on several occasions, the nurse or nurses' aide was very slow to responded for ca" help"! One of the nurses was given an order from the Dr. for a hemoglobin test to be done that day...I personally tracked down the nurse on duty and gave it to him by hand! The test was done the next day AFTER my husband had fallen backwards from a standing position and hit the floor hard in the dining room!!!! THEN the test was done...I was called LATER....since the results were dangerously low as to what to do??? I requested him to be taken to the hospital immediately ...he died shortly after reaching the hospital! I would never recommend The Beacon.....I wanted to sue you. for negligence ..but didn't think I had enough money to sue a big. corp. Nadine Meade * I KNOW THIS WILL NEVER BE POSTED....now I'm looking for myself...BUT NO BEACON!

Horrible place. The director is completely unprofessional. The staff steals from residents and jokes about being able to go into rooms. I’m guessing this place will be closing soon. Especially with the wrongful death lawsuit from MDH last year.

Again I write to comment on the conditions in this facility. The food continues to be the main problem. My relative needs to have food delivered as she is unable to get to the dining room. The food she receives is barely able to sustain life. I consider the lack of edible food abuse. Why is this place not investigated?

If you love your family members, do not send them to Woodlands of Hamilton. This place was awful to mine. I will never recommend this place to anyone. Do your homework. Go visit for a few hours. When you have people working in the memory care wing that are impatient with people, that is a huge sign that they have no compassion. Do not send your family to this place.

My husband got out in the first 3 hours. They handled it very badly. I would never use this place nor would I recommend anyone do so! The staff is obviously not trained in dementia care. I hope you use this review.