Somebody please say that the Huntington Place Singers won't be let go!!!

To anyone with family in assisted living:

Frankly, I think that video monitoring of patient care should take place. It is very hard to prove abuse of the elderly, especially when staff all stick together. Who is anyone going to believe, an elderly person who might have dementia, or a staff person who says that resident is not coherent? Unfortunately, too much decision making is given to staff with little training in the medical field.
Nursing and medical care are not the main functions of residential facilities. The function of workers at assisted living are mainly for social and personal care (which is often overlooked). I know that cost is a factor when staffing, but it is unfortunate that (at the very least) an LPN is not present on every shift in each assisted living facility. Just because a nursing aide believes they are a nurse, doesn't make it so. If more medical care is required than staff can provide, then it should be addressed and that resident might need a different living arrangement. Perhaps staff is trying to do care which is above their skill level.
Just the statement that " I stand by my co workers" followed by the "but" suggests to me that the resident comes in second place.
I will continue to hope for improvements in assisted living care with a change in management. The Weber family did a great service by providing these facilities, now it is time to fine tune things and make sure they are managed properly and our elders receive the dignity and care they deserve.

I hope all family of assisted living residents will keep their eyes and ears open and listen to what the elderly are saying.

WISLADY: I do stand by my co-workers but if a resident is being mistreated or hurt in anyway i will take it up with further action.

Things have already changed for the worse. I have a friend who is employed there who frequently volunteered own time when someone needed a card player or just a few minutes of a visit. The policy is now-this is not allowed, and the staff finger print-stamp their presence in and out of the building. What happened to the caring family environment? I understand security is an issue...but the residents are feeling the change already. What does one tell an 80 year old who counted on that extra time? "Sorry...its not allowed anymore".

HPSTAFF

I have spent a lot of time at one of the units with a relative, at all hours of the day.
SOME of the caregivers are wonderful, but it only takes a few to make things hell for a resident. So, if you really care about the residents, and if you see anyone mistreated, then hopefully you will report it. Unfortunately, workers usually stick together and seldom report wrong doing of their co workers.

I am working in the Advance care buildings and the Resident care is awesome. we care about our residents and take pride in our work. So wislady b4 you start talking bad about employees maybe you should spend time there and see how the residents are treated.

I'm sure the Weber's are fine people and did everything in their power to ensure quality care. Nevertheless, the daily grind of providing care on some of these units causes a lot of stress to the daily caregivers. Things can happen or conditions can be less than optimum despite the best efforts of the owners and I would not dismiss the comments of anyone concerning their experience with a family member.
The only way to ensure the best care of a family member in any situation in which you rely on others is to visit frequently and at varying times of day. You have to constantly watch little things, like if she's wearing her favorite nightgowns and not hospital gowns for the convenience of the staff and so on. You have to watch and see, for example, if she is transferred correctly if needing that type of assistance. You have to watch for sores on skin from not moving enough.
While you always have to watch for little things, I believe the culture, the attitude of the people starts from the top. Let's call it leaning in the direction of doing this because it's really a calling versus leaning in the direction of doing this to get through the shift and get paid. Hopefully the new owners will shift the culture or keep it in the direction of providing care for our elders and family because it is their calling.

I don't know the family and mean no disrespect. They must be hard-working. They could not have built a successful business otherwise.

Having had a relative reside at the Huntington for 2+ years, the overall experience was positive. However, it was crystal clear that it was a for-profit business venture, not a community service project.

Hmmm... i thought old folks went to florida??

The Webers are hard working, no doubt about that, and I never implied that. They have built some beautiful facilities. I am sure they put their hearts into those projects, but unless you have had a relative in the memory unit I am referring to, one would never know how the staff treats them.

Nothing against the Webers, I know them personally. It is directed to staff of memory care unit. I think experience with them gives me the right to comment.

meant for Windsor . but also to Wislady

That was a bit cynical and rude thing to write. The Webers are a decent hard working Janesville family and do not deserve your scorn

Let's hope the new owners will make sure the staff at all the memory care units are properly trained. The staff also needs more supervision, one unit in particular. Don't be fooled by the beauty of the outside!
I hope the new management will bring some good changes in resident care.

Appears to be a good opportunity to cash out and decrease exposure to this local economy.