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Mar 13, 2008 by arol from DIllonvale
Overall Rating: 2

• Close to home, aides were friendly.
• Gloomy, depressing impersonal.

“I stayed here in the Rehab part of the hospital after back surgery. I had physical therapy that was a joke. They came and got me and then 3 other patients. During this round up portion I sat in a wheel chair in the PT room, waiting. Then when the other 3 patients arrived, they would work with us as a group in leg lifts, ankle circles, etc, while they took one individual at a time for one on one therapy of walking, lying on your back and lifting your leg. They did this to all four of us, so that the hour of PT was actually of all 4 of us with about 40 minutes of it a group and 15-20 minutes of one on one. Most of their patients were elderly, I was 56. I was not allowed out of bed unless I called an aide, they said I would be restrained if I attempted to go to the bathroom without calling; this included using the bed side potty chair. There was tan wall, grey flooring, no art work, and no colors. The rooms were crowded and shared as were the bathrooms between rooms. You had to take your shower and be ready for bed by 8 PM so the aides could have time to get all the end of shift work done. The food was heavy like they were feeding lumber jacks; Salad and fresh fruits were horrible or nonexistent. I was so happy to be discharged. The 7AM rise and shine had the aides waking everyone out of a sound sleep, and then taking their vitals. Two mornings they had to redo blood pressure because everyones was so high, they had startled all of us awake and rushed the process so the doctor could make his rounds early and get to his office. I said I thought I had a urinary tract infection and it took until the next day for the doctor to be told and the order written and the sample taken. It was positive.”