A. Scott Dean

Review of Masonic Healthcare Center, Wal...

I have a different perspective than most of the re...

I have a different perspective than most of the reviewers of Masonicare. I actually live here having arrived on April 12, 2017. Before arriving, I had been in 4 different hospitals including 5 weeks in ICU at Hartford Hospital and another 3 trips to rehab centers for 3 months total before I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis which is a very rare autoimmune disease. On the second day of my arrival physical, occupational and respiratory therapies learned I could not move. Through their assistance and skills things happened that were never before possible in my eyes. The medical staff has tolerated my frustrations really, really well. I am easy to get along with while I am easy to get along with which was not much back then. I never expected to walk again nor did I expect to be able to ride in the car with my wife until summer of 2018. However, my trip occurred in October of 2017. If anyone reading this has a loved one that really needs help and wants to get better (I am still only 55-60% recovered) this IS the place. if you are in long term care skilled nursing unit as I am you will discover that things are pretty good here. My wife is in independent living in the Wells apartments just a mere 5 minutes from me. Nowadays, I have a power chair and have campus wide access. I still need a walker for walking about 100 feet or so and recently I climbed 4 steps. I am active in a bunch of activities on campus and there are a boatload of them here. My room, on the 6th floor, looks back into the woods where there are deer, fox, turkeys and 18 kinds of trees plus a resident hawk. We love it here. Thanks for the read.