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Review of Pleasant Valley Manor, East St...

I'm not describing my own experience yet but I wan...

I'm not describing my own experience yet but I want to say that my boyfriend's grandmother spent the last year of her life there. She was in her 90's and died of Alzheimer's which my mother now has. He had nothing to say other than how wonderful the people there were and how well they cared for her. I went in there a couple years ago looking for placement for my mom and the environment was welcoming, attractive and friendly although they didn't have an available bed. They are classified "nonprofit". This can mean Medicare/Medicaid. Don't be put off by this as the places my mom has stayed so far, the nonprofits were the best functioning facilities in comparison to the "for profit" places as they seemed to be run in a more familial atmosphere. The people seemed to be warmer and more caring. The last "for profit" facility my mother was in, I had to literally legally fight to get her out of while unethical and incompetent activities were going on and it was worse than Whitestone (which is another facility she stayed in). I'm pretty sure they are also "for profit", or at least they were at the time. I'm only giving PV 3 stars just because my own mother hasn't stayed there yet and I'm going by what my boyfriend has told me. I plan on checking them out soon as my mother is going into late stage and will need nursing home placement.