This nursing home gives minimal car to the residen...

This nursing home gives minimal car to the residents. When patients are on a pureed diet with thickened liquids. Little to no training is done to teach nursing staff and aids how that needs to be done in a correct manor. Also, when patients are dealing with dementia good training needs to be done with nursing staff and aids on how to deal with these types of patients. I have not seen physical abuse at this facility; but, I have witnessed verbal abuse. Again, training of staff is so important on how a patient needs to be treated and what is considered abuse when nursing staff and aids interact with dementia patients. I have also come into my brothers room and found an over-powering smell of urine. What was sad was he had just been served breakfast under these horrible conditions. I have come into his room at noon and found again the strong smell of urine, his bed not changed or made up, I found him in the dining that day and he had a bad smell about him. Many of his personal items have gone missing. They were not expensive items; but, some had great sentimental value to him and the family. It is so discouraged to see how nursing home facilities often treat the very weak of our society. They have no voice, other than family trying to get better care for these patients. I know funding is a major issue and they get what society is willing to contribute.
Cedarbrook is in very bad disrepair, also. The place is very depressing to visit.
I have not seen things improve under Good Shepherd managing it; if anything, things have gotten worse.