The Bridges of Appleton (formerly Appleton Health Care Center) Review

My mom is being taken care there for rehab and she says it s like prison, how awful of a feeling

I have to honestly say, it is so difficult to find a decent place for long-term care, nowadays. This is a great facility where residents are truly being taken care of. They have great caring staff and great new leadership team now. This facility has changed so much in such short period of time. It is almost unrecognizable! Definitely a great place to be whether you are looking for a short-term rehab or long-term care. This place can be called "home"

Staff truely care for each every resident as their own family member.

They were extremely kind and thoughtful! Really made us all feel at home and took great care of Aunt Viv!

I have worked for The Bridges of Appleton for 2 1/2 years as a CNA, and I can honestly say this is the best facility I have worked at. They offer workplace advancement, they are willing to work around school hours, and show appreciation to the staff for all their hard work. As staff, we take pride in caring for the residents. I don't think I have ever worked with a more dedicated team of people than the one we have here. Everyone is willing to help another out when possible. You will not find a better facility to work for, or a better team to work with. I would recommend this facility to anyone looking for a change.

Working for The Bridges of Appleton in the Activities Dept is super rewarding. When you have almost 2 years there and have residents looking forward to all activities for the day is priceless. Also doing room visits with residents everyday that aren't able to come to Activities and reminis with them is always enjoying.

I think peoples expectations of a nursing home are not accurate. The staff does care, the family's now their loved ones are well care for. This facility has turn over, but it's not like everywhere else. Was a great experience as a registered nurse there, working with elderly, dementia residents. I loved my job their and would recommend it to anyone in the area. Yes they have turn over but hat profession doesn't? I loved the care given and friendships received from coworkers, management and family/community. I would recommend employee there at any time!

I was hired to be the assistant social worker and was fired after 5 days with no explanation other than they needed someone who could just jump into the job, which would be completely impossible for anyone because the job requirements are unclear. The facility itself isn't terrible but could definitely use some updating. They fail to utilize available technology, only the management staff has e-mail access making it difficult for information/education updates to be understood and implemented by line staff. The social worker speaks negatively about her peers and cuts corners rather than delegating tasks. There is an extremely high rate of turnover amongst the nursing, care and kitchen staff to the point where hire on bonuses run between $500 and $5000 depending on the position. The nurse who checked my TB test intentionally falsified the date/time of the check so that the test would not have to be repeated. Makes me wonder what else is being falsified by staff. Multiple residents complained directly to me about the laziness of care staff and the lack of regular bathing/personal hygiene care given.

I chose to come to The Bridges of Appleton for rehab from a short term hospital stay. I was surprised by how nice things are at The Bridges of Appleton. All the staff bend over backwards to help you out. You do not have to wait long for someone to help you. Staff seem to really like their jobs, they have very positive attitudes. It is a good healthy place to be, positive attitudes help with the healing process and this is a very positive place. The food is excellent, too. I would definitely recommend The Bridges of Appleton to anyone needing rehab and would choose The Bridges of Appleton in the future if I am in need of rehab. K.A. Rehab resident

I have been working at The Bridges of Appleton for one year as the Director of Activities. I can honestly say that the positive growth this building has made in such a short time is simply amazing. I m excited to continue to be part of a team that goes the extra mile to care for the residents we serve.