There were no activities and no events provided unless you made them happen by taking your family to the AL unite downstairs. described as an "attic." There is no access to the outside or fresh air. The memory care wing here is the upstairs floor that my Dr. Here our a few low lights of our experience there: It turned out to be the worst experience my family EVER had in my father's journey through dementia. Given the price, we made assumptions that the staff would be trained and the care appropriate. We were wrongly swayed by the pretty building and white table clothes. I am a friend or relative of a current/past residentĪpples1941 We chose this facility because we live in Falls Church and wanted to be close too my Dad. I regret moving my loved one there and will do everything I can to avoid housing another family member there. Sunrise is about the bottom line more than patient care, and it shows, especially at this facility. When I saw their nurse after he died, she said it was probably "all for the best" that he passed. This lack of movement may have contributed to his sudden death. They would not follow doctor's orders to walk my parent and transfer him from wheel chair to chairs, and wouldn't let our private duty person walk him either. Afternoon snack was sometimes just a glass of root beer. The new head nurse was very helpful and accessible but overwhelmed. One of them let my loved one fall, wouldn't pick him up, wouldn't put him in bed in a comfortable position, and I saw another one scream at residents. There are some very warm, caring (but overworked) direct caregivers, and some truly mean ones who yell at and mistreat residents. As of last fall 2018 it was in chaos, cycling through directors and senior staff, with many positions unfilled. The physical facility is nicer than many of the older outdated "Victorian" Sunrises houses, but don't get seduced by the shiny surface. This one was by far the worst of the two. We've used two Sunrise facilities and they are chronically understaffed.
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