Glenwood Care Center

I worked at this facility in the PT dept per diem last year. At first I really liked it, but now after being at a different skilled nursing facility I think this one is kind of dirty. The rooms are small and dirty, and the residents roam around all day in their wheelchairs taking up the hallways and therapy rooms. I noticed I was the only staff member who would ever wipe down any machines or equipment with sanitation wipes after I used things. I would not send a relative or a friend here personally.

When I was transferred from St. John’s hospital to Glenwood Care Center I wasn’t in very good shape – I had been flat on my back for at least 4 days and wasn’t even certain I could walk – my first night – due to being internally flooded with liquids and meds at the hospital for a really bad infection found me having to go to the bathroom at least 8 times that first night – I finally realized I could get out of bed, plop myself into a wheelchair and maneuver to the bathroom to take care of it myself – but the nurses on duty would have none of that – they needed to make sure I could safely get out of bed and move to the wheelchair and then get situated in the bathroom and then back to the bed. I decided right then and there that I was going to do everything in my power to ‘get up and get out’. During my two weeks stay at Glenwood I had physical therapy 5 days a week and occupational therapy (which I thought was kind of silly, for me, but realized the need for it) and finally speech therapy which went really fast since I could always talk and that was one thing I hadn’t lost during the past few weeks so a big thank you to Victor.

My main evening nurse, Shanai, was absolutely wonderful – always a smile and friendly word. One day Naomi showed up and said she was there to ‘do my toes’ and clipped the nails and doctored the big toe – which was the origin for the dreaded infection – this care continued on for the rest of my stay at Glenwood. All the nurses – and there were many that I cannot recall the names of that were totally professional, helpful, friendly and kind.

I was sort of dreading shower day but when Shanai wheeled me to the shower room and got me prepared for the shower itself it turned into a life enhancing experience – I’m embarrassed to say that I cannot remember the young lady’s name who oversaw the shower room and made everyone feel comfortable AND clean – I had never in my adult life sat in a chair while being showered by a female and was at first apprehensive but once the warm water hit me I didn’t want it to stop.

I also want to say something about the food – I was asked by the nutritionist in my first week there what I would like for breakfast – I said one egg – one piece of toast and some cranberry juice – and that is what I got for the remainder of my stay. AND I would imagine that some folks might find fault with the food but overall, I could find no complaint – some things I didn’t like and some things I did like and especially the Argentine Beef Stew – it was extremely tasty – you can Google this and make it for yourself.

I guess the overall most important thing going on at Glenwood is the actual physical therapy – there were many therapists and I think I interacted with most of them during my two weeks stay but it was Eunice who really got me ready for going back home – she did tough love with a silk whip and I will be forever grateful for her help.

For the past few years I have been using a cane but Eunice and Lisa – another tiger working to get us all up and out – wanted me to be able to walk on my own – even though they knew I used a cane – and they did.

The main goal of all the therapists and nurses was to help us get strong enough to get back home and live an independent life – just as we had before finding ourselves at Glenwood.

Overall Glenwood was the perfect transition for me from hospital to back home again – I cannot thank the entire staff enough for all their help.

Kind and friendly caregiver services! Superb!!!