I'm still amazed how many people die at Hendersonville Health and Rehab. They lost another one last night. Is this the sign of successful Health and Rehab? Just because someone is considered to be "old" doesn't mean they should just die. I spent some time in the courthouse researching death certificates, and concentrating on Dr Larry Joe Russell of Hendersonville. I was amazed at how many people died from "failure to thrive" according to Dr. Russell.
It is my opinion that people are in Rehab facilities because they are not "thriving"at home. When i looked up "failure to thrive" most of the references were to infants.I did see some refrences to the elderly so I guess this is a legitimate cause of death, and apparently, a lot of DR.Larry Joe Russels patients fail to thrive.
Some of this may be due to the fact that theese facilities are so understaffed.
My mother was supposed to get help with meals, simply because she could not see her plate. Other than family members I never saw anyone assist her with meals. It was all you could do at SanStones Hendersonville Health and Rehab to get a nurse or cna to help with basic needs. Sometimes in the morning I would assist my Mother into the restroom and push the call button for someone to help her back to bed, most days I would end up helping her myself or if I was lucky I could find a nurse or cna that wasn't to busy!
SanStone should spend less on the grounds, which are beautifully landscaped and manicured, and more on staff to actually provide the service that they advertise and charge for. Dont be fooled by the "ice cream parlor" it is no indication of the level of care they fail to provide.
If anyone else has lost a family member at one of SanStones facilities, send me a message and maybe we can form a support group. We might have trouble finding a place big enough to meet, but we can try.