Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility

My 91 year old mother went here for rehab after a serious fall. She was treated with care and compassion by the medical staff, rehab staff and the administration during her three week stay. I was with her every day for most of the day and saw how hard the staff worked to keep the patients comfortable and taken care of and to encourage them with their own cheerful attitudes. My mother suffered heart failure and passed away (through no fault of the staff) while in the facility and their response to the event couldn’t have been faster or more diligent, and their response to me couldn’t have been kinder or more comforting. For that I am very grateful.
There is no getting around the fact that this is a nursing home, and therefore not a happy place. The patients are old and confused and the facility is fairly old and generically hospital like. However the gardens are a nice place to sit with your loved one in the evening. I hope it never happens, but if I needed to go to a Skilled Nursing Facility I would be happy to be taken care of by the staff of the Fallbrook SNF.

My 91 year old grand mother was placed in this center yesterday by another family member. Concerned about the reviews I immediately drove to the center with my mother how is a retired RN of more than 30 years. My Grandmother was laying in bed with the sun shining directly on her. Her lips were dry and she was thirsty. We asked for something she could drink and after 15 minutes I had to go ask again. The trash can in the room and the bathroom was full of soiled articles. This morning she was rushed to the hospital as she was non responsive. Apparently she had been sedated. Why would any facility that provides medical care sedate a 91 year old woman with no mobility and limited speech. Pure incompetence and laziness that’s why. For the love of God don’t take you loved one here unless you don’t care and want them to die.

Horrible horrible place!
My mom was here for rehab and to get better after fallen sick due to her diabetes and losing muscle strength. They stopped giving her physical therapy and told us that she reached her functional gains, they weren’t even trying. They instead kept her medicated and she was out of it every time we went to visit. The food is horrible (as most hospitals are) but they had options and never gave it to her. I had to bring in food for her as she was close to losing 80lbs there. While there, she got a horrible cough and when I asked why she still had it after a couple weeks, they shrugged it off saying they didn’t know and there was a cough going around. It wasn’t until she had to be sent to the ER for difficulty breathing only to find out she had pneumonia. Well as soon as she was better, she was alert and wasn’t drugged up, so instead of sending her back here, we’ve had her transferred to a different facility and she’s a different woman, shes receiving therapy and she’s back to herself. Happy go lucky and not depressed. I swear they just medicate them and stick people in their beds.