St Barnabas Nursing Home

My review is pretty much a copy of the one other reviewer of St. Barnabas. If you have an elderly relative who needs rehab, do not take that person here unless you hate that person! I’ve never been in a nursing home before, but this is the stereotypical nursing home. It is a nice building and smells fine, but there are people screaming from the rooms for help. Meanwhile, the staff is at the nurse’s station, like Bonnie said, reading magazines, eating, gossipping, playing with their smartphones. The nurses park in the garage, which they are not supposed to do. A lot of them smoke. None of them want to change a diaper. For three weeks, my mother-​in-​law complained about her foot hurting. They ignored it. After the damage had been done, they took her to Erlanger for a scan. Gangrene had set in and leg had to be amputated. If they had taken action sooner, maybe the leg could have been saved. The unprofessionalism here can be seen throughout. I’m sure it starts at the top.

TERRIBLE – the worst hospital experience I’ve ever had. Call lights did not function during my father in laws entire 10 day stay. The staff was unprofessional – although pleasant individually, they spent most of their time socializing, drinking soda, and eating fast food at the nurses station. When my father in law resorted to calling for help on his telephone (a more difficult feat than usual since he is very elderly, frail, and does not learn new tricks easily), he would often wait for an hour for help getting to the commode or help getting warm since his room heater also did not work. If you have to have a loved one go there, stay there to protect them from their neglect.