Palomar Heights Post Acute Rehab

This place treated my grandma with such respect. She loved her nurses and the therapist Lisa was so nice and helpful. One of the head nurses Mary Jane took care of all of our questions and made us feel at ease. She came in not able to get out of bed and left walking with a walker. If your looking for a place for your family member remember Palomar Heights. They aren’t the fanciest place out there but they really care about their patients.

My mother in law was sent here after her release from Palomar hospital. The very first thing I noticed was the strong smell of urine in the hallway. Second thing I noticed is how tiny the rooms are and how they put 2 to 3 people in the tiny rooms with absolutely no privacy. I don’t know how anyone can relax and heal in this depressing rehab place. The care givers look overworked and depressed as well. If the hospital recommends this place for one of your love one’s, tell them NO THANKS!!! and look for a better rehab facility.

My father was placed here for physical rehab after being hospitalized. He wanted out immediately, and I could see why when I went to visit him. The rooms are tiny, with zero privacy and about 3′ between beds. It’s very difficult to visit with someone in their room, since there are no chairs. You have to ask for one, and if you’re lucky, they’ll remember the request after 15 minutes. Some rooms have three beds to the room. There’s a «privacy» curtain between beds, but it’s open on top so the roommate’s TV flickered all night on my dad’s face.
My father complained that the staff suffered from the «left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing.»
Quiet building? Not even close. About every 10 minutes, a shrieking alarm would go off because someone opened (or left open) a wrong entry door. Yeah, what a view from his room… of the hill with weeds above the Walmart parking lot.
«Luckily» my father was out after 48 hours and returned to the hospital. When released to rehab a second time, we outright refused the dumpy Palomar Heights. The place was not conducive whatsoever for my father to heal. Check it out in person before sending one of your loved ones there.

Wow what a change. This facility is consitently a CMS five star facility. The staff and nice. the building is quiet and has great views from most rooms.